Six family members perished when their old house roof collapsed early Thursday. PRAYAGRAJ: At least six members of a family, including two infants, were killed after the roof of their dilapidated house collapsed amid heavy rainfall in Uttar Pradesh’s Pratapgarh district early on Thursday. The lone survivor, a 28-year-old man, sustained serious injuries.The incident occurred…
This was disclosed in a written reply by minister of state for information and broadcasting, L Murugan, to a question on the circulation of pirated films (Representative image) NEW DELHI: The government has directed online intermediaries to block 7,393 links involved in film piracy, including 4,996 Telegram channels and 1,263 websites, the information and broadcasting…
Former India batter Ajinkya Rahane has urged everyone to be patient with young opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, saying it is too early to predict his future in Test cricket. Rahane said the teenager should be allowed to grow, adding that the Indian Premier League and international cricket are “completely different.”The 15-year-old Sooryavanshi had a mixed start…
Trump maintained that while he remains open to diplomacy US President Donald Trump said that the United States was on the verge of launching what he described as the “biggest attack since World War II” on Iran before Tehran reached out to seek talks. He claimed that the prospect of a massive military strike pushed…
PM says since repeal infrastructure has expanded and opportunities in education, healthcare and sports have grown NEW DELHI: The lives of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh have witnessed wide-ranging transformation since Articles 370 and 35(A) were repealed, PM Narendra Modi said on the seventh anniversary of the decision, stating that the removal…
All India Services (Death-cum-Retirement Benefits) Rules have a provision to extend the services of certain secretaries beyond the retirement age of 60 years NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday gave a one-year extension in service to cabinet secretary TV Somanathan and home secretary Govind Mohan. This is the first such extension for the two key…
MEA said the constitutional changes made on August 5, 2019, are entirely an internal matter of India NEW DELHI: India slammed Pakistan for the so-called Youm-e-Istehsal (Day of Exploitation), which it observes on August 5, saying Pakistan’s desperate attempts to peddle falsehoods are intended solely to deflect international attention from its own dismal human rights…
If cleared, telecom operators will be able to charge differently for different services like 4G and 5G, unlike now when both services have the same charge NEW DELHI: Network slicing, which enables telecom service providers to provide different speeds of internet to different categories of consumers, could soon become a reality in India. Following a…
The Supreme Court requested high courts to pass appropriate full-court resolutions in favour of increasing the age of superannuation of judicial officers from 60 to 62 years NEW DELHI: Attempting to bring judicial officers’ retirement age on a par with that for HC judges, the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked states to decide by Sept…
Nasa and SpaceX are discussing ways to prevent future lunar impacts, SpaceX director Scheiman said | (Representational AI Image) A four-tonne SpaceX rocket piece hurtling through space for over 18 months is believed to have smashed into the moon at high speed around noon Wednesday (India time). The school-bus-size object is the second stage of…