Lakhimpur Kheri violence: SC asks UP to appoint senior prosecutor; seeks sealed-cover HC report on trial judge’s handling of case NEW DELHI: Giving a twist to the five-year-old Lakhimpur Kheri case in which Asish Mishra, the son of former Union minister Ajay Mishra, is accused of mowing down four protesting farmers with his vehicle, advocate…
GUWAHATI/NEW DELHI: Two Congress functionaries were injured and several vehicles damaged in Assam Monday after an alleged attack on their convoy in Samaguri where they were campaigning for the Oct 6 Nagaon assembly bypoll.AICC secretary Manoj Chouhan and Assam Mahila Congress president Mira Borthakur were injured in the incident in Nagaon district. AICC in-charge of…
After a disappointing show at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Pranati Nayak gave herself a chance to make amends by qualifying for the vault final at the Asian Games on Tuesday.The 31-year-old, India’s lone artistic gymnast at the continental meet, finished seventh in the qualification round at Nagoya General Gymnasium with an aggregate score of…
Kushner, Witkoff hold 3-hour meeting with Iran mediators amid Trump’s threats US President Donald Trump said US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were part of the American team that met with Iranian officials and mediators in New York, with the talks lasting around three hours as Washington and Tehran face renewed pressure to…
Union minister Amit Shah presents the Best ANTF trophy to Telangana EAGLE Force director Sandeep Shandilya during the third National Conference of Anti-Narcotics Task Force heads of states and UTs in Delhi Tuesday. Union home secretary Govind Mohan was also present NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah Tuesday said India’s war on drugs will…
Anahat Singh carries India’s gold medal hopes in squash at the 2026 Asian Games. (ANI) New Delhi: For the first time in 24 years, Saurav Ghosal will watch an Asian Games from the sidelines. The former India No. 1, whose first appearance in the continental event came in Busan 2002, stepped away after nine medals:…
Union civil aviation minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu NEW DELHI: Govt is weighing the pros and cons of allowing airport operators such as Adani Group, which operates Mumbai Airport, to run an airline, although no decision has been taken yet. The Delhi and Mumbai airports went the PPP way in 2006 and their “operation, management and…
If this is not extortion, then what is it, says SC on allowing retailers to overprice drugs NEW DELHI: Expressing shock over patients and their families being fleeced by pharma companies and retail medicine sellers, Supreme Court on Tuesday said the exorbitant prices charged was nothing but “dacoity” in broad daylight and questioned the govt’s…
India beat Japan by 2 runs. (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: India scripted another milestone in their T20I history on Tuesday, becoming the first team to register 200 wins in men’s T20 internationals, including victories achieved through Super Overs.The landmark 200th win came in dramatic fashion as the world champions survived a major scare from…
Indian Navy plans to procure six LCU Mk V vessels to boost amphibious, logistics and HADR capabilities. NEW DELHI: To strengthen its amphibious operations, logistics and HADR capabilities, the Indian Navy is planning to procure six landing craft utility (LCU) MK V from Indian shipyards as it has issued a request for information (RFI) for…