Category: Events

Indian captain of a sanctioned Russian oil tanker was arrested in the UK LONDON/DEHRADUN: The Indian captain of a sanctioned Russian shadow fleet oil tanker intercepted by British armed forces while crossing the English Channel en route from Russia to India has been arrested in the UK and appeared in court charged with breaching sanctions,...

Pakistani national detained after crossing the LoC in J&K’s Kupwara district last week has been repatriated SRINAGAR: A Pakistani national detained after crossing the LoC in J&K’s Kupwara district last week has been repatriated, with the handover formalities marked by handshakes between the two armies.Asad Khan’s handover took place Thursday at Aman Setu peace bridge...

Two trains collide near london British police on Friday said emergency services were responding to reports of a collision involving two trains in the Bedford area, north of London. Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue crews were dispatched to the scene after the incident was reported at about 6:45 pm (local time), while authorities said further details...

JALANDHAR: A 19-year-old youth of Punjabi origin has been arrested for allegedly killing his parents and maternal grandmother in the US, just months after the family visited their native village of Lakhpur, near Banga in Nawanshahr district.Gaurav Chopra is accused of shooting his father, Sweeta Ram, 56; his mother, Kamlesh Rani, 46; and his maternal...

Abhishek Banerjee NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday alleged that a BJP supporter carrying weapons attempted to target the party’s national general secretary, Abhishek Banerjee, at Kolkata airport, describing the incident as a possible attempt on his life.In a post on social media, the party claimed that a “BJP Bengal goon armed with...

File photo European Council President Antonio Costa on Friday defended his office’s recent diplomatic outreach to the Kremlin, saying the European Union needs direct communication channels with Russia even though the time for peace negotiations over Ukraine has not yet arrived.Speaking after a summit of EU leaders in Brussels, Costa said maintaining contact with Moscow...

Trump-Meloni (Image credit: AP) TOI correspondent from Washington: In the high-stakes theater of global diplomacy, world leaders are accustomed to dealing with classified cables, complicated negotiations, and delicate treaties. What they are generally unprepared for is a US President who treats international summits like an episode of The Apprentice.The latest geopolitical casualty of Donald Trump’s...

While the NDA turned the tables on the INDIA bloc in Jharkhand and won an extra Rajya Sabha seat, in Karnataka, the Congress outmanoeuvred the BJP to defeat JD(S) candidate in the state council elections. NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha elections in Jharkhand and the Legislative Council polls in Karnataka had one thing in common...

Protesters took out a large torchlight procession (ANI) Hindu groups in Dhaka on Friday held a major protest over the alleged desecration of a picture of Lord Ram in northern Bangladesh.The protesters demanded the arrest of those responsible and carried out a large torchlight procession, chanting “Jai Shri Ram.”The photograph was allegedly vandalised during a...

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have not confirmed their wedding date or venue amid new reports about a private surprise for the Kansas City Chiefs star. (Image via Getty) Taylor Swift does not do anything halfway, and her overnight session at Electric Lady Studios in New York on June 16 into the early hours of...