Category: Events

Ukrainian drones strike civilian targets, major oil refinery At least 12 people were killed and 39 others injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on industrial and civilian targets in Nizhnekamsk, a city in Russia’s Tatarstan region that is home to a major oil refinery, Mayor Radmir Belyayev said on Monday.The region’s oil refinery, one of...

Rahul steps up attack at Centre NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi has stepped up his attack on the Centre, taking direct aim at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah over the police crackdown on students protesting at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar over the NEET paper leak.The students’ prolonged...

BJP MP from Rewa, Janardan Mishra speaking at an event BHOPAL: BJP MP from Rewa, Janardan Mishra, has defended the Centre’s ethanol-blending policy amid the ongoing controversy over the use of ethanol in petrol.Speaking at an event to inaugurate new flight services connecting Rewa with Bhopal and Kolkata on Sunday, Mishra questioned those opposing the...

Google has confirmed that its Drive desktop app will stop supporting automatic Google Photos backup starting August 10, 2026. The change means that the users who rely on Drive’s desktop client to sync photos and videos from their computers will no longer see a new media automatically backed up to Google Photos. The company said...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shares a light moment with boxer Lovlina Borgohain. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Boxer Lovlina Borgohain’s decision to object to a distorted Indian map during the Commonwealth Games earned special appreciation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who described the moment as one that would be remembered for a long time.Lovlina, who won...

Fresh gun attack in​ Thailand days after mass shooting A local government official was hospitalised after being shot at a government office in Nonthaburi, on the outskirts of Thailand’s capital, on Monday, officials said.A gunman was arrested following the incident, which came days after a teenager’s deadly shooting rampage at a school in the same...

16 Bangladeshi nationals killed in Riyadh sofa factory fire At least 16 Bangladeshi nationals were killed in a fire at a sofa factory in the Musa Sanaiya area of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh’s ministry of foreign affairs said on Monday. The ministry expressed deep grief over the deaths and offered condolences to the victims’ families.In...

PM Narendra Modi interacted with India’s CWG 2026 medal winners at his residence on Sunday. (Pic credit: PM Modi’s X post) NEW DELHI: “From every drop of tears, gold medals are dripping.”Prime Minister Narendra Modi had an emotional message for Mirabai Chanu as he interacted with India’s Commonwealth Games 2026 medal winners at his residence...

Tamil Thai Vazhthu is an invocation to Mother Tamil from Manonmaniam, a play written by Manonmaniam Sundaranar in 1891. (Photo: PTI) NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday moved a government resolution in the assembly making the rendition of Tamil Thai Vazhthu, the state song, mandatory at the beginning of official...

A video of the accused shows him limping and repeatedly pleading, “ek baar maaf kardo” (Image Credit: X) AHMEDABAD: A security guard has been arrested in Ahmedabad after allegedly raping a woman on the terrace of a residential building and fleeing the scene, police said on Sunday.The incident took place under the Anandnagar Police Station...