Category: Events

Warnings of a return to colonial-era power politics – and unusually blunt language – dominated discussions at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday as global leaders reacted to US President Donald Trump’s renewed push to seize Greenland and impose related trade tariffs, according to the AP. The annual gathering comes amid heightened tensions over global...

DELHI: A dense layer of smog covered Delhi-NCR on Wednesday morning, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) at 341 at 7 am, in the ‘very poor’ category. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) reported that air quality in several areas fell in the ‘very poor’ to ‘severe’ categories. AQI readings included 312 at India...

File photo: Nasa astronaut Sunita Williams (Picture credit: PTI) Nasa astronaut Sunita Williams has retired after a distinguished 27-year career with the US space agency, with her retirement taking effect at the end of December 2025, Nasa announced on Wednesday (Tuesday in the US).Williams, who is now 60 years old, completed three missions aboard the...

CHENNAI: What was first believed to be a tragic fire accident inside a Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) office in Madurai has now been exposed as a meticulously planned murder. A month after senior branch manager A Kalyani Nambi, 54, was found charred to death inside her office cabin, investigators have arrested her colleague, assistant administrative...

UDAIPUR: Four teenagers were killed and six others injured when two cars collided on the old Ahmedabad bypass near Nela Talab in Udaipur district early on Saturday, police said. The impact of the crash was so severe that both vehicles were completely destroyed, leaving several occupants trapped inside. Emergency responders had to cut open the...

A commuter passenger train derailed near the Spanish city of Barcelona on Tuesday night (local time) after a retaining wall collapsed onto the tracks following heavy rain, killing the train driver and injuring 37 people, regional authorities said.The accident occurred near the town of Gelida, around 35 minutes outside Barcelona, involving a commuter service on...

KOLKATA: “I am a proud Indian and Bengal citizen. If called 10 times I will come and prove my citizenship on every single occasion,” said Indian fast bowler Md Shami, who has 462 wickets across formats, after appearing for an SIR hearing on Tuesday to protect his vote.Shami, who shifted to Kolkata as a youngster,...

HYDERABAD: Another 100 stray dogs have been allegedly poisoned to death in Yacharam village of Rangareddy district — about 50 km from Hyderabad — sparking fresh outrage among animal welfare activists. The killings come days after the mass murder of over 500 dogs across three districts in Telangana.It is suspected that here, too, the killings...

MUMBAI: A sessions court Monday issued a stern warning to nine students of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) seeking anticipatory bail, observing their involvement in a criminal case could permanently damage their professional future.The students are under investigation for organising an unauthorised event on the TISS campus at Deonar to commemorate the first death...

‘Dhurandhar’, the spy action thriller, starring Ranveer Singh and Akshaye Khanna in lead roles, maintained its grip over the ticket windows, after sliding down to the Rs 1 crore range. The film that took a dip and hit its lowest collection to date, managed to hold on and maintain a steady graph on Tuesday.Dhurandhar Movie...