As Pakistan grapples with a surge in terrorist strikes in the past couple of years, its restive Balochistan province was rocked this week by a wave of attacks that have left more than 70 dead. The coordinated strikes, perhaps more widespread than any such assault in the past, by the separatist Baloch Liberation Army (BLA),…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Saturday rescheduled the polling date in Haryana to Oct 5 to secure the voting rights of the state’s sizable Bishnoi community, and accordingly revised the counting date for Haryana and J& K to Oct 8.The decision followed representations a week ago from parties like BJP and INLD, as well as…
KOLKATA: A man dressed in a red T-shirt in a leaked video of the crime scene on Aug 9 that went public on Friday and led to clarification from police sparked a fierce row with the state chapter of Indian Medical Association claiming the man in red to be a member of the infamous “North…
LONDON: A newly elected Labour British Sikh MP is accused of being a slum landlord after a BBC investigation claimed his tenants were living in flats infested with mould and fleas.Athwal (60) was born in Punjab into a Sikh family. He lived there until his family relocated to Ilford in 1970 when he was seven….
NEW DELHI: Continuing its Aug trend, monsoon rainfall in most parts of the country in Sept is likely to be ‘above normal‘, with some states, including Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and parts of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab, expecting extremely heavy rainfall that could lead to floods and landslides, India Meteorological Department said Saturday. India reported 16% more…
NEW DELHI: Shooter Rubina Francis clinched bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol SH1 event while shuttler Sukant Kadam secured a spot in the men’s singles SL4 semifinal against compatriot Suhas Yathiraj, assuring India of another medal at the Paris Paralympics on Saturday.Clubfooted Rubina became India’s first female pistol shooter to land a medal in…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday vowed to press ahead with reforms, with a focus on high growth and stable policies, to realise the dreams of a developed country and asserted that the “resolve has got only stronger” in his third term.“I can only assure that the resolve is stronger and like our…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Malayalam film industry is going through a “huge crisis” and it is unfair to blame Association of Malayalam Movie Artists alone as there are 21 such forums, actor Mohanlal said Saturday in his first reaction to allegations of harassment after release of the Hema Committee report.Speaking after inaugurating Kerala Cricket League, Mohanlal asserted that…
GUWAHATI: A young singer from Assam‘s Dhubri district was taken into custody Saturday for allegedly inciting hostility against the state’s ethnic communities through his song..The lyrics by Altap Hussain bear resemblance to a Bangladeshi protest song “desh ta tomar baaper naki” (is the country owned by your father?). The viral song has attracted criticism from…
NEW DELHI: A 28-year-old man suffering from acute pulmonary thromboembolism (PE) due to a blood clot in his leg was successfully treated with a new AI-powered device.Pulmonary thromboembolism, a form of pulmonary embolism (PE), occurs when a blood clot moves through the bloodstream and lodges in the lungs, potentially leading to irreversible harm. Doctors said…
