The United States and the UK on Saturday issued advisories to its citizens in Lebanon to leave the country immediately as the possibility of a full-blown war looms large between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel.The Middle East, simmering due to Israel’s military action in Gaza, seems to have plunged deeper into the crisis after Hamas’s chief…
Friendship Day is a unique time to honor and celebrate friends and the relationships that bind them. Congress in the United States first introduced it in 1935 as a way to honor friends and the important role they play in our lives. It has become well-known throughout the world and is observed in many nations,…
NEW DELHI: Thousands of protesters gathered in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, on Saturday to demand justice for over 200 people killed during protests last month. They chanted against the government and called for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation. The protests have spread to include people from various backgrounds. Pro-government groups also held rallies in…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal minister Akhil Giri has come under scrutiny after a video surfaced showing him threatening and verbally abusing Moumita Sahu, a woman official from the state forest department. The incident took place on Saturday in Purba Medinipur district following the removal of illegal encroachments from forest land near Tajpur sea beach.In the…
NEW DELHI: Agra Police on Saturday arrested two youths for pouring water at the Taj Mahal and inside its premises and claiming it to be a Hindu temple.Suraj Kumar Rai, deputy commissioner of police (Agra City), told news agency PTI that the two youths were arrested following a written complaint by the Central Industrial Security…
President Joe Biden welcomed home Americans freed from Russian prisons on Thursday and spoke to the media about the dramatic prisoner swap. However, he still had one more task to attend to. At 81, the president slowly climbed the steps of the jet that had transported the group of prisoners, leaving Vice President Kamala Harris…
NEW DELHI: In an emotional plea, UP minister and Nishad Party chief Sanjay Nishad demanded immediate and decisive action against those involved in the Ayodhya gang rape case. Nishad lashed out at an SP leader for allegedly shielding the accused and called for their suspension and disciplinary action. He said that criminals should not be…
WASHINGTON: US vice-president and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is interviewing potential running mates this weekend with the needle of probability ticking towards Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro.In fact, there was a momentarily firestorm in political circles on Friday when the mayor of Philadelphia — Pennsylvania’s largest city — Mayor Cherelle Parker, put out a video, saying…
Tata Electronics is set to establish a Rs 27,000 crore chip assembly plant in Assam. The facility, expected to be operational by 2025, will create over 27,000 jobs, according to Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran.Speaking on the occasion of the chip plant’s Bhumi Pujan ceremony, Chandrasekaran emphasised the plant’s potential to transform the region into…
NEW DELHI: After the heartbreak of finishing fourth in the women’s 25-meter pistol final at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, Manu Bhaker took to X (formerly) to express her gratitude and reflect on her journey.Despite narrowly missing out on a third Olympic medal, losing the bronze medal to Hungary’s Veronika Major by the slimmest of…
