At a Pennsylvania election rally, former President Donald Trump didn’t hold back, launching a stinging personal attack on Vice-President Kamala Harris. Trump boldly declared, “I am much better looking than her. I think I’m a better-looking person than Kamala,” sparking reactions from the crowd.This remark was seemingly triggered by a Wall Street Journal column by…
KOCHI: In the late evenings, when the wind is cool and the earliest stars appear high in the night sky, Selvaraj Raghavan VR would give himself a neck-shake and head to Lokadharmi Nadakaveedu — a small, dedicated theatre group in Kerala’s Kochi.For years, this 63-year-old headload worker would spend his days hauling heavy loads and…
DEHRADUN: Five men, including three employees of Uttarakhand Transport Corporation, were arrested on Sunday for allegedly gang-raping a 16-year-old girl inside a bus parked at Dehradun‘s Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT). The assault, which occurred at night last Monday, came to light only after the girl, a resident of Moradabad in UP, reported the incident to…
RANCHI: In a major blow to Jharkhand’s governing JMM and the INDIA bloc months ahead of assembly polls, former chief minister and incumbent cabinet minister in the Hemant Soren govt Champai Soren dropped ample hints on Sunday evening on social media that he had decided to part ways with the Shibu Soren-led tribal party, saying…
The streets of New York came alive with the colors and sounds of India as the 42nd Annual India Day Parade made its way down Madison Avenue. Amid the bustling cityscape, thousands gathered to celebrate their heritage, their pride reflected in the fluttering Indian flags and the rhythmic beats of dhols. The parade, a celebration…
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s new foreign minister Arzu Deuba Rana on Sunday embarked on a five-day official visit to India during which she will meet external affairs minister S Jaishankar to discuss ways to strengthen the bilateral ties and promote cooperation.Rana is visiting India at the invitation of Jaishankar, the foreign ministry said in a statement. This…
CHENNAI: Coast Guard director general Rakesh Pal, who was in Chennai to take part in the inauguration of the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, died of cardiac arrest on Sunday. He was 59. Sources said he landed in Chennai on Sunday morning from New Delhi and visited the Coast Guard headquarters near INS Adyar to prepare…
A junior doctor at SSKM and a cop were allegedly assaulted by patients’ kin on Sunday prompting police to detain three from the hospital. The doctor, Subrata Shur, who was protesting over RG Kar incident on SSKM premises, had rushed to check the 15-year-old patient suffering from cancer after being informed that he suffered a…
BHOPAL: CBI on Monday conducted extensive raids in MP’s Singrauli district, targeting officials and suppliers associated with Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL) as part of an investigation into alleged financial irregularities.This operation follows the arrest of a DSP from CBI’s Jabalpur unit on Saturday night for alleged involvement with some NCL officials under suspicion.During subsequent raids…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Sunday took suo motu cognisance of the August 9 rape-murder of a doctor at Kolkata’s R G Kar hospital. This comes days after Calcutta HC had transferred to probe to CBI expressing reservations about Kolkata police’s probe into the case.CJI D Y Chandrachud ordered registration of suo motu criminal writ…
