In an extraordinary occurrence, nine women gave birth to twins within a 24-hour period – from 8am Tuesday to 8am Wednesday – at Burdwan Medical College and Hospital in Bengal. None of the pregnancies was conceived by assisted reproductive technology, reports Mohammad Asif. Of the 18 newborns, seven are male and 11 female. All the…
RAIPUR: A day after Chhattisgarh police arrested Kuldeep Sahu for the murder of the wife and daughter of a head constable, four more suspects – including NSUI district president Chandrakant Chaudhary – were arrested Wednesday. Though the bodies had been found nude, the medical investigation didn’t indicate any ‘initial signs of rape or sexual assault’,…
ISLAMABAD: External affairs minister S Jaishankar had “casual conversations’’ with both Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif and his counterpart Ishaq Dar over the past 2 days even though there was no formal bilateral meeting between the foreign ministers on the margins of the SCO heads of government summit in Islamabad, diplomatic sources said. The fact that…
NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Wednesday voiced concerns about the rising tensions between India and Canada, calling on the government to take a more inclusive approach by engaging the opposition in resolving the sensitive matter, stressing that safeguarding “India’s global reputation is a shared responsibility.”Congress leader Jairam Ramesh took to the social media platform…
An EA-18G Growler engine (File photo) The US Navy on Wednesday was searching for two aviators after their plane crashed during a routine training flight the previous day. The crash occurred east of Mount Rainier around 3.23 pm (local time), according to Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.The aircraft involved was an EA-18G Growler jet from…
Ben Duckett (Photo Credits: @englandcricket on X) NEW DELHI: England opener Ben Duckett etched his name in cricketing history on Day 2 of the second Test against Pakistan in Multan by becoming the fastest batter to reach 2,000 Test runs in terms of balls faced.Duckett’s brilliant knock of 114 off 129 balls, laced with 16…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau In a surprising admission, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed that his government had no concrete evidence when it initially accused India of being involved in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a prominent Khalistani extremist. The revelation comes at a time of escalating tensions between India and Canada, raising…
RIL bonus shares: The issuance of bonus shares in a 1:1 ratio was initially announced by Mukesh Ambani during the 28th AGM. RIL bonus share record date: Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries (RIL), a diversified conglomerate spanning from oil to retail, has announced that the record date for determining shareholders eligible for the 1:1 bonus share…
NEW DELHI: BJP leader and Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday challenged Sharad Pawar, who remains the fulcrum of opposition in the state, to declare Maha Vikas Aghadi’s CM face for the November 20 assembly elections. On the issue of ruling Mahayuti‘s CM face, Fadnavis hinted at Shiv Sena‘s Eknath Shinde but evaded…
MUMBAI: During Maharashtra assembly elections, voters in Mumbai will be not be allowed to carry mobile phones inside the polling booths at the time of voting, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation commissioner and administrator Bhushan Gagrani on Wednesday. Elections for the 288-member Maharashtra legislative assembly will be conducted in a single phase on November 20,…
