17 killed in fire at a building in Hyderabad; PM Modi condoles deaths
Hyderabad: A blaze triggered by a suspected short circuit in a building near the iconic Charminar here on Sunday left 17 people dead, with a majority of them being children. The fire broke out at a building in Gulzar House here, police said. “All 17 who were shifted to hospitals were brought dead,” a senior […]
Probe underway into links between Odisha YouTuber and ‘Pak spy’ Jyoti Malhotra: Police
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police have started an investigation into the alleged links between a Puri-based YouTuber and Jyoti Malhotra, who was arrested on the charge of passing on sensitive information to Pakistani intelligence operatives, an officer said on Sunday. The police found that Malhotra, who runs a YouTube channel, Travel with JO, and hails from […]
India willing to cut 100% tariffs, trade deal with New Delhi soon: Trump
New York: India is willing to cut 100 per cent tariffs on American goods, US President Donald Trump claimed once again while saying that a trade deal between New Delhi and Washington is coming soon. In an interview to Fox News, Trump, however, said that he is not in a “rush” for the proposed trade […]
SC directs Centre to set up special POCSO courts on priority basis
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre to set up on “top priority basis” dedicated POCSO courts to exclusively deal with cases of sexual offences against children. A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and P B Varale said due to the inadequacy of the number of exclusive courts for the Protection […]
SC asks for Centre’s response, says states need designated courts to try special offences
New Delhi: Saying it was imperative on the Centre and states to establish courts for the speedy trial of cases under special laws, the Supreme Court has sought their stand in two weeks. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh was acting on the bail plea of a Naxal sympathiser from Gadchiroli […]
President Trump praises ‘strong, unwaveringly powerful’ leadership of India, Pakistan
New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump on Sunday praised the “strong and unwaveringly powerful” leadership of India and Pakistan for reaching a “ceasefire” and offered to work with them for a “solution” on the Kashmir issue. India has always maintained that the Kashmir issue is a bilateral matter and there is no space for any […]
LoPs Rahul, Kharge demand special Parliament session to discuss Pahalgam attack, Op Sindoor
New Delhi: The leaders of opposition in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding an immediate special session of Parliament to discuss the Pahalgam terror attack, Operation Sindoor and the latest developments in cross-border firing. Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and his counterpart in […]
India confronting challenge of terrorism: Jaishankar
Says shared threat to international community New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday said India is “confronting” the challenge of terrorism, which is a “shared threat” to the international community. The minister thanked those who have expressed solidarity with the country and understand the “resolute response that is underway”. He was delivering an […]
Govt warns wholesalers, traders against hoarding of essential food items
New Delhi: The government on Friday said the country has ample food stocks to meet domestic demand but warned traders and wholesalers against hoarding of essential food items that could create artificial shortage. The warning came as the conflict between India and Pakistan widened with Pakistan resorting to unprovoked shelling and drone attacks in border […]
India ramps up diplomatic offensive against Pakistan
Says it’s at war with terrorists New York/London: India has ramped up diplomatic offensive against Pakistan following the military conflict, with its Ambassador to the US Vinay Kwatra saying that the country is at war with the terrorists and will bring justice to victims of the Pahalgam terror attack by holding the “lowlifes, subhuman monsters” […]