New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it has lodged a money laundering case against an Islamic preacher hailing from Uttar Pradesh but based in the UK currently for his alleged radical links, including with a Pakistani outfit, officials said. The case against Maulana Shamsul Huda Khan under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act…
Doha: Chess superstar Magnus Carlsen didn’t hide behind the veneer of niceties and asserted that he was here to win the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championship, and that fatherhood or the emergence of youngsters hadn’t diminished his hunger for success. Carlsen has continued to remain the undisputed king of chess for another year and…
Srinagar: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the chief cleric and a moderate separatist voice in the Kashmir Valley, on Thursday evening removed his designation as ‘Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference’ from his verified X profile. The edited bio in Miriwaiz’s X handle only contains his name and basic location details. He has more than two lakh followers….
Dhaka/New Delhi: Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday lashed out at the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, accusing it of perpetrating “unspeakable atrocities” against non-Muslims. The 78-year-old Awami League leader also said that the current ruling group, which has seized power illegally, is setting “horrific precedents such as burning religious minorities to…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday will participate in a programme marking Veer Baal Diwas, which is observed to commemorate the martyrdom of ‘Sahibzadas’, the sons of Sri Guru Gobind Singh. The prime minister will also address the event to be held at Bharat Mandapam here, an official statement said. On the occasion…
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third term gains momentum, the Government of India has aggressively pursued its Amrit Kaal vision — an agenda aimed at transforming India into a developed nation by 2047. From infrastructure megaprojects and economic reforms to social welfare campaigns and strategic global engagements, 2025 has been a year of high-impact governance…
After Dharmaja’s departure with mighty Bhima and the others, the forests languished beneath the cruel blaze of the sun. Trees, scorched by fire and heat, shed their leaves as an offering to the parched earth—as if in compassion, they laid a golden carpet upon her bosom. Soon the heavens were moved to mercy, and the…
The shrine of Goda Devi, also called Sri Andal or Nachiyar, is located inside the world-famous Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple complex at Srirangam in Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu. Srirangam is a sacred island created by the Kaveri and Kollidam rivers and is one of the holiest pilgrimage centres for Vaishnavites. The Andal shrine is situated within…
Mumbai: Domestic carrier IndiGo on Thursday cancelled 67 flights from multiple airports due to “forecasted” bad weather and operational reasons, according to the airline’s website. Of the 67 cancelled flights, only four were for operational reasons, and the rest were due to “forecasted” bad weather at various airports, including Agartala, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Varanasi, Bengaluru, among…
Beijing: China on Thursday denounced a Pentagon report, which accused Beijing of leveraging reduced border tensions with India to undermine US-India ties while deepening defence ties with Pakistan as an attempt to sow discord with false narratives. “The Pentagon’s report distorts China’s defence policy, sows discord between China and other countries, and aims at finding…
