Varanasi (UP): With water level in the Ganga river rising steadily, normal activities on the ghats of Varanasi have been disrupted, including the ‘aarti’ ritual and cremations, officials said on Thursday. After a slight drop in the past few days, the water level on Thursday morning crossed the warning mark of 70.262 metres to reach…
New Delhi: India is hopeful of resuming negotiations on the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA) with the US soon, and addressing the issue of high tariffs imposed by Washington on Indian goods will be key to striking the deal, a government official said on Thursday. However, the official said the new dates for the next…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said the loss of lives due to a building collapse in Maharashtra is extremely tragic and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured. At least 17 people were killed and several were injured after an allegedly unauthorised building, housing 50 flats, collapsed in Vijay Nagar in Maharashtra’s…
New Delhi: India is emerging as one of the most dynamic among the world’s five largest economies, with strong economic fundamentals including high savings and investment rates, favorable demographics, and a sustainable fiscal position, according to the August 2025 issue of EY Economy Watch. Despite global uncertainties such as tariff pressures and slowing trade, India’s…
Palghar: The death toll in the collapse of a building at Virar in Maharashtra’s Palghar district has gone up to 15 with the recovery of three more bodies overnight, officials said on Thursday. The unauthorised four-storey building, housing nearly 50 flats, collapsed on an adjacent vacant tenement at Vijay Nagar in Virar area at 12.05…
New York/Washington: The Ukraine conflict is “Modi’s war”, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro has alleged, saying the “road to peace” runs partly “right through New Delhi”. Navarro, President Donald Trump’s Senior Counsellor for Trade and Manufacturing, in an interview with Bloomberg on Wednesday, claimed that “India is helping feed the Russian war machine”. “Everybody…
New York/Washington: A shooter who opened fire at a Minneapolis Catholic School, killing two children, had ‘Nuke India’ written on one of the guns, according to video footage of the alleged arsenal used by him. The shooter, identified as Robin Westman, 23, from Minnesota, opened fire in the Annunciation Catholic School on Wednesday, killing two…
Mumbai: Maharashtra minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule has said the state government stands firm on granting reservation to the Maratha community without disturbing quota for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs). His remarks come amid a stir launched by activist Manoj Jarange seeking 10 per cent reservation to the Maratha community under the OBC grouping. Jarange set out…
Srinagar: Two terrorists were killed as security forces foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Gurez sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district, the Army said on Thursday. “Based on intelligence provided by Jammu and Kashmir Police regarding a likely infiltration attempt, a joint operation was launched by the Indian Army…
Kulasekharapattinam (Tamil Nadu): The construction of the country’s second launch complex here in Tuticorin district is expected to be over by December 2026, and there is a possibility of about 25 launches a year from the spaceport, ISRO Chairman V Narayanan has said. Speaking to reporters after participating in the Bhumi Puja for the launch…
