New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Northeastern region is witnessing unprecedented progress and the government is determined to accelerate its growth story. Addressing the ‘Rising North East Investors Summit’ here, he also said that the diversity of the Northeast is its biggest strength and that the region is emerging as the…
Narayanpur: The 27 Naxalites, including 12 women, who were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district were dreaded cadres and carried a cumulative bounty of Rs 3.33 crore in the state, an official has said. In one of the biggest strikes on Naxalites, security forces gunned down Nambala Keshav Rao alias…
Dr. Buragadda Srinath Hindu temples in Tamil Nadu remain shackled under government control—micromanaged by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department, stripped of autonomy, and systematically drained of their resources. While temple revenues rise steadily year after year, the basic infrastructure surrounding these sacred spaces languishes. Devotees stand in long queues under the scorching…
Beijing: Landslides in a rural area in China’s southwestern Guizhou province have killed at least four people, with 17 others still missing in the debris, state media said. Two bodies were found in Changshi township on Thursday (May 22), and two others in nearby Qingyang village, where a landslide buried 19 people from eight households,…
London: Dismissing the 10th bail plea of Nirav Modi after considering that the fugitive diamond trader would abscond if released, the London High Court judge has said UK courts have “twice concluded that there is an evidenced prima facie case against the applicant.” Stating that his risk of absconding is high, Justice Michael Fordham at…
New York: In an unprecedented development, the Trump administration revoked Harvard University’s eligibility to enroll international students, telling existing foreign students to transfer or lose their legal status, a move that can impact several students from India. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to terminate Harvard University’s Student and…
Dhaka/New Delhi: Bangladesh’s interim government chief Professor Muhammad Yunus mulls resignation as he finds it difficult to work because political parties failed to reach a common ground, BBC Bangla service reported at midnight on Thursday, quoting student-led National Citizen Party CP party chief Nhid Islam. “We have been hearing news of Sir’s (Yunus) resignation since…
Moscow: A multi-party delegation of Members of Parliament led by Kanimozhi Karunanidhi arrived here on Thursday night on the first leg of a five-nation tour to sensitise the international community on Pakistan-sponsored cross-border terrorism, a month after the Pahalgam attack in which 26 people were killed. At the Domodedovo International Airport, Karunanidhi and members of…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Titans messed up on a golden opportunity to seal a top-two spot in the league table as Lucknow Super Giants earned a consolation 33-run victory, riding on Mitchell Marsh’s maiden hundred in the Indian Premier League here on Thursday. Batting first, Marsh’s brilliant 117 off 64 balls took LSG to 235 for 2…
New Delhi: A sessions court in Manipur’s Churachandpur was on Thursday designated as a special NIA court for the trial of cases related to ethnic violence investigated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). In a notification, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said the Court of District and Sessions Judge, Churachandpur District, Manipur, has been…
