Washington: A man from the US state of Indiana was shot by US Secret Service agents as he was brandishing a firearm near the White House in Washington DC. The man was flagged to the Secret Service by Indiana police officials as a potential suicide risk, US-based news outlet NPR said. The condition of the man remains…
Dubai: India were set a target of 252 by New Zealand to win the Champions Trophy here on Sunday. Opting to bat, New Zealand was restricted to 251 for 7 with the Indian bowlers, especially the spinners, producing a clinical performance in the summit clash. Daryl Mitchell top-scored for New Zealand with 63 from 101…
Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan on Sunday said he doesn’t regret opting out of hit films like “Darr”, “Bajranji Bhaijaan”, and “Lage Raho Munna Bhai”, which eventually went on to become massive money spinners at the box office. The popular actor was speaking at the press conference of PVR-INOX’s “Aamir Khan: Cinema Ka Jadugar”, a…
Chennai: DMK MPs on Sunday resolved to work towards ensuring Tamil Nadu’s rights vis-a-vis the Lok Sabha seats delimitation issue, saying the population-based exercise will affect not just the southern states but also others including Odisha and West Bengal. A meeting of DMK MPs, held under party president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K…
Nagpur: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said the new Patanjali Food and Herbal Park in Nagpur will come as a relief to cultivators in the Vidarbha region, which has witnessed several farmer suicide incidents. Gadkari and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the food park at Mihan in Nagpur. Patanjali Ayurved’s co-founder Ramdev and…
New Delhi: Parliament’s Budget session resumes on Monday amid indications of an ‘EPIC’ showdown between the government and the opposition which is planning to raise issues such as the alleged manipulation of electoral rolls, the fresh bout of violence in Manipur and India’s handling of the Trump administration. The focus of the government will be…
New York: A prominent Hindu temple in California was defaced with anti-India graffiti by some unknown persons in another incident targeting the community’s sacred spaces in the US. Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) said that its Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Chino Hills city of San Bernardino County faced desecration. Chino Hills borders Los Angeles…
Jaipur: “It’s nothing new, we keep running into each other here and there,” says Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor after he shared the stage with Kareena Kapoor Khan at an event here. On the green carpet of the IIFA Digital Awards on Saturday night, Shahid was quizzed about posing for the shutterbugs with Kareena, his former…
New Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar was admitted to the AIIMS here early Sunday after complaining of uneasiness and chest pain, sources said. The 73-year-old was taken to the hospital around 2 am. Dhankhar was admitted to the Critical Care Unit (CCU) under Dr Rajiv Narang, Head of the Department of Cardiology at AIIMS. He…
Imphal: The situation in violence-hit Kangpokpi district in Manipur remained tense but calm on Sunday morning as the indefinite shutdown called by Kuki-Zo groups against “crackdown by security forces” affected normal life in all areas inhabited by the community in the ethnic strife-torn state. A protester was killed while over 40 others, including women and…
