Hyderabad: One person was killed and another suffered injuries in a blast at a factory in Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri district of Telangana on Saturday. The condition of the injured person, who was undergoing treatment at a hospital, is stable, police said. According to preliminary information, the explosion took place at the factory involved in the production of…
Washington: Outgoing US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will travel to India on January 5 and 6 to meet his counterpart Ajit K Doval and other top government officials for a final round of talks with them on a wide range of bilateral, regional and global issues and to finalise some ongoing initiatives. Sullivan, 48,…
New Delhi: Veteran scientist Rajagopala Chidambaram, who played a key role in the nuclear tests of 1975 and 1998, died on Saturday, an official of the Department of Atomic Energy said. He was 88. Chidambaram, who was also associated with the nuclear weapons programme, breathed his last at Jaslok Hospital in Mumbai at 3.20 am,…
Sydney: India were dealt a telling blow as skipper and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah on Saturday left the stadium for precautionary scans as he felt some discomfort after bowling one over in the post-lunch session of the second day of the fifth Test here. Virat Kohli is currently leading the side in his absence. Visuals…
MS Shanker Amid swirling speculations and a sea of criticism, Indian cricket captain Rohit Sharma has emphatically quashed any talk of retirement. In an explosive interview during the fifth Test in Sydney—where he chose to sit out—Rohit broke his silence and made it clear: he’s here to stay. “I’m a sensible and mature person who…
Hyderabad: BJP MLA in Telangana Raja Singh on Friday urged Ayyappa devotees visiting Sabarimala in Kerala not to go to any mosques during their pilgrimage. Singh told reporters here that the devotees must strictly follow the rules of ‘Ayyappa deeksha’ and they would become impure if they go to the mosque (Vavar). The Goshamahal MLA…
New Delhi: The Maldives is a “very concrete” expression of India’s neighbourhood first policy, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, pledging New Delhi’s support the Indian Ocean archipelago as its economy is reeling under some stress. In his opening remarks at the meeting with Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Khaleel, Jaishankar noted finalisation of a framework…
Prayagraj (UP): The Allahabad High Court on Friday refused to quash an FIR lodged against Samajwadi Party (SP) MP from Sambhal Zia-Ur-Rehman Barq for allegedly delivering a provocative speech that led to violence in the Uttar Pradesh district recently. However, the court made it clear that as the alleged offenses attract a maximum punishment of…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a scathing attack on AAP, calling it an “aapda” (disaster) that has gripped Delhi for the past 10 years, prompting its chief Arvind Kejriwal to return the barb by claiming that the BJP is facing the real “aapda” as it “lacks” a CM face and issues…
As state assembly elections loom, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a blistering offensive against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), leveraging the inauguration of newly constructed flats for former slum dwellers as a platform to highlight governance failures under Arvind Kejriwal. Modi criticized AAP’s alleged deprivation of central health insurance schemes and accused the party…
