New Delhi: (Jul 15) The execution of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse on death row in Yemen, has been postponed by Yemeni authorities, government sources said on Tuesday. The execution was scheduled for Wednesday. Priya, hailing from Kollengode in Kerala’s Palakkad district, has been found guilty of murdering a Yemeni citizen in July…
Lucknow: A Lucknow court on Tuesday granted bail to Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi after he appeared in a defamation case filed over his purported remarks on Army personnel, his lawyer said. The case relates to alleged defamatory remarks against Indian soldiers made during his Bharat Jodo Yatra in 2022, Gandhi’s counsel, advocate…
Lahore: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday reaffirmed Islamabad’s commitment to deepening its “enduring friendship” with China and advancing shared regional goals during a joint meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. Dar was among the foreign ministers and heads of standing bodies of the 10-member Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) whom Xi met…
Amaravati: YSRCP chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday assured farmers from Karedu village in Nellore district that he stood firmly with them in their protest against the state governemnt’s decision to allocate land to a private company. Farmers from Karedu village have opposed the TDP-led government’s decision to allot land to Indosol Pvt…
Hyderabad: As part of its commitment to promoting grassroots sports and nurturing young athletic talent, NTPC Southern Region Headquarters (SRHQ) today distributed 38 complete sets of sports kits to the Telangana Softball Association under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative. Each kit comprised a pair of track suits, T-shirts, caps, shoes, and socks. The initiative…
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, on Tuesday, launched a scathing attack on External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for the latter’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, alleging that he had been attempting to destroy India’s foreign policy by running what he called a “full-blown” circus. The union…
Mumbai: As US-based electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla made its long-awaited debut in India by opening its first showroom in Mumbai on Tuesday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis asked the Elon Musk-led firm to consider the state as a partner in its journey. Speaking at the inauguration of the company’s first ‘Experience Centre’ in India…
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said Shubhanshu Shukla has not just touched space, but also “lifted India’s aspirations to new heights” after the first Indian astronaut to visit the International Space Station returned to Earth after a 20-day space sojourn. Singh, a Lok Sabha member from Lucknow, spoke to Shukla’s father on…
When Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla steps back onto Earth today after an 18-day journey beyond its atmosphere, he won’t just be returning as a passenger of space. He will come back as a bearer of India’s rising ambition in the final frontier — space exploration. In what is being hailed as a historic moment for…
London: Rishabh Pant getting run out in an attempt to help K L Rahul reach his hundred before lunch on day three of the Lord’s Test was an “error of judgement” but it was not done keeping personal glory in mind, India captain Shubman Gill defended both the senior players after his team lost the…
