Jakarta: A tragic ferry fire off the coast of North Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Sunday has left at least three people dead and dozens injured, after the KM Barcelona VA, carrying around 300 passengers, was engulfed in flames mid-journey. The vessel was en route from Talise Island to Manado Port when the fire broke out around…
Amaravati: A chargesheet filed by Andhra Pradesh police in connection with Rs 3,500 crore alleged liquor scam in a local court has mentioned former chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy as the recipient of kickbacks averaging Rs 50-60 crore per month. The 305-page chargesheet filed on Saturday, however, stopped short of naming Jagan as an…
New Delhi: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday confirmed that England will be hosting the next three finals of the World Test Championship. England has hosted the finals of the previous three editions, and it is now set to host the summit clashes in 2027, 2029, and 2031. “The Board also confirmed the awarding…
New Delhi: (Jul 20) An all-party meeting convened by the government on Sunday ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament saw the opposition raising various issues, including voter roll revision in Bihar, the Pahalgam terror attack, and US President Donald Trump’s ‘ceasefire’ claims. The government sought cooperation from opposition parties for the smooth conduct of…
New York: An Indian-origin doctor in New Jersey has been charged with distributing drugs without a legitimate medical purpose to his patients in exchange for sexual favours, according to a press release issued by the US Attorney’s Office. Ritesh Kalra, 51, of Secaucus, allegedly operated a “pill mill out of his medical office, where he…
Bilaspur (HP): A ban has been imposed on the use of loudspeakers, drums, and bands inside the Shri Naina Devi complex during the Shravan Ashtami fair, starting from July 25 till August 3, according to a statement issued on Sunday. According to the orders, District Magistrate Rahul Kumar has also banned the use of bamboo…
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday made a forceful plea for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir without further delay, and indicated that all avenues, including legal options, were being explored by the ruling National Conference in this regard. Nearly ten months after the National Conference swept to power in the Union…
Tirupati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday called for the elimination of plastic to protect the environment, claiming that “excessive use of plastic can lead to cancer”. Addressing a meeting in Tirupati as part of the ‘Swarna Andhra-Swachh Andhra’ initiative, Naidu said that plastic has become “the biggest demon” threatening the environment….
Kochi: Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said that the nation comes first and parties are the means of making the country better. Tharoor, the MP from Thiruvananthapuram, said that the objective of a party is to create a better India, and parties have the right to disagree on the best way…
New Delhi: INDIA bloc parties on Saturday resolved to raise during the Parliament’s Monsoon session the issues of Pahalgam attack terrorists not being brought to justice, US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims of brokering a ‘ceasefire’ during India-Pakistan hostilities and the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar that the opposition alleges “threatens people’s…
