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…
New Delhi: Delhi University on Thursday objected to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s unannounced visit to its North Campus, calling it a breach of institutional protocol and a disruption of student governance operations. “Shri Rahul Gandhi has done this for the second time… coming to the university without any intimation and information to the University of…
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday conferred six Kirti Chakras, including four posthumously, to personnel of the Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police for displaying indomitable courage and extraordinary valour in the line of duty. The Kirti Chakra is India’s second-highest peace-time gallantry award. Col Manpreet Singh of the Sikh Light Infantry, two other…
In yet another judicial slap to the face of the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) government, the West Bengal High Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) has exposed what many in the state have long known but few dared to say out loud: the state machinery is not just incompetent but complicit. The SIT’s latest report…
