A tense standoff at a Uttarakhand gurdwara entered its third day with Nihang Sikhs holding out, reportedly demanding the release of four arrested individuals. DEHRADUN: A tense standoff with Nihang Sikhs at a gurdwara at Nagrasu in Rudraprayag district entered the third day on Monday with at least four of them still locked inside the…
Tragedy struck Dakshin Energy’s Paravada facility Tuesday morning as a massive fire claimed the lives of two young workers VISAKHAPATNAM: Two workers were killed and two others were feared trapped after a major fire broke out at Dakshin Energy’s facility in Paravada, Anakapalle district, on Tuesday morning.The deceased were identified as Trinadh (27) and Venkatesh…
The protester was waving an upside-down American flag when she was hit, video shows. A protest outside a US immigration detention centre turned chaotic on Sunday after a demonstrator was struck by a car while waving an upside-down American flag, reports the New York Post.The incident happened outside Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey where…
The land of WhatsApp uncles and ubiquitous ‘Good morning’ messages has given the blockbuster messaging platform its next global head, with Meta Platforms elevating Cred founder Kunal Shah to a senior role at the Facebook parent.Meta is also investing $900 million (about Rs 8,550 crore) in Cred through a mix of primary and secondary share…
Iran chief negotiator (ANI) Iran’s chief negotiator and parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Tuesday said the Strait of Hormuz would remain under Tehran’s administration and would not return to its pre-war status.Ghalibaf stated that “the Strait of Hormuz will never return to its pre-war conditions and will be administered by the Islamic Republic of…
NEW DELHI: Owners of BS-VI private vehicles, up to six years old, will not need to renew Pollution Under Control Certificates every year, as govt is planning to extend their validity period to three years, reports Dipak Dash. However, BS-VI vehicles aged between six and 10 years will be required to renew their PUCC annually…
Germany has a strong reminder for America and it is that the United States of America needs Europe to go to outer Space. In an interview to Politico, German Space Minister Dorothee Bar said, “Germany and Europe provide critical key technologies” for U.S. space missions. “That is why we can confidently say: without us, it…
EAM Jaishankar condoles deaths in Qatar explosion NEW DELHI: External affairs minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Tuesday condoled the death of 13 lives, including 12 Indians in an explosion in the Ras Laffan incident in Qatar last night.“Deeply saddened by the loss of lives and injuries, including of Indian nationals, in the explosion at Qatar’s…
DOHA: Twelve Indians were among the 13 people killed in an explosion at a gas processing plant in the Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar, officials said on Monday.“Qatari authorities have confirmed that 12 Indian nationals have unfortunately passed away in the Ras Laffan incident yesterday night,” the Indian Embassy in Doha said in a…
The Cockroach Janta Party’s protest demanding Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over the NEET-UG paper leak entered its third day. NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) protest demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET-UG paper leak controversy entered its fourth day Tuesday, with the organisation appealing to parents to…