- Pakistan
Asif Ali Zardari to take oath for second term as president today
Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, who was elected as the 14th president of the country with a big margin, will take oath as the head of state on…
- Middle East
F2 Saudi Arabian GP: Kush Maini becomes 1st Indian to grab pole position
Jeddah: Indian racer Kush Maini on Saturday grabbed the pole position in the F2 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix here to become the first Indian to achieve the feat. Maini, who drives for…
- India
50 persons fall ill in Nagpur after consuming food, snacks during ‘Mahashivratri’ fast
Nagpur: More than 50 persons in Maharashtra’s Nagpur district suffered from food poisoning after consuming snacks and other eatables while observing fast on the occasion of ‘Mahashivratri’, officials said on Sunday. The…
- World
Xi Jinping greets new Pak Prez; says close China-Pak ties ‘choice of history’
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday congratulated Asif Ali Zardari on his election as the Pakistan President, saying that the “iron-clad friendship” between the two countries is a “choice of history”…
- Delhi
Child falls into 40-ft-deep borewell in Delhi, rescue operation underway
New Delhi: A child fell into a 40-foot-deep borewell at a Delhi Jal Board water treatment plant here in the early hours of Sunday and a rescue operation is underway, officials said.…
- Kerala
Kerala: 13 injured as wave topples floating bridge in Varkala beach
Thiruvananthapuram: Thirteen people, including two children, were injured in an accident at Varkala beach on Saturday after a huge wave toppled the floating bridge they were standing on, police said. A Varkala…
- Top Stories
BJP using fear of investigating agencies to force leaders to defect: Digvijaya
Indore: Congress Rajya Sabha member Digvijaya Singh on Saturday accused the ruling BJP of creating fear of investigating agencies to force opposition leaders to switch their loyalties. Asked about his former Congress…
- India
Kejriwal hurts sentiments by taking Lord Ram’s name for political reasons: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday said every time Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal takes Lord Ram’s name for political reasons, it hurts the sentiments of crores of devotees. Speaking in the…
- India
Congress launches ‘Nyay Geet’ on ‘Five pillars of justice’
New Delhi: Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress on Saturday released its “Nyay Geet”, which talks about the party’s “five pillars of justice” and its “guarantees” to youngsters. Former Congress…
- India
Sharad Pawar declares Supriya Sule as party candidate from Baramati LS seat
Pune: Sharad Pawar, who heads the NCP (SP), on Saturday declared MP Supriya Sule as their candidate from Maharashtra’s Baramati Lok Sabha seat, amid speculation that Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s wife…
- World
Maldives purchases drones from Turkey for patrolling the country’s maritime area
Male: Within days of the Maldives inking a defence deal to obtain non-lethal weapons from China, the archipelago nation in the Indian Ocean has acquired drones from Turkey for patrolling its vast…
- Andhra Pradesh
TDP has ‘shamelessly’ gone back into NDA: Congress
New Delhi: As the BJP and the TDP sealed a tie-up, the Congress took a swipe at the N Chandrababu Naidu-led party, saying it has “shamelessly” gone back to the NDA despite…
- Pakistan
Election of Prez ‘unconstitutional’ Imran calls for nation-wide protest
Lahore: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party called Saturday’s election of the President of Pakistan “unconstitutional and unacceptable” and urged the people to hold peaceful protests across the country against poll…
- India
Bigg Boss fame Elvish Yadav says he hit YouTuber as he issued threats
Gurugram: Bigg Boss OTT winner Elvish Yadav who has been booked for allegedly assaulting a YouTuber in a shopping mall here posted a clarification video on Saturday claiming that the latter had…
- Telangana
Fake certificate racket busted in Telangana
Karimnagar: A fake certificate racket was busted in Telangana and four persons arrested in this connection, the Jagtial police said on Saturday. According to Jagtial Superintendent of Police Sunpreet Singh, Rabi Rai,…
