Amit Khan Muttaqi and S Jaishankar (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi on Saturday led a wave of opposition outrage after women journalists were barred from a Taliban press conference in New Delhi. Taking direct aim at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress MP addressed PM Modi and said, “you are telling every woman in…
NEW DELHI: A 20-year-old second-year degree student was found dead by hanging at her residence in the Lalaguda area of Medchal-Malkajgiri district, police said on Friday.Officials said the deceased, Mounika, allegedly took her own life on Thursday after facing harassment from her volleyball coach. Her family accused the coach, Ambaji, of targeting her over love…
Photo of Rajesh Khullar, IAS (Retd), Chief principal secretary to Haryana CM CHANDIGARH: Senior Haryana IPS officer Y. Puran Kumar — who allegedly died by suicide at his Chandigarh residence on Tuesday had named 16 senior IAS and IPS officers in his note, alleging harassment and holding them directly responsible for his decision to take…
Shehbaz Sharif, Donald Trump and Asim Munir Amid buzz over alleged US missile sales to Pakistan, the American Embassy in India on Friday stepped in to set the record straight, calling the reports “false” and clarifying that no new missiles or upgrades are being supplied to Islamabad.“The sustainment does not include an upgrade to any…
Trump misses out on Nobel Peace Prize Donald Trump’s long-running quest for the Nobel Peace Prize came to an end on Friday, and social media wasted no time reacting. As Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was announced as this year’s laureate, users across platforms erupted with a mix of relief, ridicule and mock sympathy…
BENGALURU: An auto driver attached to an app-based taxi booking firm was arrested on charges of abusing and attacking a 28-year-old woman after she cancelled the ride she had booked. The incident occurred at Hanumantappa Layout in Kyasalahalli, Kothanur, on the night of October 2. The victim, a call centre employee from the northeast, recorded…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid homage to stalwart Jai Prakash Narayan on his birth anniversary, hailing JP as a “tireless champion for democracy and social justice”.Recalling JP’s efforts to empower ordinary citizens and strengthen Constitutional values, PM Modi said: “His clarion call for Sampoorna Kranti…
(AI image generated using ChatGPT) Opposition leader María Corina Machado of Venezuela has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, beating a crowded field of nominees that included US President Donald Trump, whose campaign for the honour had drawn international attention. The Nobel Committee said it was honouring Machado “for her tireless work promoting democratic…
Trump didn’t treat peace as a process — he treated it as a PR stunt. Donald Trump has spent years chasing a prize he will almost certainly never hold. To him, the Nobel Peace Prize isn’t just a medal — it’s the final validation of his legacy, the cinematic closing scene where history applauds and…
Debris covers the ground and vehicles after a powerful blast ripped through a military explosives manufacturing plant in Hickman County (AP photo) A massive explosion at an explosives processing plant in rural Tennessee on Friday has left 19 people missing and feared dead, authorities said. The blast at Accurate Energetic Systems’ facility flattened a building…
