NEW DELHI: A massive cloudburst struck Chasoti village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Thursday, killing at least 12 people and causing extensive damage. Officials fear the death toll could rise, according to news agency PTI. J&K’s cloudburst hits remote village during yatra The disaster occurred between 12 noon and 1 pm in Chasoti,…
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of external affairs on Thursday slammed Pakistan for its anti-India rhetoric and warned of “painful consequences” if it does not temper its reckless, war-mongering, and hateful comments.In a press briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “We have seen reports regarding a continuing pattern of reckless, war-mongering, and hateful comments from Pakistani…
Khalid Jamil is the only Indian who has managed teams as chief coach for the last 15 years Panaji: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has assured Khalid Jamil that he will have an uninterrupted two-year stint with the national team, a key factor that convinced the Jamshedpur FC coach to quit the club and…
NEW DELHI: Times Prime has kicked off a 10-day Independence Day campaign, ‘Azaadi Unboxed’, running from August 8 to 17, in collaboration with Amar Chitra Katha and Tinkle. As part of the campaign, a limited-edition comic book, Azaadi Ki Kahaniyaan, will showcase stories of lesser-known heroes from India’s freedom struggle. It also includes a special…
AGRA: A 19-year-old woman from Aligarh was allegedly killed and beheaded by her father, stepmother, and step-grandfather in Hathras for what police describe as an “honour killing” on suspicion of “disgracing” the family. The three accused were arrested on Wednesday.Hathras SP Chiranjeev Natha Singh said, “On Aug 10, residents of Bahradoi village in Sadabad police…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Election Commission to publish details of 65 lakh persons omitted from the electoral rolls after the special intensive revision in poll-bound Bihar on its official website by Tuesday. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymala Bagchi also directed the poll body to accept Aadhaar cards…
Representational AI image NEW DELHI: A Chinese climber has died while coming down from K2, the world’s second-highest mountain. Guan Jing was returning from the summit on Tuesday night when falling rocks struck her. She was one of about 30 climbers who had reached the top a day earlier. The accident happened on the Abruzzi…
Gurgaon: Work to recarpet and upgrade the 28km Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway — from Rao Tula Ram Marg in the capital to Kherki Daula in the city — will begin next month, as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has finalised the contractor for the Rs 160 crore project.The expressway will undergo its first major overhaul…
Sonia Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday hit back at the BJP‘s allegations that Sonia Gandhi‘s “tryst with India’s voters’ list is riddled with glaring violations of electoral law”.Taking a swipe at the saffron party, Congress directed its pointed attack, “Your photoshop is really good.” In a sharper dig aimed at PM…
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said India would not have got Independence if Bengal was not there, as personalities like Rabindranath Tagore and Subhas Chandra Bose, who contributed significantly to shaping the nation’s destiny, were born here.Speaking at a function marking the 12th anniversary of the ‘Kanyashree’ scheme, Banerjee said Bengal is the beacon…
