Desperate efforts were under way to retrieve the body of a woman from under the debris of a partially collapsed 18-floor apartment block with rescuers gingerly navigating their way amid fears that the entire tower was unstable and at risk, officials said on Saturday, day three after the incident. Rescuers have to be careful not […]
Russia said Saturday it has pulled some of its diplomatic staff out of Ukraine for fear of “provocations” from Kyiv or its allies amid mounting warnings of a possible Russian invasion of its neighbour. “Fearing possible provocations from the Kyiv regime or other countries we have indeed decided to optimise staffing at Russian missions in […]
IPL auctioneer Hugh Edmeades has collapsed mid-way through the mega auction, which is currently taking place in Bengaluru. The auction is temporarily halted. Edmeades collapsed on stage while the bidding was on for Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga. An early lunch has been taken following the incident.Edmeades collapsed on stage while the bidding was on for […]
Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal blasted Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami for promising to implement Union Civil Code in the state if Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retains power after the assembly elections. Sibal asked Dhami to not “embarrass your party and yourself” with announcements about implementing the Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand if BJP […]
Implementing Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand at the earliest will boost equal rights for everyone in the state, chief minister Pushkar S Dhami said today. As soon as the new BJP government is formed, it will form a committee to prepare a draft of UCC in the state, he told news agency ANI. This UCC […]
Ishan Kishan is the most expensive buy so far this auction as Mumbai India break the bank and secure him for INR 15.25 crore. The IPL 2022 Auction has resumed with Charu Sharma taking over the duties for the day from an unwell Hugh Edmeades collapsed mid-event earlier today. And it didn’t take a long […]
After the United States and Pakistan waded in the Karnataka hijab row, the ministry of external affairs on Saturday said that “motivated comments” on India’s internal issues are not welcome. The ministry said in a statement that the matter regarding dress code is under judicial examination and the issues are resolved through its constitutional framework […]
India registered 50,407 cases of coronavirus and 804 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union health ministry data showed on Saturday morning. The daily positivity rate continues its downward path with 13 per cent or nearly 8,000 less cases than yesterday. With the new numbers, the country’s total caseload has been pushed to 42,586,544, […]
The current situation at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) has arisen due to the disregard of written agreements by China not to mass soldiers at the border, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday. Speaking at a joint press conference along with his Australian counterpart Marise Payne, Jaishankar said when a large country […]
The Biden administration warned that President Vladimir V. Putin could mount a major assault on Ukraine at any time, having built up formidable land, sea and air forces on three sides of its smaller neighbor. US intelligence officials had initially thought Putin was prepared to wait until the end of the Winter Olympics in Beijing […]