Stay Connected. Stay Informed.
Chandigarh: A day after Haryana BJP president Mohan Lal Badoli floated his name as a candidate from Ladwa for the upcoming Haryana Assembly polls, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday said it is the BJP’s “parliamentary board” which decides who contests from where. “I am the MLA from Karnal…BJP parliamentary board will decide from…
Read More “Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini On Suspense Over His Seat” »
Critics say officials in the Chinese finance hub have used the sedition offence, which has roots in British colonial rule, to target government critics and stifle dissent. | Photo Credit: AFP Hong Kong police said on Saturday (August 31, 2024) that two people were arrested for sedition under a new national security law, accusing them…
Read More “Hong Kong arrests two for sedition under national security law” »
Russian officials have said Kyiv’s attack on the Kursk region will fail to divert Russian forces away from the east of Ukraine. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian forces have gained control of the Kirove settlement, known in Ukraine as Verezamske, in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, the defence ministry said on Saturday. Donetsk is one…
Read More “Russia says its forces seize another settlement in Ukraine’s Donetsk region” »
England’s Joe Root celebrates after reaching his 34th Test century, in the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Lord’s cricket ground on August 31, 2024 | Photo Credit: Action Images via Reuters It took the Yorkshireman past the 33 Test hundreds scored by Alastair Cook to make Root England’s greatest centurion in the game’s…
The test is more accurate than existing methods. Scientists have created a novel method for detecting brain cancer that is faster and less invasive than typical surgical biopsies. The newly developed ‘liquid biopsy’ uses only 100 microlitres of blood and can detect biomarkers associated with glioblastoma-the most prevalent and lethal type of brain tumour-in just…
Read More “This Blood Test Accurately Detects Fatal Brain Cancers In 60 Minutes” »
Bhubaneswar: The slowing of India’s economic growth to a 15-month low of 6.7 per cent in the April-June quarter was due to “lower” government spending in the wake of the enforcement of the model code of conduct for the recent Lok Sabha polls, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Saturday. The RBI had projected a…
Read More “RBI Governor On Two Factors That Pulled GDP Growth Rate Down” »
Image for representation only | Photo Credit: Reuters At least 47 Indians trapped in cyber scam centres in Laos have been rescued from Bokeo province of the country, the Indian Embassy in the Southeast Asian country said on Saturday (August 31, 2024). Indian authorities have been cautioning its nationals against fake job offers in Laos…
Read More “47 Indians rescued from cyber scam centres in Laos” »
Sukhbir Badal had earlier sought “unconditional forgiveness” for “all mistakes” (File) Amritsar: A day after the Akal Takht declared him guilty of religious misconduct, Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday appeared before the highest temporal seat of Sikhs and sought an apology for the “mistakes” committed by the party and its government…
The artist suffered a medical emergency while performing on stage. New York, United States: US rapper Fatman Scoop has died, his manager announced Saturday, after the 53-year-old artist suffered a medical emergency while performing on stage. Scoop, best known for the hit tracks “Be Faithful” and “It Takes Scoop,” collapsed on stage at Hamden Town…
Read More “US Rapper Fatman Scoop Collapses On Stage While Performing, Dies: Report” »
No fire or spark was reported, the AAI spokesperson said on Saturday. (Representational) Kolkata: A Bengaluru-bound IndiGo flight had to make an emergency landing at the Kolkata airport minutes after take-off on Friday night due to an engine failure, a senior official said. Flight 6E573 from Kolkata to Bangalore, which became airborne at 10.36 pm…
Read More “IndiGo Flight Makes Emergency Landing Minutes After Take Off Due To Engine Failure” »