NEW DELHI: At least 117 people have lost their lives across Uttar Pradesh after relentless rain, lightning and thunderstorms battered several parts of the state over the past 36 to 48 hours. The incident has prompted the Uttar Pradesh government to announce compensation of Rs 4 lakh each for the families of the deceased.Uttar Pradesh…
Virat Kohli (Video grabs) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli produced one of his most complete T20 knocks in recent memory on Wednesday, smashing an unbeaten 105 off 60 balls to guide Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a six-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2026. But alongside the century, it was Kohli’s animated conversation with Manish…
Trump invites Xi to White House after Beijing summit talks (Image credit: AP) US President Donald Trump wrapped up talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing by extending a formal invitation to Xi and China’s First Lady Peng Liyuan to visit the White House on September 24.The meeting, held at the Great Hall of…
America turns 250 this year. Laird & Co., the New Jersey distillery still run by the Laird family, beat that milestone by 78 years. According to a Wall Street Journal feature on the family, it has been making apple brandy in Colts Neck since 1698, and George Washington was reportedly a fan of its signature…
Experts Reveal Which Night-Time Skincare Products Are the Best for Anti-Ageing When the city lights dim and the day finally slows down, your skin begins its most powerful transformation. While you rest, your skin quietly switches into repair mode by working behind the scenes to undo the damage caused by pollution, sun exposure, stress and…
NEW DELHI: Former Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee faced heavy sloganeering at the Calcutta high court on Thursday when she appeared as counsel in a public interest litigation (PIL) concerning alleged post-poll violence following the recently concluded Assembly elections in the state.Dressed in a traditional black advocate’s jacket and white collar-band over her signature white…
NEW DELHI: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday for the Brics foreign ministers’ meeting aboard an aircraft carrying a pointed message from Tehran: Minab168. The inscription on the plane is a reference to the 168 schoolchildren Iran says were killed in a US strike on a school in Minab on…
NEW DELHI: V D Satheesan was named the next Kerala chief minister on Thursday, ending a decade-long rule of the Left Democratic Front led by Pinarayi Vijayan in the state.The Congress announced his name after 10 days of suspense over the top leadership role, with the decision pending since May 4 following the assembly election…
Former West Bengal chief minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee, wearing a lawyer’s court, arrives at the Calcutta high court. KOLKATA: Former West Bengal chief minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee, wearing a lawyer’s court, arrived at the Calcutta high court to appear before chief justice HC Sujoy Pal, in connection with the post-poll violence…
NEW DELHI: In the past 24 hours, two India-bound ships carrying LPG crossed the Strait of Hormuz, taking the total number of such vessels to 13. The two ships are foreign-flagged vessels.Officials said the Marshall Islands-flagged LPG carrier Symi transited through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday and it’s proceeding with a crew of 21,…