Horse racing: Thousands of racehorses killed in slaughterhouses
Thousands of racehorses are being sent to slaughterhouses in Britain and Ireland, a BBC Panorama investigation has found. | Read more|
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Opposition raises slogans as PM Modi introduces new ministers; ‘unhealthy behaviour’, says Rajnath
The monsoon session of Parliament began on a chaotic note with the opposition Congress blocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attempts to introduce his new council of ministers to the Lok Sabha. Following the uproar, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh accused the Congress of “breaking the tradition and starting an unh | Read more|
Navjot Sidhu, Basking In Win vs Amarinder Singh, Takes "Royal" Dig
Navjot Singh Sidhu, named new Punjab Congress chief despite Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's objection, posted tweets thanking the Gandhis for the "pivotal responsibility" and said his "journey has just begun". | Read more|
Pegasus: Spyware sold to governments 'targets activists'
Rights activists, journalists and lawyers around the world have been targeted with phone malware sold to authoritarian governments by an Israeli surveillance firm, media reports say. | Read more|
Delhi Cancels Kanwar Yatra, Day After UP Calls Off Religious Event
Kanwar Yatra has been called off in Delhi in view of the pandemic, just a day after the Uttar Pradesh government banned the religious event. No celebrations, processions or gatherings related to the yatra, scheduled from July 25, will be allowed in the national capital, said an official order on Sunday. | Read more|
British PM To Self-Isolate When Not Working As Minister Tests Covid+ve
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his finance minister Rishi Sunak will be limited to working from their offices and subject to daily COVID-19 testing after being identified as a contact of someone who tested positive for the virus.Health minister Sajid Javid on Saturday said he had tested positive for COVID-19. | Read more|
German Chancellor To Visit Flood-Affected Areas As Death Count Tops 180
Chancellor Angela Merkel is to visit flood-ravaged areas in Germany on Sunday to survey the damage and meet survivors, after days of extreme downpours in western Europe left at least 183 people dead and dozens missing. | Read more|
Haryana Extends Covid Lockdown Till July 26, Earlier Relaxations To Continue
The Haryana government on Sunday extended the coronavirus lockdown in the state by another week, till July 26, while allowing restaurants, bars and clubs to open for one more hour, up to 11 pm. According to the an order issued by Chief Secretary Vijai Vardhan, "The Mahamari Alert-Surakshit Haryana is extended for anoth | Read more|
Have an open mind on forging alliance for Uttar Pradesh polls: Priyanka Gandhi
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said her party is “open-minded” about forging an alliance with other political parties for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls. Asked whether the Congress will go it alone on all the 403 assembly seats in the state or align with some political party, the party | Read more|
Danish Siddiqui’s body to be buried at graveyard of Jamia Millia Islamia
The body of Danish Siddiqui, the Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist who was killed in Afghanistan, will be buried at the Jamia graveyard, Jamia Millia Islamia said on Sunday. The graveyard is usually reserved for bodies of Jamia employees, their spouses and minor children but the university vice-chancellor has said | Read more|
Punjab Congress MPs Against Navjot Sidhu Promotion To Meet Sonia Gandhi
The Navjot Sidhu versus Amarinder Singh issue is back again on Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's plate as a group of Punjab MPs supporting the Chief Minster have sought an appointment with her to push their case, sources said. | Read more|
Rain fury claims 25 lives as fifth thunderstorm in a month batters Mumbai
Twenty five people have died in rain-related incidents as incessant heavy downpour overnight during a major thunderstorm pummeled Mumbai, causing severe water logging and traffic disruptions in the financial capital on Sunday, news agency PTI reported quoting officials. The Western Railway and Central Railway briefly s | Read more|
OYO Raises $660 Million Term Loan Funding To Repay Past Debts
Hospitality company Oyo Hotels and Homes raised debt funding of $660 million from global institutional investors through the term loan funding (TLB) route, according to a statement released by the firm. | Read more|
US Hands Over First 2 Of 24 MH-60R Maritime Helicopters To Indian Navy
he Indian Navy has received two MH-60R multi-role helicopters from the US, in a boost to its combat capabilities. | Read more|
Ashraf Ghani slams Pakistan for Afghan crisis
With Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan listening, Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani on Friday lashed out at him and Pakistan’s military for supporting the Taliban. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar slammed Islamabad for “blocking connectivity” with landlocked Afghanistan. | Read more|
Farmers Knock Down Barricades In Haryana At Protest Against Sedition Case
Police barricades were knocked down in Haryana's Sirsa this afternoon as farmers began their demonstration against a sedition case and arrests that followed. Despite a massive deployment of paramilitary troops, the protesters continued to demonstrate. | Read more|
First case of Covid-19 registered in Tokyo Olympic Village week before the tournament
A Covid-19 infection has been discovered in the Olympic Village in Tokyo, Japan a week before the start of the games, officials have confirmed. The tournament is set to be held without spectators and under strict health protocols. | Read more|
Biden to host Iraq’s prime minister at White House on July 26
U.S. President Joe Biden will host Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi at the White House on July 26, the White House said on Friday. | Read more|
'Hollywood Ripper' Michael Gargiulo sentenced to death for murders
A convicted murderer nicknamed the "Hollywood Ripper" has been sentenced to death for the killings of two women in the 2000s. | Read more|
PM Modi, Sharad Pawar Meet For Nearly 50 Minutes
Sharad Pawar, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief, met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the latter's residence. The meeting last 50 minutes, sources said. | Read more|
3 Dead As 30 People Fall Into Well In Madhya Pradesh
At least three people have died after about 30 villagers fell into a well during a rescue operation in Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha district on Thursday, the police said. Nineteen people have been rescued and rushed to a hospital. | Read more|
Taliban offers ceasefire for return of prisoners
The Taliban have proposed a three-month ceasefire in Afghanistan in return for the release of 7,000 captured fighters, a government official said. Nader Nadery, an Afghan government negotiator, described the proposal as a "big demand". | Read more|
WHO declares 3rd wave of Covid-19 pandemic
The World Health Organization is warning that the Covid-19 pandemic has entered the "early stages of a third wave" as the fast-spreading Delta variant of the virus causes cases to spike, wiping out progress made through vaccines. | Read more|
‘Terrorists may pose threat’, Delhi Police prohibits paragliders, hot-air balloons till Independence Day
Delhi Police Commissioner Balaji Srivastava Thursday issued an order prohibiting flying of “sub-conventional aerial platforms” like paragliders, paramotors, UAV, hot-air balloons and para-jumping from aircraft in Delhi until Independence Day. | Read more|
Mumbai Cop Caught On Camera Feeding Cake To Criminal, Probe Ordered
An inquiry was ordered on Thursday after a viral video showed a senior inspector posted in suburban Jogeshwari feeding cake to a notorious criminal during the latter's birthday celebration. | Read more|
Nuclear reactor shut down manually in Belgium following possible hydrogen leak
Belgium’s Doel 2 nuclear reactor was manually shut down overnight Wednesday, after its operator suspected there was a hydrogen leak in the generator, the nation’s nuclear watchdog AFCN/FANK has said. | Read more|
Ex-Shia Board chief booked for ‘raping’ former employee’s wife, case registered
Former Shia Waqf Board Chairman Wasim Rizvi has been booked for rape after a woman, whose husband used to work for him, lodged a complaint. | Read more|
Reconsider Kanwar Yatra, "Right To Life Paramount": Supreme Court To UP
Ruling that the health and right to life of citizens is paramount, the Supreme Court today asked the Uttar Pradesh government to reconsider its decision to allow the Kanwar Yatra amid the coronavirus pandemic. " | Read more|
After Foreign Minister S Jaishankar's Firm Message On Ladakh Situation, China's Reply
With India firmly conveying to China that the prolongation of the existing situation in eastern Ladakh was visibly impacting the bilateral ties in a "negative manner", Beijing said today that it is ready to seek a "mutually acceptable solution" to the issues that require "urgent treatment" through negotiation. During t | Read more|
Uttar Pradesh’s handling of second Covid wave unprecedented: PM Modi in Varanasi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday lauded the Uttar Pradesh government for successfully handling the second wave of Coronavirus pandemic. During his address, PM Modi also lauded Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s leadership skills. “The way in which UP has controlled the second Covid wave and stopped | Read more|
Navjot Singh Sidhu Likely To Be Named Punjab Congress Chief: Sources
Navjot Singh Sidhu is likely to be appointed as chief of the Congress' Punjab unit shortly, sources said Thursday afternoon, as the party closes in on a formula to quell the intense infighting that has endangered its campaign for next year's Assembly election. | Read more|
Mamata Banerjee Plans Trip To Meet Sonia Gandhi, Other Opposition Chiefs
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be in Delhi on July 25 as political activity, targeted at the 2024 national elections, spikes in the national capital, sources said. This is the first visit of Ms Banerjee after her landslide victory in the Bengal assembly elections in May. The victory, achieved in face of the | Read more|
Coronavirus : India records 41,806 new Covid-19 cases, 581 deaths in last 24 hours
India, in the last 24 hours, recorded 41,806 new Covid-19 cases, a slight increase from Tuesday’s 38,792. The country also witnessed 581 Covid-related deaths on Wednesday. There are currently 4,32,041 active cases across India. Kerala continues to be the top contributor, reporting 15,637 new cases — the highest in | Read more|
China Senior Diplomat Urges Pakistan To Investigate Bus Blast
Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi urged Pakistan to investigate a blast on a bus that killed 13 people, including nine Chinese workers, but stopped short of calling it an attack, according to a post on Thursday on the foreign ministry's website. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson called the Wednesday blast a bomb at | Read more|
Sedition Law "Colonial", Why Don't You Drop It, Supreme Court Asks Centre
Describing the British-era sedition law as "colonial", the Supreme Court today questioned whether the law was "still necessary after 75 years of Independence". The law is a serious threat to the functioning of institutions and holds "enormous power" for misuse with no accountability for the executive, the court said, c | Read more|