US Journalist Dies Days After Brief Detention In Qatar Over Rainbow Shirt
Grant, 48, collapsed while covering the quarterfinal match between Argentina and the Netherlands at the Lusail Iconic Stadium on Friday. | Read more|
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"Made A Huge Mistake": Delhi Congress Defector Apologises In 2 AM Video
Mr Mehdi's about turn came after he was slammed by party workers for jumping ship. | Read more|
A Pakistan Angle In India Abstaining From A UN Vote
The 15-nation Council, currently being presided over by India, voted on the resolution on Friday that was tabled by the US and Ireland to create a sanctions carve-out that exempted humanitarian efforts. | Read more|
Cyclone Mandous Uproots Trees, Leaves Chennai Roads Waterlogged: 10 Facts
Twelve districts of Tamil Nadu, parts of Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh have been affected by the cyclone. | Read more|
"India Won't Be US Ally, Will Be Another Great Power": White House Official
India-US relationship, the top White House official asserted, is not simply built on anxiety around China. | Read more|
"Dismissed": Supreme Court Won't Share Details Of Judges' Appointment Meet
A petition had sought details of a Collegium meeting on December 12, 2018, on the appointment of two judges, which were never made public. | Read more|
1 Chief Minister, Many Contenders: Himachal Congress' Big Meet Today
The frontrunner for the Chief Minister's post is Congress's Himachal Pradesh chief Pratibha Singh, the wife of Virbhadra Singh. | Read more|
Gujarat results: BJP election win cements Modi's dominance in India
Incumbent politicians in India are among the most vulnerable in the world. | Read more|
Watch: Celebrations Begin As Dimple Yadav Wins High-Stakes Mainpuri Seat
Both Dimple and Akhilesh Yadav had campaigned extensively for the election. | Read more|
Naveen Patnaik's Candidate Wins Key Odisha Election By 42, 679 Votes
After the end of the 23rd round of counting, Barsha Singh Bariha secured a total 1,20,807 votes, while Purohit bagged 78,128 votes, the Election Commission said. | Read more|
TikTok sued by Indiana over security and safety concerns
The popular social media app TikTok has been sued by the US state of Indiana. | Read more|
Mohsen Shekari: Iran carries out first execution over protests
Iran has announced the first execution of a protester convicted over the recent anti-government unrest. | Read more|
Brittney Griner: Russia frees US basketball star in swap with arms dealer Bout
The US and Russia have exchanged jailed US basketball star Brittney Griner for notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout, held in an American prison for 12 years. | Read more|
"I Respect The Mandate": Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur Resigns
With the Congress set to cross the majority mark in the 68-member Himachal Pradesh Assembly, the chief minister earlier said he respects the mandate and is going to hand over his resignation to the governor. | Read more|
AAP Wins Civic Polls, Unseats BJP After 15 Years
The AAP has won the elections to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD Election), dislodging the BJP from power after 15 years. The Arvind Kejriwal-led party has vowed to improve civic amenities. | Read more|
Amazon Plans To Sack 20,000 Employees After Over-Hiring During Pandemic: Report
In the coming months, Amazon may lay off around 20,000 employees, including corporate executives, reported ComputerWorld. | Read more|
AAP, Trinamool's Surprise Appearance At Congress-Led Strategy Meet
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's meeting of opposition parties this morning at parliament featured two unexpected participants - the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Trinamool Congress. | Read more|
President Zelensky Meets Ukrainian Soldiers At Front Lines In Donbas, Kharkiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited troops close to front lines in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday and expressed thanks to everyone involved in the war effort to mark the country's Armed Forces Day. | Read more|
Germany arrests 25 accused of plotting coup
Twenty-five people have been arrested in raids across Germany on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government. The group of far-right and ex-military figures are said to have prepared to storm the parliament building, the Reichstag, and seize power. | Read more|
Spanish train collision outside Barcelona injures scores
At least 155 people have been injured after two trains collided on the outskirts of Barcelona, emergency services have said. | Read more|
China abandons key parts of zero-Covid strategy after protests
China is lifting its most severe Covid policies - including forcing people into quarantine camps - just a week after landmark protests against the strict controls. | Read more|
India Could Soon Experience Heat Waves Beyond Human Survival Limit
Severe heat waves, responsible for thousands of deaths across India over the last few decades, are increasing with alarming frequency and soon the country could become one of the first places in the world to experience heat waves that break the human survivability limit, according to a new report. | Read more|
Indonesia passes criminal code banning sex outside of marriage
Indonesia's parliament on Tuesday approved a new criminal code that will make sex outside of marriage punishable by up to a year in prison. | Read more|
Meta threatens to remove US news content
Meta has threatened to remove news content from Facebook in the US. | Read more|
Russian missile strikes disrupt Ukrainian military logistics
Strikes by Russian missiles in multiple regions of Ukraine targeted its ability to transport troops and their Western-supplied weapons, as well as equipment to the front lines, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said. | Read more|
India’s G20 Presidency is a unique opportunity, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired an All Party meeting yesterday to discuss aspects relating to India’s G20 Presidency. | Read more|
Putin drives over repaired Crimean Bridge
President Vladimir Putin visited the Crimean Bridge on Monday, meeting construction workers and driving over its restored section. | Read more|
German Minister By His Side, S Jaishankar Targets Europe Over Russian Oil
India on Monday stoutly defended its import of crude oil from Russia amid the Ukraine conflict with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar asserting that New Delhi's procurement was just one-sixth of the European purchase in the last nine months, in comments that came as a G7 price cap on Russian crude at $60 a barrel | Read more|
"Go After Big Fish, Global Drug Mafia": Finance Minister Tells Intelligence Body
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday asked enforcement agencies to go after 'big fish' and catch those global mafia who control the operation of sending 'mountains' of illegal drugs into the country. | Read more|
US lawmakers to probe ‘secret’ Biden-Saudi oil deal
As per news report of Rt.com, the top-ranking Republican on the US House Oversight and Reform Committee has announced an investigation into whether President Joe Biden forged a secret agreement with Saudi Arabia to help Democrats in November’s midterm elections by driving down oil prices. | Read more|
Ukraine war: Oil prices rise as cap on Russian crude looms
Oil prices have risen after major producers agreed to continue to cut output and the G7 and its allies agreed to cap the price of Russian oil. | Read more|
Haiti: Inside the capital city taken hostage by brutal gangs
In Port-au-Prince you cannot see the boundaries, but you must know where they are. Your life may depend on it. Competing gangs are carving up the Haitian capital, kidnapping, raping, and killing at will. | Read more|
"Official Not Taking Calls" - Akhilesh Yadav Party's Poll Charge
Bypolls in one Lok Sabha seat and six Assembly constituencies are being held today. The most prominent among them is Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri parliamentary seat, vacated due to the death of Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav. | Read more|
What PM Said On Election Commission Shortly After Voting In Ahmedabad
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today cast his vote in the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections in Ahmedabad. The PM was seen walking to the polling booth at Nishan Public School to a cheering crowd. He greeted the people on the way and stood in queue awaiting his turn to vote. | Read more|
Iran to disband morality police amid ongoing protests, says attorney general
Iran's morality police, which is tasked with enforcing the country's Islamic dress code, is being disbanded, the country's attorney general says. | Read more|