No role in Taliban presser that kept women out NEW DELHI: Amid a growing controversy over absence of women journalists from a press meet of visiting Afghan foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Friday, Taliban head of political office Suhail Shaheen on Saturday denied allegations that women scribes were deliberately kept out. “It was done…
DEHRADUN: In what is being termed an unprecedented series of recusals, another judge has decided to withdraw from a case involving Uttarakhand-cadre Indian Forest Service officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi. Justice Alok Verma of the Uttarakhand high court became the 16th judge to recuse from Chaturvedi’s case, and the second one within a fortnight. Verma’s recusal order,…
Sergio Gor presented an autographed photo of PM Modi and Trump NEW DELHI: In a rare gesture, amidst efforts to repair India-US ties, PM Modi Saturday received US ambassador-designate Sergio Gor, who delivered a message to him from President Donald Trump in the form of a framed photograph of their White House press conference earlier…
JAMMU: A 17-year-old girl died after being hit by an unknown vehicle in Kathua on Friday night while at least 10 people were injured when their vehicle was hit by a landslide at Sigdi Balana area of Kishtwar district on Saturday, police said.Police said the victim in the first accident, Kritika Pansotra, was the daughter…
Earthquake of magnitude 5 jolts Afghanistan A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck Pakistan on Saturday evening, according to the national centre for seismology (NCS). The quake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km, making the region susceptible to aftershocks.In a post on X, the NCS stated: “EQ of M: 5.0, On: 11/10/2025 20:23:57 IST, Lat: 31.19…
Scenes at the emergency services (X) A community gathering that began as a festive, peaceful homecoming event ended in tragedy on Friday night, after gunfire erupted near midnight in the small town of Leland, Mississippi, killing four people and injuring at least 12 others. The shooting occurred on Main Street, shortly after a homecoming football…
An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 magnitude occurred near the Philippines’ southern coastline on Saturday night, according to the United States Geological Survey.The seismic activity was detected 59 kilometres (37 miles) below the surface, approximately 10 kilometers from the town of Cagwait in Surigao del Sur province.No casualties or damage to infrastructure has been reported for…
US ambassador-designate Sergio Gor meets PM Modi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met US Ambassador-designate Sergio Gor in New Delhi, marking the first high-level interaction between the two since Gor’s Senate confirmation as the next American envoy to India. The meeting comes amid ongoing trade tensions and hopes for renewed momentum in…
India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) Yashasvi Jaiswal’s dream run in Test cricket continues. The young opener struck a superb 175 against the West Indies in the second and final Test at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, further establishing himself as India’s next big batting star. Jaiswal’s innings was a mix of patience, control,…
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday said that the Prime Minister is not bigger than the country and that he went on the Operation Sindoor delegation “not for the Prime Minister, but for the country.” Speaking to the news agency ANI, Owaisi said, “Political battle will…