New Delhi: The Home Ministry has banned the People’s Anti-Fascist Front (PAFF), a proxy outfit of the terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed, for its involvement in terror acts in Jammu and Kashmir and elsewhere. The Union Home Ministry also designated Arbaz Ahmad Mir, a Lashkar-e-Taiba member, as an individual terrorist under the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) … Read more
New Delhi: Eyewitness Nidhi, who was riding pillion with Anjali Singh, the 20-year-old who died after her scooty was hit by a car that dragged her for several kilometers in the national capital on New Year’s Day, was earlier arrested in a drug smuggling case, Delhi Police said. Nidhi was arrested in Agra in a … Read more
Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, who miraculously escaped a horrific car accident last week, has successfully undergone a knee surgery at a Mumbai hospital, according to the BCCI sources. “Rishabh Pant has successfully undergone a knee ligament surgery on Friday. He will be under observation. Further course of action and rehabilitation will be advised by Dr … Read more
New Delhi: Tata Group-owned Air India CEO Campbell Wilson on Saturday apologized for a flyer urinating on a fellow female passenger on a flight from New York in November, and said four cabin crew and a pilot have been de-rostered and the airline is reviewing the policy of serving alcohol on flights. Facing backlash for … Read more
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken praised the work of the US-India Alliance for Women’s Economic Empowerment, which brings together the private sector and civil society to support women in building their businesses, and stated that Google India has committed to mentoring 1 million Indian women entrepreneurs. READ | PM Modi’s massive education push; Yale, … Read more
Team India mostly has a new crop of cricketers in its squad, which is presently playing a 03 – match T20I series against Sri Lanka without the two most celebrated Indian cricketers, hitman Sharma and Virat Kohli. The team is led by the Gujarat Titans hero, Hardik Pandya with Suryakumar Yadav as his deputy. The … Read more
Mumbai: The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) has decided to postpone the 23rd edition of the awards which was previously scheduled to take place in February 2023 in Abu Dhabi. Taking to Instagram, IIFA shared a post and announced the news which they captioned, “The prominent celebration of Indian Cinema with IIFA has been rescheduled … Read more
Kevin McCarthy was named as the new speaker of the US House of Representatives on Saturday, ending days of bitter Republican infighting that ground the lower chamber of Congress to a standstill. The 57-year-old Californian needed a simple majority to be elected as Washington’s top legislator, who presides over House business and is second in … Read more
Tehran: Iran executed two men on Saturday after they were convicted of killing a paramilitary force member during protests sparked by the death in custody of a young woman, the judiciary said. The latest killings double the number executed so far in connection with the nationwide protests. Two men were put to death in December, … Read more
Mumbai: The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) headed by Prasoon Joshi has cleared the much talked about Shahrukh-Deepika starrer ‘Pathaan’. The film is now ready for its release on January 25 this year. READ | Pathaan Row: Censor board suggests changes to songs & film CBFC has cleared the release of the film with … Read more
New Delhi: Delhi today recorded a minimum temperature of 2.2 degrees Celsius, five degrees below the average and the season’s lowest so far, according to the India Meteorological Department. Very dense fog reduced visibility at Palam to around 50 metres, affecting road and rail traffic. The visibility at the Palam observatory near the Indira Gandhi … Read more
Dejan Lovren, a centre back who has rejoined Lyon in France, on Friday denied he sang fascist songs after Croatian victories in the World Cup or made homophobic tweets. “I was attacked,” the 33-year-old former Liverpool player told AFP in an interview in Lyon, where he also played from 2010-13. “They distort in a negative … Read more
Ukraine: Russian and Ukrainian forces exchanged artillery fire at the front line in Ukraine on Friday, even after Moscow said it had ordered its troops to stop shooting for a unilateral truce that was firmly rejected by Kyiv. President Vladimir Putin ordered the 36-hour ceasefire from midday on Friday to observe Russian Orthodox Christmas. Ukraine … Read more
India has taken a step toward allowing leading foreign universities such as Yale, Oxford and Stanford to set up campuses and award degrees as part of an overhaul of the South Asian nation’s higher education. READ | Foreign universities will operate functions as per Indian rules: UGC Chairman on regulations to set up HEIs Regulator … Read more
UP CM Yogi Adityanath is on a two-day visit to Mumbai. Many film actors, directors and singers including Jackie Shroff, Suniel Shetty, Kailash Kher, and Sonu Nigam met Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath in Mumbai on Thursday. The agenda of the meeting was to discuss shooting and investment prospects in Noida Film City. The … Read more