The United Nations warned Thursday that two southern Sudan states were “on the brink of catastrophe” after a recent eruption of violence reportedly killed at least 80 people in one city. Renewed fighting broke out last week in the states of South Kordofan and Blue Nile between the army and a faction of the Sudan...
Priyanka Chopra’s brother Siddharth’s pre-wedding festivities are going on in full swing in Mumbai. On Thursday, the families participated in the sangeet ceremony. Priyanka Chopara looked gorgeous as ever in a shimmery blue lehenga. Like her mehendi-day look, she let her neckpiece do all the talking. Nick Jonas arrived in India on Thursday and joined the Chopras in their...
Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal has accused the BJP of trying to poach his party candidates ahead of counting of votes for Delhi tomorrow. Hitting back, the BJP has threatened to take legal action if AAP doesn’t drop the allegation. Mr Kejriwal, who has vowed to return as Chief Minister if his party wins...
A day after the Delhi poll, the BJP held a post-election review meeting on Friday. During the meeting, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva expressed confidence that the party will secure a major victory in the Delhi Assembly elections. He claimed that the party will win over 50 seats and form the government in the Capital....
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the economic policies of the erstwhile Congress governments. He said due to the wrong policies of the Congress, India’s sluggish growth rate came to be known as “Hindu rate of growth” in the past. Replying to the discussion in the Rajya Sabha on the...
Addressing the controversy surrounding the handcuffing and shackling of illegal migrants deported by the US, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today said, “Since 2012, the US rules provide for using ‘restraints’ on those being deported. Women and children are exempted.” The minister was making a suo motu statement in the Rajya Sabha following an outrage...
India on Thursday condemned the vandalism of Bangladesh’s founding leader, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s residence in Dhaka, calling the act “regrettable.” In response to media queries regarding the vandalism if Rahman’s residence, the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “It is regrettable that the historic residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, a symbol of the...
Swiggy reported on Wednesday that its consolidated losses widened to Rs 799 crore in the December quarter, compared to Rs 574 crore in the same period last year. Revenue from operations for Q3FY25 stood at Rs 3,993 crore, marking a 31% increase from Rs 3,049 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year....
President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the US from the UN Human Rights Council, prohibiting any future funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. Trump on Tuesday also directed the US to review its participation in the UN’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the body that uses culture and history as...
At a time when the first batch of illegal Indian immigrants were deported from the US under the Trump 2.0 administration, the Indian government is “seriously considering” enacting a new law, tentatively titled ‘Overseas Mobility (Facilitation and Welfare) Bill, 2024’, to establish an enabling framework which will promote “safe, orderly and regular migration for overseas...