King Charles III formally anoints Rishi Sunak as the UK’s new Prime Minister
London: Sunak’s first task will be to restore Britain's international financial credibility after outgoing leader Truss's plan for unfunded tax cuts and a costly energy price guarantee spooked the bond market
PTI / 25 Oct, 2022
TM police arrests five in connection to car explosion
Coimbatore: The police had seized material like potassium nitrate, used in making country bombs, that were meant for "future" use from the home of the house of Mubeen
PTI / 25 Oct, 2022
Delhiites defy firecrackers ban on Diwali night; Air quality ‘very poor’ but better than past years
New Delhi: The air quality in Delhi on the morning after Diwali was recorded in the 'very poor' category but the situation was relatively better than previous years
PTI / 25 Oct, 2022
Cyclone Sitrang hits Bangladesh; India’s north east states on high alert
Kolkata: Sitrang made landfall between Tinkona island and Sandwip near Barisal in Bangladesh between 9.30 pm and 11.30 pm on Monday
PTI / 25 Oct, 2022
Who is Rishi Sunak?
London/New Delhi: Some facts about the 42-year-old former chancellor set to become Britain's first Indian-origin Prime Minister
PTI / 24 Oct, 2022
PM Modi: “From the victorious land of Kargil, I wish a very happy Diwali to everyone”
Kargil: Spending Diwali with the armed forces in Kargil, the prime minister said a nation is safe when its borders are secure, the economy strong and the society full of confidence
PTI / 24 Oct, 2022
Alert sounded in Tripura in wake of cyclone ‘Sitrang’: CM
Agartala: Cyclone ‘Sitrang’ to bring in extremely heavy rain in many parts of the Northeastern states
PTI / 24 Oct, 2022
Diyas made from cow dung add sparkle at Deepotsav in Ayodhya
Lucknow: Around 15.76 lakh diyas were lit at the sixth edition of Deepotsav on the banks of the Saryu during the celebrations creating a Guinness World Record
PTI / 24 Oct, 2022
Indian Descent Rishi Sunak close to becoming British PM
London: Sunak’s parents are African-born Hindu of Punjabi Indian descent.
In August 2009, Sunak married Akshata Murthy, the daughter of the Indian billionaire N. R. Narayana Murthy, the founder of Infosys
Cyclone Sitrang likely to become severe cyclonic storm
Kolkata/Bhubaneswar: It will mainly affect the Sunderbans spread over West Bengal and Bangladesh as tidal waves are likely to reach a height of six metres owing to the twin effect of the weather system and new moon
PTI / 24 Oct, 2022
Pumpkin replacing poppy cultivation in Arunachal village
Tezu (Arunachal Pradesh): The government's war against opium in the past few years and the schemes taken up by it have resulted in its farmers taking up cultivation of cash crops like ginger, mustard and tea, besides pumpkin
PTI / 24 Oct, 2022
Rishi Sunak to make history as UK’s first Indian-origin PM
London: The 42-year-old former chancellor, a devout Hindu, was comfortably in the lead, having secured the public backing of over half the 357 Tory MPs way above the 100 minimum required to make the shortlist.
PTI / 24 Oct, 2022
