Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, convicted of murdering a Yemeni citizen, is scheduled to be executed in Yemen on July 16, as per several media reports.Priya, 37, originally from Kerala’s Palakkad district, was sentenced to death for the 2017 murder of Yemeni national Talal Abdo Mehdi, who reportedly withheld her passport. According to court findings, Priya…
NEW DELHI: The central panel on air quality in Delhi-NCR has decided to delay the implementation of the fuel ban on end-of-life (EOL) or overage vehicles in Delhi till November 1, news agency PTI reported.EOL vehicles include diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years. “Direction 89 to be amended….
NEW DELHI: Alipore Court granted 14 days of judicial custody to the four accused in the South Calcutta Law College gang rape incident, ANI reported.The Kolkata Police has arrested the prime accused, Monojit Mishra, and two senior students of the law college, Zaib Ahmed and Pramit Mukherjee, and the institution’s security guard, Pinaki Banerjee, for…
Screenshot of Reuters’ X handle when it was blocked NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday firmly denied allegations made by Elon Musk-owned social media platform X that it had ordered to block international news channels, including @Reuters and @ReutersWorld, saying that it has “no intentions” to do so. In a sharp rebuttal, ministry of electronics and…
NEW DELHI: There’s a new player in Bengal politics, and he’s trying to rewrite the rules of the game. How often do you see a politician praising opposition leaders of bygone eras, lamenting their lack of recognition in history books, and, in the process, attempting to connect with party cadres? It’s early days, but newly…
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday questioned market regulator Sebi and the government for failing to protect the interest of small investors and check outflow of “illegal profits” made by US algorithm trading firm Jane Street through stock market manipulation.Addressing a press conference here, Congress’ head of social media department Supriya Shrinate said Jane Street,…
NEW DELHI: A day after the Maharashtra legislature’s privileges committee decided to issue a show cause notice to stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra, he responded defiantly on Tuesday with a post on X, saying, “Show-cause notice is your Privilege. Jokes are my Right.” The privileges committee has decided to send notices to both Kamra and Shiv…
LUCKNOW: In a breakthrough under Operation Chakra-V, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) busted a sophisticated cybercrime syndicate operating from Noida that was allegedly duping citizens of the United Kingdom and Australia through tech support scams. The syndicate’s key operative, Nishant Walia, a partner in the firm FirstIdea, was arrested during the operation and is…
Evening news wrap: DMK blames language barrier in school van tragedy; Trump hints at India trade deal Maharashtra transport minister Pratap Sarnaik defied his own government by joining an MNS protest and daring police to arrest him over denied rally permissions. A parliamentary panel questioned aviation officials over the AI-171 crash probe. In Tamil Nadu,…
NEW DELHI: Elon Musk-owned Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday expressed concern over the government order to block some accounts in India and said it is exploring all legal options available.“On July 3, 2025, the Indian government ordered X to block 2,355 accounts in India, including international news outlets like @Reuters and @ReutersWorld,…
