As Sholay nears 50, Iran consulate pays a nostalgic tribute to film: ‘We still remember’ NEW DELHI: Reminiscing ‘Sholay’ in times of conflict, the Consulate General of Iran in Mumbai Tuesday took to X (formerly Twitter) to post about an Iranian newspaper’s coverage on the iconic Bollywood film awaiting its 50th anniversary.The Iranian embassy joined…
MEERUT: A 14-year-old girl died by suicide at her house days after she was gang-raped by three minors in Khurja area of Bulandshahr district. According to police, the boys, aged between 13 and 17 years, took the girl and her three-year-old brother out for a bike ride on June 28, but they instead took her…
BHUBANESWAR: A 19-year-old student suffered burns while trying to save his senior college mate, who set herself on fire in Odisha’s Balasore on July 12 after alleging sexual harassment against a faculty member. “She lit a matchstick. I rushed toward her, but the flames engulfed her instantly. They touched my face and clothes. I couldn’t…
JALANDHAR: The driver who fatally struck iconic marathoner Fauja Singh on Jalandhar-Pathankot national highway on Monday turned out to be a Canada-returned man who sped away after leaving the 114-year-old to die, Punjab police said on Wednesday.The suspect, Amritpal Singh Dhillon (26), was arrested from his home in Dasupur village, 20km from Jalandhar, on Tuesday….
NEW DELHI: From Isro missions to concept of atoms (‘parmanu’), the NCERT’s new Class 8 Science textbook called ‘Curiosity’ is trying to amalgamate traditional Indian knowledge with contemporary science in order to make students aware about India’s scientific legacy.In the chapter ‘Particulate Nature of Matter’, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) textbook…
Sian was arrested in Arizona on June 27. Court documents show that he also had operational ties with chemical suppliers linked to the Chinese Communist Party NEW DELHI: The US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has busted an ISI-China-Canada linked international drug cartel and arrested a notorious Indo-Canadian gangster, Opinder Singh Sian aka Thanos, running a…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the special committee constituted by the ministry of information and broadcasting to decide by Monday pleas opposing screening of censor board-cleared ‘Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder’ on the ground that the movie, based on the beheading of the Udaipur tailor for allegedly blaspheming Prophet Muhammad, marked shocking…
File photo: Apache attack helicopter NEW DELHI: The first consignment of three Apache attack helicopters from the US for the Indian Army is likely to reach the country on July 21 that will enhance the combat strength of the land force.The AH-64E, also known as “tanks in the air” due to its heavy-duty firepower, will…
JAMMU: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh high court on Tuesday rejected the bail application of an accused in a narco-terrorism case. The petitioner, although under 18 at the time of arrest, was declared to be tried as an adult owing to the grave nature of the offences and his level of maturity as assessed by…
MUMBAI: An IndiGo A320neo aircraft operating a flight from Delhi to Goa suffered an in-flight engine shutdown forcing a diversion to Mumbai on Wednesday night. Twin-engine aircraft can divert and land safely with one working engine.IndiGo flight 6E-6271 landed safely at the city airport around 10 pm, said sources .An IndiGo spokesperson, said, “A technical…
