NEW DELHI: The 256 Delhi-bound passengers of Air India stuck in Milan since last Friday will finally be able to reach India in time for Diwali celebrations. AI has decided to operate a special flight on Sunday (Oct 19) to fly them home in time for the festival of lights, instead of the original alternate…
NEW DELHI: Train services on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway were cancelled on Sunday due to heavy rains and multiple landslides, while the India Meteorological Department warned of a developing low-pressure system in the Bay of Bengal that could intensify into a deep depression, prompting fishing advisories in Tamil Nadu’s coastal regions.Southern Railway reported multiple “earth…
Donald Trump has claimed assurance from PM Narendra Modi that India will stop buying Russian crude oil. Russia maintains its position as one of the world’s primary crude oil producers and exporters. While the Ministry of External Affairs has firmly denied knowledge of a call on this matter between the two leaders, it is important…
The Assad government carried out a secret two-year operation to move thousands of bodies from one of Syria’s largest known mass graves to a hidden site in the remote desert, Reuters has found.The operation, called “Operation Move Earth,” moved bodies from a grave in Qutayfah to a new grave in the Dhumair desert. It ran…
Afghanistan’s captain Rashid Khan (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan, File) Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan has removed Lahore Qalandars from his social media bio, following his country’s decision to withdraw from the upcoming tri-nation T20I series in Pakistan. The withdrawal comes in protest against recent Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan, which reportedly killed eight civilians, including three young cricketers….
The federal government shutdown in the United States is moving closer to becoming the second longest in history, with no signs of a breakthrough. Some lawmakers have even warned that it could soon surpass the record 35-day shutdown that took place during US President Donald Trump’s first term.The standoff began on October 1. DRONE VISUALS:…
NEW DELHI: Afghanistan cricket captain Rashid Khan has removed Lahore Qalandars from his social media bio on X following Pakistani aerial strikes that killed eight civilians, including three local cricketers, in Paktika Province, Afghanistan. The victims were attacked after returning from a friendly match in Sharana, the provincial capital.The cricketers who lost their lives were…
Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire after several days of deadly cross-border clashes, Qatar’s foreign ministry said on Sunday. The announcement came after at least 10 people were killed in Pakistani airstrikes that followed an earlier truce. “During the negotiations, the two sides agreed to an immediate ceasefire and the establishment of…
Former Maoists watch TV at the police centre JAGDALPUR: They couldn’t sleep. Not under the roof, not on the mattresses, not with the hum of ceiling fans or the whir of traffic. For 210 former Maoists who surrendered on Friday in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar after decades in the jungle, the first night of peace was sleepless.Used…
NEW DELHI: The government’s in-principle go ahead to setting up of an apex federal agency for planning and monitoring of all modes of surface transport, railways, shipping, civil aviation and mass transit at national level, and logistics sector is set to bring a paradigm shift in the country’s infrastructure planning and accelerated development. The new…
