Naval Mig-29K engine fire, pilots safe
The aircraft that crashed was a trainer version of the fighter jet. The aircraft was on a routine mission when it suffered an engine fire, according to Navy spokesperson An…
Punjab: Dalit man tied to pillar, beaten, forced to drink urine; succumbs to injuries
He was admitted to PGIMER and his legs were amputated. Chandigarh: A 37-year-old Dalit man, who was mercilessly thrashed and forced to drink urine in Punjab’s Sangrur district, succumbed to…
Amit Shah asks CRPF to go after “urban Naxals and their facilitators”
Union Home Minister asks the force to carry out an effective campaign against Left Wing Extremism Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday visited the CRPF headquarters on Friday and…
Top events today: Chidambaram’s bail plea, Daiichi Sankyo verdict, and more
From petitions on uniform civil code to odd-even in Delhi, here are the top events for the day HC order on Chidambaram’s bail plea in INX Media case likely on…
Delhi-NCR continues to breathe toxic air, pollution nears ’emergency’ zone
In NCR, Ghaziabad (467), Greater Noida (462), Gurgaon (447), Faridabad (446) and Noida (470) also reeled under the toxic smog The air quality in Delhi-NCR remained in “severe” category on…
Odd-Even to end today: No decision on extension even as Delhi air quality dips to severe
The anti-pollution measure Odd-Even scheme kicked in on November 4 and is scheduled to end on November 15, if not extended by the Delhi government. No decision was taken on…
Air pollution caused 500,000 deaths in 2016; 97k died due to coal burning
It said coal phase-out is essential, not only as a key measure to mitigate climate change, but also to reduce morbidity and mortality from air pollution. More than five lakh…
Union Cabinet recommends Prez Rule in Maharashtra amid stalemate
State Guv said ‘Govt of Maharashtra cannot be carried on…’ submits report ‘as contemplated by provisions of Article 356 (President’s Rule)’. Mumbai: Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari on Tuesday recommended…
Saudi Arabia labels feminism, homosexuality, atheism as ‘extremist ideas’
Nearly dozen women’s right advocates were detained weeks before ban on driving — which they had campaigned against — was lifted last year. Dubai: A promotional video published by Saudi…
Uber CEO calls Khashoggi murder ‘a mistake’, says sorry after critics slam him
Khosrowshahi later said he regretted his comments, made during an interview with Axios on HBO. New York: Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is being criticized for calling the murder of a…