Rahul Gandhi still has time to seek apology from the nation, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said on Thursday, after a Gujarat court rejected the Congress leader’s plea seeking a stay on his conviction in a defamation case
Assam, Arunachal sign agreement on border dispute in presence of Amit Shah
Assam and Arunachal Pradesh governments on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) here in the national capital in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to resolve the long pending border dispute along the boundaries of both northeastern states.
‘Grenades lobbed by terrorists possibly led to truck catching fire, killing 5’
Army jawans on Thursday said a fire in an army truck in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed the lives of five personnel, was caused likely by grenades lobbed by terrorists. The army released a statement on the incident, saying the vehicle was fired upon by terrorists after which it erupted in flames, possibly due to the lobbing of grenades by the terrorists.
Goods train derails in Krishnagiri, rail traffic disrupted
A goods train derailed in Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu on Friday, affecting rail traffic, Southern Railway officials said. The accident happened at Rayakottai in the Bengaluru division, prompting the Southern Railway to immediately cancel four trains.
Jaishankar meets Guterres, to protect Indians in Sudan
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has plunged into a round of diplomacy to help resolve the Sudan crisis and protect Indians there, meeting Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and consulting several foreign ministers as international efforts ramped up on the eve of Ramadan.
Judiciary cannot re-write Constitution, says Shehbaz Sharif
Amid an ongoing Constitutional and political crisis in the country, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged the judiciary to reassess its role and become the protector of Constitution
New Zealand annual inflation growth slows to 6.7% in March
New Zealand’s consumer price index increased 6.7 per cent in the 12 months to March 2023, compared to a 7.2 per cent increase recorded a year earlier, according to figures released on Thursday by the national statistics department.
Death toll rises to 43 in Ecuador landslide
The death toll from a March 26 landslide in central Ecuador’s Chimborazo province rose to 43, the Attorney General’s Office has said. The agency said on social media on Wednesday that it had “ordered the removal of 4 (more) bodies from the landslide in #Alausi,” a rural district in the country’s Andean region, Xinhua news agency reported.
Lucknow downs Rajasthan
Lucknow Super Giants held their nerves as they defended the lowest target of this season of the IPL to defeat Rajasthan Royals by 10 runs at the Sawai Mansingh stadium in Jaipur. Batting first, in a tricky Jaipur wicket, an opening partnership of 82 runs helped the Giants put up a score of 154/7.
Swiatek enters Stuttgart quarters
World No.1 Iga Swiatek defeated China’s Zheng Qinwen in the Round of 16 at the ongoing Stuttgart Open on Thursday to advance into the quarter-finals. Swiatek was returning to the court after a break of more than one month due to her rib injury.