File photo (Picture credit: AP) Asian markets slipped on Thursday after briefly hitting record highs, as rising oil prices and uncertainty over US-Iran peace talks dampened investor sentiment.Japan’s benchmark index surged past a historic milestone before reversing course. The Nikkei 225 briefly crossed the 60,000 mark for the first time, touching 60,013.98, but later fell…
Chennai: Madras high court on Thursday disposed of a plea moved by Chennai Harbour TVK candidate Sinora Ashok alleging a death threat involving DMK minister P K Sekar Babu. The court closed the plea after city police said adequate security had already been provided to Ashok.Recording the submissions of the police, Justice M Nirmal Kumar…
BJP National President Nitin Nabin during roadshow from the airport to the BJP state headquarters saw large crowds lining the route. Eleven welcome stages were set up by party units in Jaipur Traffic Jam during the BJP National President Nitin Nabin during roadshow in Jaipur BJP National President Nitin Nabin during roadshow from the airport…
Lucknow: Union minister Annpurna Devi on Sunday attacked opposition parties over their stance on the Nari Shakti Vandan Amendment Bill, saying Apr 17 would be remembered as a “black day” for opposing women’s empowerment.Addressing press at the BJP office here, she said under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, significant strides had been made since 2014 in…
LONDON: More than 500 police officers raided an “Islamic sect” on Wednesday and arrested 10 members for various offences, including rape, sexual assault and human trafficking.The officers, under the watch of a police helicopter, raided the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light (AROPL) headquarters situated at a former orphanage, Webb House, Crewe, where around 150…
India has rolled out a nationwide mobile disaster communication system, with users across the country receiving test alerts on their phones during the trial phase NEW DELHI: India has stepped up efforts to strengthen its disaster preparedness system, with the government rolling out nationwide testing of a mobile-based emergency alert mechanism that has already reached…
Barinderjit.SalujaMohali: A local court in Mohali has convicted an immigration agent in a case of cheating involving promises of sending a person abroad and sentenced him to three years of imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 1.02 lakh.The case was registered at Mataur police station on Jan 18, 2024, and relates to an alleged…
Reports suggest a physical altercation between former One Direction members Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson, allegedly stemming from a remark about Tomlinson’s late mother. Malik reportedly punched Tomlinson, causing injuries. Following this, Tomlinson unfollowed Malik on social media. The incident has led to the overnight cancellation of their planned Netflix docuseries. Earlier yesterday, there were…
MUMBAI: A complaint application has been filed against a woman who protested over a traffic jam and shouted at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan during a BJP rally in Mumbai related to the women’s reservation bill, police said on Friday.A woman named Zen Sadavarte has submitted an application to the local police against the woman for…
Kolkata: Running from the pillar to post to know about the status of their appeals made after deletion of names, many ‘deleted’ voters, including advocates, knocked on the door of justice at Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee-National Institute of Water and Sanitation (SPM-NIWAS), Joka, on Saturday, but they could neither walk into the “prohibited zone” nor…
