NEW DELHI: One of the prime witnesses in the Sandeshkhali attack case, Bholanath Ghosh, was critically injured on Wednesday after a truck collided with his car in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district.Local eyewitnesses claimed that the truck, moving in the opposite direction of the car, rammed into the private vehicle at breakneck speed, crushed…
A small plane made an emergency landing on a Florida freeway Monday night, striking at least one vehicle, authorities said.The fixed-wing Beechcraft 55 attempted to land on Interstate-95 in Merritt Island around 5:45 p.m. after reporting engine trouble, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told Fox News Digital.According to Fox Orlando, the aircraft crash-landed on a…
A powerful earthquake struck off northern Japan late on Monday, unleashing scenes of fear and confusion across several prefectures as buildings swayed, glass shattered and residents rushed into the freezing night. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) confirmed the quake at magnitude 7.5, revised from an initial 7.6, and said it lasted long enough to send…
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and accused him of using his speech during the Lok Sabha discussion on “Vande Mataram” to “rewrite history” and give a “political colour” to the debate. During the day-long discussion on 150 years of Vande Mataram, Congress deputy leader Gaurav Gogoi said…
RAIPUR: Maoist casualties in Wednesday’s operation by security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region rose to 18 after six more bodies, including wanted PLGA commander Vella Modiyam, were retrieved Thursday from the gunfight site along the Dantewada-Bijapur border.Nine of the slain guerrillas, who had a combined bounty of Rs 1.3 crore on their heads, were women….
The recent decline in currency value has bolstered domestic market momentum. (AI image) The upward trend continues amidst worldwide increases in silver prices, driven by anticipated US Federal Reserve rate cut, declining US dollar index values, and investors seeking secure assets.Commenting on the development, Manoj Kumar Jain of Prithvifinmart Commodity Research noted a significant technical…
A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal’s Bajhang district in Sudur Paschim province on Sunday afternoon, country’s national earthquake monitoring and research centre (NEMRC) said.The quake, recorded at 12:09pm local time, had its epicenter in the Saipal mountain region of Bajhang, according to NEMRC. Officials said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.Residents in nearby…
NEW DELHI: Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party engaged in war of words after the grand old party’s former MP claimed meddling by US and Israel intelligence agencies in the 2014 Parliamentary elections. Kumar Ketkar blamed Mossad and CIA for the Congress party’s loss.BJP MP Sambit Patra, in turn, quipped saying that the Congress lost…
NEW DELHI: Former IPS officer Kiran Bedi has once again raised alarm over Delhi’s deteriorating air quality, sharing multiple posts on X (formerly Twitter) highlighting the city’s hazardous pollution levels. In her latest update, she revealed that the Delhi Air Quality Index (AQI) currently stands at 458, classifying the air as hazardous. The main pollutants…