Britain’s Prince Philip, 97, ‘shocked and shaken’ after crash

Queen Elizabeth II’s 97-year-old husband Prince Philip emerged “shocked and shaken” but unhurt from a car crash that rolled his Land Rover and stirred a debate in Britain Friday about old age and driving. A nine-month-old baby who was in the back seat of the other car, a […]

Everyone tentative to speak as they don’t know facts of case: Richa on Hirani

Mumbai, Jan 18:Bollywood has largely been silent about the sexual assault allegation against filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani and actor Richa Chadha believes that is because they are not aware of the facts of the case. Hirani is the latest name to be called out for sexual harassment with a […]

Standing tall Down Under: Dhoni anchors, Kedar finishes as India win ODI series

Melbourne, Jan 18: Mahendra Singh Dhoni rekindled his love affair with final flourishes, anchoring India to their maiden bilateral ODI series triumph in Australia for a perfect finish to a historic trip Down Under here Friday Virat Kohli’s men became the first country to return from Australia without losing […]

Rahul extends support to Mamata’s mega opposition rally in Kolkata on Saturday

New Delhi, Jan 18: Congress president Rahul Gandhi extended his support to Mamata Banerjee on Friday for her “show of unity” in Kolkata on January 19 and hoped that it would send a powerful message of a united India. Gandhi is likely to skip Mamata’s rally and the Congress […]

Palestinian forces soldier on amid Israeli raids, US neglect

RAMALLAH, West Bank — On a cold winter’s night earlier this month, a convoy of 10 Israeli armored jeeps drove into the heart of the West Bank city of Ramallah and parked in front of the Palestinian police headquarters. Soldiers fanned out, searching nearby shops for security cameras […]

Zimbabwe in ‘total internet shutdown’ amid violent crackdown

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe on Friday faced a “total internet shutdown,” a media group said, after a days-long violent crackdown on people protesting a dramatic fuel price increase. Badly injured people streamed into a hospital in the capital after alleged assaults by security forces. “Our country is going […]

May’s foes gather as Britain’s Brexit stalemate drags on

LONDON — Talks to end Britain’s Brexit stalemate appeared deadlocked Friday, with neither Prime Minister Theresa May nor the main opposition leader shifting from their entrenched positions. May has been meeting with politicians from several parties in a bid to find a way forward after her European Union […]

NGT slams Volkswagen for not depositing Rs 100 crore as per its 2018 order

New Delhi :  The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Thursday slammed German auto major Volkswagen for not depositing Rs 100 crore in accordance with its November 16, 2018 order and directed it to submit the amount within 24 hours. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Adarsh Kumar Goel took strong […]

Court sentences two men to 20 years in jail for raping minor girl

Balasore (Odisha) : A court here has sentenced two men to 20 years of imprisonment for raping a minor girl in 2016. Awarding the jail term to Dhulia Manual and Bikas Majhi on Thursday, Additional District Judge Ajanta Sarangi also slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 each on the […]

Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, Sanjiv Khanna sworn-in as SC judges

New Delhi : Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna were sworn-in as Supreme Court judges on Friday. Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi administered the oath of office to justices Maheshwari and Khanna during the swearing-in ceremony held in court number 1 of the apex court. The sanctioned […]

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