SRINAGAR: J&K government’s plan to launch inland water transport on the Jhelum river has triggered concern among Srinagar’s houseboat owners, who fear that regular passenger boats, cruise tourism operations and dredging along National Waterway-49 could further weaken the remaining river houseboats, a fear sharpened by the recent sinking of Queen’s Club, a British-era-style houseboat that…
Twenty-one lives were tragically lost in a Delhi B&B fire, including twelve foreign nationals. NEW DELHI: Twenty-one people are dead. Thirteen of them were foreign nationals who had come to India seeking medical care, not a grave. And as the smoke clears over the charred shell of Flourish Stay B&B in Hauz Rani, a familiar…
The White House is considering a proposal to purchase the Chagos Islands from Mauritius, a move that could derail the UK’s plan to hand over sovereignty of the strategically important territory, according to a report published by The Telegraph.US officials have drawn up options to bypass Britain and directly negotiate control over Diego Garcia, the…
Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt has opened up about the legal troubles that landed him in jail for 70 days, the people who stood by him, and why he harbours no resentment towards mentor and filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt for not publicly speaking in his defence.Vikram Bhatt was in jail for 70 days after being arrested in connection…
KOLKATA: The Bengal Police on Sunday arrested Mohammad Jasimuddin, a Trinamool Congress councillor of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), on charges of molestation and harassment of a minor girl.Jasimuddin, a councillor from Ward No. 39 in the Jorasanko area of central Kolkata, was taken into custody from his residence in the afternoon, police said.He has…
NEW DELHI: The sudden rainstorm that hit IGI Airport’s Terminal 2 (T2) on Sunday evening left three aircraft damaged when they were hit by ground support equipment which moved from their positions in strong winds. Of the three Air India single aisle aircraft, one will now be grounded for a few days for repairs while…
China’s latest ethnic unity law has brought renewed attention to the Uyghur question. The legislation, adopted by Beijing and due to take effect next year, seeks to strengthen what authorities call a “shared sense of the Chinese nation” among the country’s 55 officially recognised ethnic minorities. It expands the emphasis on Mandarin-language education from the…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has once again come to the defence of the “noble idli,” this time weighing in on a viral social media post that declared “chai and idli” to be the “best combination to ever exist.”Responding to the post on X, the Thiruvananthapuram MP offered a detailed and characteristically witty critique…
Minnesota Vikings emerge as potential landing spot for $34 million Indianapolis Colts quarterback.(Image via X) The Indianapolis Colts’ star player Anthony Richardson has been a regular name in the league’s trade rumors ever since he requested a trade from the team, a few months ago. While he has been linked to many teams, the Minnesota…
KOLKATA: A Trinamool worker accused of extortion took shelter under a huge pile of clothes kept inside a godown of the state government organization “Tantuja” at Amta in Howrah on Saturday when BJP workers of Basantpur Panchayat in Udaynarayanpur came looking for him at Amta Block 1. They spotted Brahmananda Chakrabarty at the state-owned Tantuja…