Union home minister Amit Shah (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday declared that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would implement the RSS and his party’s ambitious Uniform Civil Code (UCC) once they are voted to power in high-stakes West Bengal elections.Shah, who has pulled out all the stops ahead of…
At least seven passengers were killed and five others injured after a passenger bus caught fire in southern Vietnam early Tuesday.According to Vietnam’s ministry of public security, the 24-seat bus was travelling from Lam Dong province to Ho Chi Minh City when it suddenly caught fire. The flames spread rapidly, trapping several passengers inside the…
Not on a movie set. Not at some big, flashy Bollywood party. Their story actually kicked off in London at an awards event where both of them were being recognised – Parineeti for her work in films, and Raghav for his work in public service. Now here’s the funny part – it wasn’t even some…
The victim was identified as Kodandam Shivaji from Gosangi Colony. HYDERABAD: A tiff over dinner turned fatal in Kamareddy town on Saturday night when a 28-year-old scrap vendor was attacked allegedly by his wife with a sickle after he shouted at her for not cooking chicken. The victim was identified as Kodandam Shivaji from Gosangi…
The UK government has blocked entry to 11 foreign individuals described as “far-right agitators” ahead of a major rally in London organised by anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson, as authorities brace for one of the most security-sensitive weekends in recent years.According to BBC, thousands of people are set to gather in central London for the “Unite…
Wipro’s Rs 15,000 crore share buyback opened on Thursday, allowing eligible shareholders to tender shares at Rs 250 apiece, significantly above the prevailing market price of under Rs 180.The IT major plans to buy back up to 60 crore shares, or around 5.7% of its total paid-up equity capital.The offer window will remain open from…
Former US Chief Medical Advisor Dr Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment during a Republican-led Senate hearing on Wednesday, declining to answer questions about his role in the federal COVID-19 response after being subpoenaed to appear.Fauci, who led the nation’s pandemic response, said he was acting on legal advice and described the decision as difficult….
On the morning of June 16, 1963, a 26-year-old textile worker from the Yaroslavl region of Russia climbed into a capsule called Vostok 6 and, within hours, became the first woman to leave Earth.Valentina Tereshkova was not a military pilot. She had no engineering degree. What she had was nerve, a parachute licence, and the…
NEW DELHI: That firecrackers cause mayhem in Delhi is not in doubt. What is less certain is whether the same yardstick of pollution can be applied to the rest of India. Things haven’t been helped by the fact that different govt agencies are not on the same page when it comes to allowing production and…
US stocks moved higher on Friday, putting Wall Street on course for an eighth consecutive weekly gain as easing pressure from the bond market lifted investor sentiment, AP reported.The S&P 500 rose 0.6 per cent and moved closer to the all-time high it touched last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 307 points, or…