NEW DELHI: One devotee died and more than 100 others fainted on Thursday after stampede-like rush during the annual Jagannath Rath Yatra in Odisha’s Puri, officials said.According to initial reports, the devotee collapsed after feeling suffocated in the crowd and was taken to the Puri District Headquarters Hospital, where he was declared dead. Emergency rescue…
NEW DELHI: As social activist Sonam Wangchuk’s health is deteriorating as his hunger strike enters into the 19th day, Supreme Court Bar Association(SCBA) on Thursday urged him to end his fast and expressed regret that the system was not responding to the issues raised by him.Passing a resolution in support of the activist, SCBA said…
A Melbourne father,whose daughter died from methanol poisoning in Laos has said he is “disgusted” over the charges expected to be laid against the people allegedly responsible. Melbourne teenagers Bianca Jones and Holly Morton-Bowles, both 19, died after a mass methanol poisoning incident at the Nana Backpackers Hostel in Vang Vieng in November 2024. Two…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that “even as state-of-the-art weapons and platforms are being inducted into the defence forces to address the challenges posed by the evolving nature of warfare, ports, airfields, roads and tunnels will continue to play an indispensable role in future, emphasizing that while the outcome of war…
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Mallikarjun Kharge; Argentina banner Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge urged PM Modi to convene an all-party meeting before the government reintroduces its revised delimitation proposal during the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament. The UK government has urged FIFA to act after Argentina displayed a Falklands banner following its 2-1 win over England in the 2026 World…
Former Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Former West Bengal chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday reacted on the wave of ongoing exodus from Trinamool Congress following the party’s crushing assembly poll defeat in May. Reacting to actor-politician Koel Mallick’s resignation from the Rajya Sabha, Mamata suggested that several…
Life-changing drugs used to treat multiple sclerosis (MS) will remain subsidised for Australians as Labor pledges to resolve a pricing dispute with global drug makers without leaving patients further out of pocket. Health Minister Mark Butler has confirmed Ocrevus, Kesimpta and Lemtrada, which are used to manage symptoms of MS and related conditions, would remain…
Sonam Wangchuk at Jantar Mantar NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday reached out to activist Sonam Wangchuk, who is on a hunger strike seeking Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, urging him to end his indefinite fast while assuring him that the party would continue to press for the minister’s removal.The appeal marks the Congress’…
J&K CM Omar Abdullah (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the National Conference’s planned protest in Delhi on July 20 over the delay in restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir will go ahead as scheduled, though the venue or the format of the demonstration may change.He,…