New York JFK, Newark or LaGuardia? London Heathrow, Gatwick or Stansted? Tokyo Haneda or Narita? Paris CDG or Orly? Come winter 2025, add to this list — IGI or NIA? CSMIA or NMIA? The biggest cities are connected to the rest of the world through multiple airports. India’s big two, Delhi and Mumbai, have been…
An 18-wheel trailer truck allegedly ran over three people, killing them instantly, on the outskirts of Amritsar Saturday. The dead include a woman and her son.Police said the trailer truck carrying iron girders was headed from Mahla toward Ajnala. The victims, who were on a motorcycle, were riding behind the trailer and were caught by…
Cough syrup dextromethorphan led to the death of a six-year-old boy in Rajasthan‘s Churu Saturday, the fourth such fatality attributed to the drug in the state in the past 10 days. State health minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar said the syrup had passed tests and was of “standard quality”. The boy was admitted to hospital October…
HYDERABAD: A 28-year-old student from Hyderabad was shot dead in Texas by an unidentified assailant on October 3 (US time) in what police suspect to be an armed robbery attempt at a gas station. Pole Chandrasekhar, who was working part-time at the gas station, was reportedly confronted by a gunman and died on the spot.The…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Police Saturday refused permission for a series of campaign rallies planned by AIADMK general secretary and ex-CM Edappadi K Palaniswami in Namakkal district, citing public safety concerns and a Madras high court directive against holding political rallies on national highways. EPS had planned an intensive campaign across many constituencies on Sunday &…
BHIWANDI: The Bhiwandi taluka police late Friday arrested a 58-year-old US national, who is in India on a business visa, and two local residents for allegedly attempting to convert villagers in Chimbipada to Christianity.According to the police, the alleged bid was made during a prayer meet in Chimbipada village on Friday. The accused have been…
NEW DELHI: Unique Identification Authority of India waived off all charges for mandatory biometric update of Aadhaar for children, an official statement said on Saturday. The fee waiver has kicked in effective Oct 1 and will be in force for a period of one year.“In a pro-people measure, UIDAI has waived off all charges for…
KOLKATA: West Bengal houses the highest number of foreign prisoners in the country. As many as 2,508, or 36%, of India’s 6,956 foreign prisoners are lodged in the state’s correctional homes, according to ‘Prison Statistics of India 2023’, released by the National Crime Records Bureau.As many as 89% of the foreigners detained in Bengal’s prisons,…
NEW DELHI: UK PM Keir Starmer will travel to Mumbai on October 8-9 for his first official visit to India. Starmer will be in Mumbai to address the 6th edition of the Global Fintech Fest along with counterpart Narendra Modi and both leaders will also have a bilateral meeting there in which they will review…
JAMMU: A suspected Pakistani drone hovering over a border village in Ramgarh sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district was noticed on Friday night, prompting security forces to launch a massive search operation.“Acting on the information, BSF and police rushed to the area and launched a combing operation to check whether narcotics or weapons had…
