5:14 pm - Wednesday November 5, 2025

Latest News Page 502

Chennai metro tunnelling causes cave-in,...

Chennai metro tunnelling causes cave-in, road gulps car

Acrater more than 10 feet across swallowed a car after a combination of metro rail tunnelling and layers of loose soil apparently caused a sudden cave-in near Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital on Poonamallee High Road at 2.15pm on Friday afternoon. As the road subsided without warning by at... read more »

GOVT HIKES MINIMUM EXPORT PRICE OF ONION...

GOVT HIKES MINIMUM EXPORT PRICE OF ONION TO CHECK DOMESTIC MARKET RATE

In an effort to curb soaring prices of onion in the domestic market, the government has increased the minimum export price (MEP) of onion by more than 140% from $175 per tonne to $425 a tonne. “Export of all varieties of onions will be subject to a MEP of $425 FOB (freight on board) per tonne,”... read more »

Our margins are strong enough to service...

Our margins are strong enough to service debt

Concerned about the dull business environment in the steel sector, Sajjan Jindal, chairman and managing director of JSW Group, has deferred his long-term investment plans. In an interview with Aditi Divekar, he talks about how he plans to service the company’s Rs 36,000-crore debt. Edited... read more »

Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho

Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho

The genre of satire has always existed in Bollywood. Be it religious satire or political satire, Bollywood has seen almost everything. This week’s release MISS TANAKPUR HAZIR HO is a political satire that reflects the society of today. Will the film reflect success or will it reflect failure at... read more »

Subscribe to National

National

Narendra Modi shares his vision of 'brand India' in 5 Ts

Modi says people of UP can bring ‘Ram Rajya’

Narendra Modi, who had consciously avoided reference to the Ram Temple issue in his earlier public meetings in Uttar Pradesh, on Friday appeared to be making a veiled reference to it by speaking of... read more »

AAP leader Kumar Vishwas in war of words with Congress

AAP leader Kumar Vishwas in war of words with Cong...

Ghaziabad, (Uttar Pradesh) – Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas on Friday commenting on his recent tweet about the Congress and calling... read more »

Khobragade case: Diplomacy should be done with discreet...

U.S must understand the value of partnership and retain dignity of Khobragade: Salman Khurshid

New Delhi – External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Friday said a part of diplomacy should be done with certain degree of discreetness till... read more »

Centre files review petition against Supreme Court verd...

Centre files review petition against Supreme Court verdict on gay sex

New Delhi – The Union Governement filed a review petition in the Supreme Court on Friday over the apex court’s recent ruling on consensual sex between... read more »

Vasundhara Raje inducts 12 ministers

Vasundhara Raje inducts 12 ministers

Jaipur – Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Friday expanded her cabinet, inducting nine cabinet ministers and three ministers of state. Rajasthan... read more »

Subscribe to World

World

New US sanctions unconstructive: Iran

Iran demands lifting of oppressive sanctions

Tehran – Iran’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said Tuesday that the sanctions against Iran are “oppressive” and should be lifted. “We have announced that... read more »

World leaders walk in for Mandela memorial service

World leaders walk in for Mandela memorial service

Johannesburg – Top world leaders walked into the FNB Stadium here Tuesday joining thousands of people to attend the memorial service of former... read more »

South Africans brave rain for Mandela memorial service

South Africans brave rain for Mandela memorial service

Johannesburg – Braving heavy rain, thousands of people Tuesday flocked to the FNB stadium in Soweto to attend the memorial service of former president... read more »

Rainbow Nation bids adieu to Mandela with song and danc...

Mandela’s funeral begins with military procession

 A memorial service has begun for former South African President Nelson Mandela at an open-air football stadium in Soweto on Tuesday, with rain falling... read more »

Jailed Pussy Riot members might be pardoned under new K...

Jailed Pussy Riot members might be pardoned under new Kremlin amnesty bill

London – The jailed members of the Pussy Riot band could be released under a Kremlin amnesty. The Kremlin-friendly daily Izvestia said the amnesty bill... read more »

2 Killed, 14 Injured in Bomb Explosion at Bihar Court

Two persons, including a woman, have been killed in a bomb explosion in a court in Arrah in western Bihar this morning. The police said a woman was carrying the bomb and was killed when it... read more »

Thai caretaker PM refuses to step down

Former Thai Leader Impeached, Reawakening Tensions

BANGKOK — Dormant political tensions re-emerged in Thailand on Friday when the military junta’s handpicked assembly impeached the country’s former prime minister, Yingluck... read more »

Barack Obama’s India trip: US analysts cautiously optimistic

Washington: President Barack Obama’s upcoming trip to India could well lead to deeper cooperation between the two countries as it was in their mutual interest, analysts suggested... read more »

Saudi king’s death could bring ‘prolonged era of leadership change’

The death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah at the age of 90 on Thursday brings to power his half-brother, a former governor of Riyadh who has warned that democracy can only come to the... read more »

India decreases number of out-of-school children by nearly 16 mil...

India has been able to decrease its number of out-of-school children by nearly 16 million between 2000 and 2012, driving the progress in South Asia, but it still has 1.4 million children not... read more »