7:34 am - Friday November 7, 2025

Latest News Page 598

Haiti Carnival float accident kills 16

Haiti Carnival float accident kills 16

At least 16 people were killed early Tuesday in the Haitian capital after a man on top of a musical group’s Carnival float was shocked by high-voltage wires above the street, setting off a panic in which dozens of people were trampled, officials said. The accident occurred as thousands of people... read more »

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat after Sakshi Mah...

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat after Sakshi Maharaj’s remarks: Our mothers a...

New Delhi: Days after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sakshi Maharaj made controversial remarks asking Hindu mothers to produce at least four kids, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has reportedly said, “our mothers are not baby factories”.“Hamaari maatayen factory nahin... read more »

Swine flu scare: As death toll constantl...

Swine flu scare: As death toll constantly rises, chemists report shortage o...

New Delhi: Chemists are reporting a shortage of swine flu medication at a time when 39 people have died in the country over the last 24 hours and 624 people have lost their lives due to the deadly H1N1 virus in less than two months. However, the government is claiming that there are ample stocks of... read more »

Senior Coast Guard official contradicts ...

Senior Coast Guard official contradicts Centre’s version in Pakistan ...

In a major embarrassment to the government, a Deputy Inspector General of the Coast Guard has directly contradicted the government’s version in the controversial Pak boat incident. According to a report published in The Indian Express, the officer claims that he ordered the boat to be... read more »

Subscribe to National

National

Confident people will give Congress a majority in MP: Scindia

Confident people will give Congress a majority in MP: Scindia

Gwalior – Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Monday that he is confident about his party getting a majority to form the next government in Madhya Pradesh. “I have full confidence... read more »

Pakistan should give maximum punishment to 26/11 attackers: Antony

Pakistan should give maximum punishment to 26/11 a...

New Delhi – India will not be satisfied till Pakistan gives maximum punishment to the perpetrators o! f 26/11 Mumbai attack, Defence Minister... read more »

Andhra coast faces another cyclone threat

Andhra coast faces another cyclone threat

Hyderabad – In less than a week, the Andhra Pradesh coast faces second cyclone threat with the met office Monday issuing an alert. Even before the... read more »

Trouble for Modi? Damning details of Ishrat killing giv...

Delhi Assembly polls: Narendra Modi targets Congress, Aam Aadmi Party

The Gujarat snooping row is still to die down, but another set of explosive statements could soon besiege Narendra Modi, it seems. This time, it is IPS officer... read more »

Mumbai, Maharashtra absolutely safe: R.R. Patil

Mumbai, Maharashtra absolutely safe: R.R. Patil

By Quaid Najmi Mumbai – As Mumbai prepares to observe the fifth anniversary of 26/11 terror attack on Tuesday, Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil has... read more »

Subscribe to World

World

Bangladesh warns of tougher action against opposition

Bangladesh warns of tougher action against opposition

Dhaka – Bangladesh’s State Minister of Law Qamrul Islam Sunday said Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) top leaders, including former prime minister Khaleda Zia, would be arrested... read more »

45 militants surrender in Afghanistan

45 militants surrender in Afghanistan

Kabul – Forty-five militants surrendered Sunday in Baghlan province, seeking to resume normal life, in Afghanistan, an official said. “A... read more »

Iran sets domestic uranium enrichment as red line

Iran sets domestic uranium enrichment as red line

Tehran – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Sunday said domestic uranium enrichment is Iran’s red line and no concession can be made in this... read more »

CHOGM: Manmohan tells Rajapaksa he is not coming

CHOGM: Manmohan tells Rajapaksa he is not coming

New Delhi – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday sent a letter of regret to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, explaining why he is not... read more »

Nasheed demands resignation of Maldives president

Nasheed demands resignation of Maldives president

Male – Former president Mohammed Nasheed, the front-runner in the long-drawn-out presidential race in the Maldives, has asked incumbent President... read more »

Pakistan stalls SAARC, objects to key proposals; no agreements signed

Kathmandu: Just an hour after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched for a close integration between the South Asian nations, Pakistan stalled the SAARC summit by blocking the key... read more »

Injured Australian cricketer Phil Hughes was using an older model helmet, say equipment ma...

Hughes, who is fighting for his life in a Sydney hospital, was wearing Masuri’s ‘Original Test’ helmet, which offers less protection than the newer ‘Vision... read more »

I am targeting a World Cup return: Harbhajan

Fresh from leading Punjab to a runner-up finish in the Vijay Hazare one-day tournament, out-of-favour Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is happy with his own showing in the domestic... read more »

Alibaba founder Jack Ma in India; to meet Snapdeal’s Kunal Bahl

NEW DELHI | MUMBAI: Alibaba founder Jack Ma is on a visit to India, his first to the country after a record-shattering initial share sale saw the ecommerce company raise $25 billion (Rs 1.5... read more »

Reliance Capital gains as Nippon Life Insurance hikes stake in as...

Reliance Capital surged 4.56% to Rs 503 at 13:09 IST on BSE after the company said Nippon Life Insurance has agreed to increase its stake in Reliance Capital Asset Management to 49% from the existing... read more »