A record number of unaccompanied immigrant children, about 14,000, were currently in US custody, according to a Health and Human Services (HHS) spokesman. The spokesman, Mark Weber, said on Friday that the additional requirements put in place by President Donald Trump’s administration to “reduce risk and increase safety” for immigrant children contributed to the high […]
A civilian injured in firing near an army camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Badgam district, died on Saturday at a hospital here. Doctors at the super specialty Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) said Ishfaq Ahmad Ganai who was admitted on Friday with critical injuries succumbed earlier in the day. Ganai was injured the firing […]
A day after two medical students were killed in an accident on the newly-constructed Signature Bridge here, a man died on Saturday after his bike skid and he hit the divider head-on, police said. The deceased was identified as Shankar, 24, a resident of Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh. “Shankar with his cousin Deepak, 17, were […]
The Pakistan government on Saturday announced that the hardline Islamist leader who had led protests against the acquittal of blasphemy charged death row convict Asia Bibi, has been arrested. “Khadim Hussain Rizvi has been taken into protective custody by police and shifted to a guest house,” PInformation and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry tweeted. The Minister […]
Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray accompanied by his wife Rashmi and son Aditya, embarked on a high-profile visit to Ayodhya on Saturday, aimed at grabbing centre-stage in the demand for constructing the Ram Temple as elections approach. They took a flight to Faizabad from where they will drive down for an engagement at the Laxman […]
Voting was underway on Saturday for the third phase of panchayat polls across Jammu and Kashmir amid tight security. Voting is taking place in 2,773 polling stations — 918 in Kashmir division and 1,855 in Jammu. Polling started at 8 a.m. and will end at 2 p.m. According to the state’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) […]
In the biggest ever showcase of Australian films in India, Australia Fest brought a curated selection of the best of Australian cinema to the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF). “Australia is proud to be the focus country at the 24th edition of the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), presented in partnership with the West Bengal […]
A US federal judge has stopped President Donald Trump’s administration from refusing asylum to immigrants who cross the country’s southern border illegally. US District Judge Jon S. Tigar issued a temporary restraining order after hearing arguments on Monday night in San Francisco, NBC News reported. The request was made by the American Civil Liberties Union […]
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday slammed the Sangh Parivar-led forces and the Congress in Kerala for turning Sabarimala into a battle field. “Sabarimala is being used for political gains by the Sangh, and the Congress has also fallen for it,” Vijayan told the media here as he read out a written statement, during […]
Glass packaging company Piramal Glass on Tuesday announced that it has deployed Microsoft’s Azure IoT platform to digitally transform its manufacturing operations. Piramal Glass has implemented the solution, titled “Real-Time Manufacturing Insights” (RTMI), on 46 production lines across its four plants at Kosamba and Jambusar in Gujarat, Sri Lanka and the US. Using Azure IoT […]