Bishkek, May 14 (IANS) Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA) Pavan Kapoor held a series of bilateral engagements with top global security officials in Bishkek on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) 21st meeting of Secretaries of Security Councils in Bishkek.
Lucknow, May 14 (IANS) At least 89 people lost their lives, and 53 others were injured after a powerful thunderstorm, heavy rain, hailstorm and lightning strikes battered several districts of Uttar Pradesh, causing widespread destruction on Wednesday evening, officials said. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took cognisance of the widespread damage and directed officials to undertake immediate relief and rescue measures.
Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan’s sister Sunaina Roshan has opened up about how landing up in the hospital due to severe illness, changed her life forever for the better.
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Domestic passenger vehicle dispatches to dealers went up 25.4 per cent (year-on-year) to 437,312 units in April, while two-wheeler sales stood at 18,72,691 units last month, up 28.4 per cent, according to data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) on Thursday.
Raipur, May 14 (IANS) Following Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) head coach Abhishek Nayar admitted that dropping batting stalwart Virat Kohli during Royal Challengers Bengaluru chase proved to be the turning point in Raipur.
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) In a display of calculated restraint after one of the fiercest leadership contests the Congress party in Kerala has witnessed in recent years, party General Secretary K.C. Venugopal on Thursday publicly accepted the high command’s decision to appoint V.D. Satheesan as Kerala’s next Chief Minister, even as more than 50 newly elected Congress MLAs were widely believed to have backed his candidature for the top post.
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The government defended India’s textile recycling ecosystem against what it termed "misleading" international media portrayals, saying the country has one of the world’s largest textile recovery and recycling networks supported by long-established reuse and repurposing systems, the Ministry of Textiles said on Thursday.
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Highlighting the fragile security environment in West Asia, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Thursday said that persistent tensions in the region, along with threats to shipping routes and energy infrastructure, remain a matter of global concern.
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) India's inflation rate based on the wholesale price index (WPI) rose to 8.3 per cent during April, compared to the same month of the previous year, primarily due to an increase in prices of fuels and crude oil amid the Middle East conflict, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Thursday.
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Two India-bound vessels carrying cooking fuel from the Persian Gulf have successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz despite ongoing tensions involving the US and Iran, according to reports.
