6th round of talks between Jharkhand govt, students begins

A fresh round of talks between the Jharkhand government and students protesting the alleged irregularities in recruitment exams began on Sunday.The sixth round of talks is being held at the state guest house in Ranchi as the protest entered its 16th day with six demonstrators on indefinite hunger...

The makers of Varanasi have unveiled the first look poster of Mahesh Babu, who is set to essay the role of Rudhra in the film.The film is directed by S S Rajamouli and also features Priyanka Chopra and Prithviraj Sukumaran alongside the actor.It is to release on April 7, 2027 and revolves around...

A 32-year-old man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of an Indian national last December, local media reported.Abdul Ghafoori was arrested at a Toronto airport on Friday after returning to Canada following more than seven months on the run, CBC...

Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala on Sunday said that the trend of spirit and intoxicants flowing into the state during the Onam festival will not be permitted under any circumstances.In a Facebook post, Chennithala said strict directions in this regard have been issued by state Excise...

A fire that broke out at dawn on Sunday at a Saudi Aramco facility in the country's southwestern region of Jazan was extinguished by the company's industrial security firefighting teams, with Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy reporting no injuries in the incident.The ministry said the fire...

The United States Defence Department has asked American defence contractors to urgently increase weapons production and speed up deliveries amid concerns over a shortage of critical munitions linked to the war with Iran, The Washington Post reported while citing a memo.Deputy Defence Secretary...

Days after Israeli media claimed that Iran's Supreme Leader was in critical condition and had been rushed to a hospital, Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency released an undated video showing Mojtaba Khamenei appearing to be in good health.The video of Mojtaba Khamenei was published for the...

The national capital has crossed its average monthly rainfall for August in just the first eight days of the month, with the Safdarjung Observatory recording 230.1 mm of rain so far.Safdarjung, the city's prime observatory, had recorded 225.7 mm of rainfall between the start of the month and till...

Police searched multiple locations in the Sopore area of Baramulla district on Sunday as part of an investigation into a terror case, officials said.The searches -- part of an investigation into a UAPA case registered by Sopore police -- were conducted in more than 20 residential houses linked to...

A mild earthquake followed by tremors hit Maharashtra's Nashik, causing cracks in houses in some areas of the district, officials said on Sunday.There was no report of any loss of life, they said.An earthquake of 4.3 magnitude struck Nashik at 10 pm on Saturday, followed by a tremor of 3.3...

Former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal's daughter Cara Tejpal has linked his conviction by the Bombay high court to his investigative journalism, claiming he was targeted because of the magazine's work and the rape allegation was used as a means to 'silence' him.In a statement issued on...