Fire breaks out at Muslim Public school building in Srinagar; no casualties

Srinagar: A fire broke out in the Muslim Public school building in the Kursoo Rajbagh area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar. Shortly after receiving information on the blaze, fire tenders arrived at the spot to conduct dousing operations. Visuals showed fumes of smoke emanating from the school building as fire officials conduct efforts to bring […]

Dominica announces its highest national honour to PM Modi

New Delhi,The Commonwealth of Dominica will bestow its highest national award, the Dominica Award of Honour, upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi this month, the Dominica government said. The award is in recognition of Modi’s contributions to Dominica during the COVID-19 pandemic and his dedication to strengthening the partnership between the two countries. In a statement, […]

‘Laapataa Ladies’ talks about women’s freedoms, agency: producers Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao

New York: India’s official entry to the Oscars ‘Laapataa Ladies’, now rechristened ‘Lost Ladies’, is a “very important” film that talks about women’s freedoms and agency, financial independence, “ability to imagine your own futures” and male allyship, its producers Kiran Rao and Aamir Khan said. “When I heard the story, it really felt very personal […]

Prime Video sets November 23 premiere for ‘The Rana Daggubati Show’

New Delhi: “The Rana Daggubati Show”, an unscripted Telugu original series, will start streaming on Prime Video from November 23. The eight-episode show will feature popular celebrities, including Dulquer Salmaan, Naga Chaitanya Akkineni, Siddhu Jonnalagadda, Sree Leela, Nani, SS Rajamouli and Ram Gopal Varma, engaging in unfiltered conversations and exciting activities with host and creator […]

WPI inflation rises to 4-month high of 2.36 pc in Oct, food prices spike

New Delhi: Wholesale price inflation rose to a 4-month high of 2.36 per cent in October as prices of food items, especially vegetables, and manufactured goods turned dearer, as per the government data released on Thursday. The wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation was 1.84 per cent in September 2024. It was (-) 0.26 per […]

Was like entering gas chamber: Priyanka on returning to Delhi from Wayanad

New Delhi: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who has returned to Delhi from Kerala’s Wayanad after contesting the Lok Sabha bypoll, said coming back to the national capital was like entering a “gas chamber” and called for “putting our heads together” and finding a solution for cleaner air. The Congress general secretary said Delhi’s […]

IndiGo Nagpur-Kolkata flight makes emergency landing in Raipur after bomb threat

Raipur: A Kolkata-bound IndiGo flight with 187 passengers and six crew members onboard made an emergency landing at Raipur airport on Thursday morning following a bomb threat to the aircraft, police said. The aircraft, which had taken off from Nagpur for Kolkata, was diverted after airport authorities received the threat, Raipur’s Senior Superintendent of Police […]