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NEW DELHI: India and China are set to resume direct passenger flights by the end of October 2025, the ministry of external affairs said on Thursday, marking a significant step towards restoring normalcy in bilateral ties.In a press release, the MEA said both sides have been holding technical-level discussions since earlier this year on restarting…

NEW DELHI: Assam Police on Thursday filed murder charges against late Assamese singer Zubeen Garg’s long-time manager and the organiser of the festival in Singapore where he died, a senior officer said.Garg’s manager, Siddharth Sharma, and Shyamkanu Mahanta, the chief organiser of the North East India Festival, were arrested from Delhi on Wednesday. Mahanta was…

India took firm control of the opening day, thanks to a brilliant bowling display led by Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah followed by a composed half-century from KL Rahul. (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: India took firm control of the opening day of the first Test against West Indies on Thursday, thanks to a brilliant…

Olivia Culpo (Image credits: IG/X) Olivia Culpo set Instagram buzzing this week with a dreamy riverside photo of champagne glasses clinking mid-air. Tagged in the post were her sister Aurora Culpo and Aurora’s fiancé Zac, instantly sparking excitement. The image felt straight out of a glossy magazine spread, but it wasn’t just about aesthetics; it…

NEW DELHI: Bihar is all set for a bitter political slugfest over the issue of “illegal migration” – with Prime Minister Narendra Modi setting the stage for an all-out offensive against the opposition Mahagathbandhan. The PM’s charge comes amid a sustained opposition campaign against the BJP over allegations of “vote theft” in the poll-bound state….

Bareilly SP South Anshika Verma leads a police flag march in the sensitive areas, in Bareilly, on Thursda. (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: With drones in the air and armed police forces on the streets, security has been heightened in four districts of Uttar Pradesh‘s Bareilly division on the occasion of Dussehra. The state government…

Jasprit Bumrah celebrates with Yashasvi Jaiswal after taking a wicket. (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Ace Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah etched his name into the record books on Thursday, becoming the fastest Indian bowler to claim 50 Test wickets at home in terms of balls bowled. Playing against the West Indies in the opening…

NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, accused the BJP-led central government of mounting a “wholesale attack on Indian democracy” during an interaction at EIA University in Colombia. The BJP hit back, calling him a “Leader of Propaganda” and criticising him for “once again” denigrating Indian democracy on a foreign platform….

Mahatma Gandhi’s statue restored in London (Image/X@HCI_London) On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti and the International Day of Non-Violence, the Mahatma Gandhi statue at Tavistock Square in central London, which was vandalised earlier this week, has been fully restored.Indian High Commissioner to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami, paid tribute to the statue on Thursday, saying, “It…

Emergency services at the scene of a stabbing at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue, in Crumpsall, Manchester. (Pic credit: AP) Multiple people were stabbed on Thursday at a synagogue in the UK’s Crumpsall. Greater Manchester Police arrived at the scene after they got a call from a witness who saw a car being driven towards…