Top News

NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday came up with a bizarre solution to tackle floods in the country’s northern parts by suggesting that people store the floodwater and take it to their homes.While talking to a local news channel, Asif said that excess water should be taken as a “form of blessing.”“Now…

Harmeet Singh Pathan Majra (File Photo) PATIALA: AAP MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra has allegedly escaped police custody while being taken to a local police station after his arrest. According to Punjab Police sources, Pathanmajra and his accomplices fired at police officers during the escape and even ran over one personnel, leaving him injured. According to…

It wasn’t a glossy colour postcard or a carefully planned shot. Instead, it was a grainy black-and-white image, sent across space in 1966, that completely transformed how humanity saw itself. On August 23, 1966, NASA’s Lunar Orbiter 1 spacecraft snapped the very first photograph of Earth as seen from the Moon’s orbit. The picture, our…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Mizoram and Manipur on September 13, officials in Aizawl said on Tuesday.The visit comes against the backdrop of prolonged ethnic tensions in Manipur, where clashes between the Kuki and Meitei communities have continued for over two years. If confirmed, this will be PM Modi’s first…

Dwayne Johnson. Image via: Getty Images Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson experienced one of the most emotional nights of his career when his latest film, The Smashing Machine, premiered at the Venice International Film Festival. The 53-year-old actor, portraying UFC legend Mark Kerr, was overcome with tears as the audience delivered a thunderous 15-minute standing ovation,…

NEW DELHI: An IndiGo flight from Nagpur to Kolkata reported a suspected bird strike on Tuesday, officials said. The incident involved flight 6E812 shortly after takeoff.“We are trying to analyse what has happened. More details awaited,” said Abid Ruhi, Senior Airport Director, Nagpur Airport.Airport authorities are assessing the situation, and further information is expected once…

New Delhi: Jitesh Sharma has all the traits of a small-town boy.In his home town Amravati in Maharashtra, he and his childhood friends still go to the old tea shop to enjoy the ‘cutting’ (tea). He still roams around the streets on his bike, where he is still Jitesh. Not Jitesh Sharma the India cricketer….

At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in China’s Tianjin, camaraderie between three major world leaders — Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Chinese President Xi Jinping — drew attention worldwide. In the United States, reactions appeared divided. California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat and vocal critic of US President Donald Trump,…

Eurobasket 2025 entered its 4th week out of 5 on September 1st. Greece put up impressive gameplay, racking up wins across all the previous weeks. They are scheduled to face Bosnia and Herzegovina on September 2. So far, Greece has secured a spot in the round of 16, while there are still two more games…

File photo: Laurent Freixe (Picture credit: AP) Swiss food giant Nestlé on Monday sacked its chief executive, Laurent Freixe, with immediate effect after an investigation found he had an “undisclosed romantic relationship with a direct subordinate”, in breach of the company’s code of business conduct.Freixe, who joined the firm in 1986, had only been promoted…