NEW DELHI: At least seven people were killed and five injured in an explosion at a firecracker factory near Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. The blast occurred at a factory in Chinnakamanpatti.The injured have been admitted to a government hospital for treatment.“Four people died and five others were injured in an explosion at a…
Nathali Sánchez last heard from her husband on March 14, when he called from a Texas detention center to say he was being deported back to Venezuela. Later that night, he texted her through a government messaging app for detainees. “I love you,” he wrote, “soon we will be together forever.” Her husband, Arturo Suárez…
NEW DELHI: Veteran leader and former Union finance minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday fainted due to heat at Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad amid the ongoing Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting and All-India Congress Committee (AICC) national session.Chidambaram was rushed to the hospital by the party workers. Congress leaders from all over the country gathered in…
Jasprit Bumrah (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Jasprit Bumrah has been advised bed rest at home and the future course of action will be finalised only after swelling in his back subsides. The seamer reached home last week after a long tour of Australia and the current situation doesn’t look very encouraging. Poll How important is…
Biren Singh (Picture credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Manipur CM N Biren Singh on Saturday condemned “indiscriminate firing by Kuki militants” in two villages in Imphal East district that left civilians and security personnel injured. Calling for calm and unity in the face of fresh violence, Biren Singh said all necessary measures have been put in…
NEW DELHI: A man on Wednesday tried to commit suicide by setting himself on fire near the Parliament building in New Delhi. According to police, he has been taken to the RML hospital for treatment. Cops have cordoned off the area and an investigation is under way. Delhi police in a statement said that the…