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Former Madras, Calcutta High Court judge Karnan passes away

Chennai, Nov. 13 -- Former Madras and Calcutta High Court judge Justice CS Karnan, the first sitting High Court judge in India to be sentenced to imprisonment for contempt of court, died at a private ... Read More


PM Modi flags energy security amid West Asia conflict, launches Rs 15,000-cr projects

Bengaluru, Nov. 13 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday underscored the critical importance of energy security amid geopolitical tensions around Iran and the Gulf region, saying India's investmen... Read More


Shama calls for predictable, cost-free financing for gender-responsive climate action

, Nov. 13 -- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has called for predictable, accessible and cost-free financing for gender-responsive climate adaptation and resilience. She made the ... Read More


Russia records one of Ukraine's largest overnight drone attacks of year - report

World, Nov. 13 -- Ukraine's military launched one of its largest drone attacks on Russia this year, with Russian air defenses destroying 1,198 Ukrainian drones overnight, TASS reported. Over the past... Read More


Mir Mosharraf's birthplace still awaits proper preservation, development

Kushtia, Nov. 13 -- As the 179th birth anniversary of renowned Bengali novelist and writer Mir Mosharraf Hossain is being celebrated on Friday, his ancestral home in Lahinipara village of Kumarkhali u... Read More


Chairwoman of Russian Federation Council wraps up official visit to Vietnam

Hanoi, Nov. 13 -- Valentina Matviyenko, Chairwoman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia, left Hanoi at noon on November 13, concluding her three-day official visit to Vietnam at... Read More


Amritsar court grants one-day interim bail to jailed MP Amritpal Singh for grandmother's last rites

Chandigarh, Nov. 13 -- An Amritsar court on Friday granted one-day interim bail to jailed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh to attend the funeral of his grandmother, Charan Kaur, scheduled for November ... Read More


New Low Pressure Area forms over Bay, to intensify as Cyclonic Storm Akwan on Nov 16

Chennai, Nov. 13 -- A Fresh Low Pressure area has formed over the Bay on Friday morning, which will intensify into a Depression on November 15 and will further concentrate into a Cyclonic Storm Akwan,... Read More


Young's ton, Henry's six-for power NZ to 244-run rout of India

Mount Maunganui, Nov. 13 -- A commanding century by Will Young and a match-winning six-wicket haul by Matt Henry powered New Zealand to a thumping 244-run victory over India in the fourth ODI at Bay O... Read More


Odisha: Around 22 Kg cannabis worth Rs 70 lakh seized, one arrested

Bhubaneswar, Nov. 13 -- Police in Odisha's Gajapati district have seized 722.4 kg of cannabis locally called ganja worth over Rs 70 lakh and arrested a 59-year-old man in R. Udayagiri area amid a crac... Read More