Petroleum and LPG transporters’ associations in Manipur have urged Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh to take immediate action to stop alleged extortion along National Highway-37, warning that they will suspend tanker operations from July 31 if the issue remains unresolved. In a memorandum submitted to the chief minister on Wednesday, nine transport bodies, including the…
Moments after speaking to his family for the last time, an Indian sailor lost his life in the middle of the sea. Merchant Navy engineer Herambh Karmarkar from Pune, Maharashtra, was killed in an aerial attack on a commercial ship near the strategic Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman. Several other Indian nationals…
Actor-producer Huma Qureshi is once again breaking stereotypes, this time by playing a deaf and mute assassin who looks nothing like your typical Bollywood action heroine in her new thriller Baby Do Die Do. Known for picking unconventional roles in Gangs of Wasseypur and the hit series Maharani, Huma says her latest character ‘Baby’ is…
The United States has once again almost completely blocked Iran’s path to selling crude oil in the global market. Following attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the administration of President Donald Trump has intensified military operations and announced the cancellation of all special exemptions previously given to Iran for oil exports. It…
What kind of treatment do women face in police custody? What kind of questions are asked during interrogation? Siya Goel had searched for answers to all these questions on the internet even before her arrest. During the investigation of the Ketan Agarwal murder case in Pune, Maharashtra, the police have revealed this explosive information about…
Assam’s endurance athlete Ankita Konwar has scripted history by becoming the first Assamese woman and the first woman from Northeast India to successfully complete an English Channel relay swim. Konwar was part of an international relay team that crossed the English Channel from Dover to Calais in 13 hours and 5 minutes. The relay began…
The legal battle in Meghalaya’s much-discussed Honeymoon Murder case has taken a new turn. The Meghalaya government has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Meghalaya High Court’s order upholding the bail granted to Sonam Raghuvanshi. On Wednesday, Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta sought an urgent hearing on the petition before a Supreme Court bench…
The fury of nature has turned vast areas of the South American nation Venezuela into rubble. Two powerful earthquakes on Wednesday brought daily life to a standstill in moments. Four days after the disaster, rescue operations are still underway. According to the latest data, the death toll in this horrific disaster has risen to 1,450….
A rare Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus), a species classified as Vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, has been recorded through a camera trap in Shirui Village of Ukhrul district, Manipur. The sighting has been described by conservationists as a major milestone for wildlife protection in the region and…
Some success stories are not confined to results alone. This time, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav gave special recognition to the achievement of Chandni Vishwakarma, who overcame adverse circumstances to secure the top position in the state’s Class 12 examinations. On Monday, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav rode an electric scooter to Chandni’s residence in…
