Colombo: Two men died in cash-strapped Sri Lanka on Friday while waiting in serpentine queues to purchase fuel as widespread shortages and soaring inflation levels continue to heap misery on citizens.
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate Friday said it has attached gems, jewellery and bank deposits worth Rs 253.62 crore of some Hong Kong-based companies of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi as part of a money laundering probe.
Port of Spain: India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was on Friday ruled out of the first two ODIs against the West Indies due to a knee injury.
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa won a reprieve today from the Supreme Court, which put on hold criminal proceedings in a corruption case against him.
Train services faced major disruption across Britain on Wednesday as wildfire triggered by extreme temperature melted signalling equipment and damaged the tracks. Photos posted online by Network Rail and other operators show a level crossing damaged between King's Cross and Peterborough.
New Delhi: The data of students going abroad to pursue MBBS is not maintained centrally, the government informed Parliament on Friday.
New Delhi: Opposition's vice-presidential candidate Margaret Alva on Friday described the Trinamool Congress's (TMC) decision to abstain from voting in the August 6 election as "disappointing" and said this is not the time for "whataboutery, ego or anger".
Thiruvananthapuram: A 35-year old man, who came to Kerala from the UAE earlier this month, has tested positive for monkeypox, making him the third case of the virus from the country as well as the state.
New Delhi: Actors Suriya and Ajay Devgn were on Friday named as the winner of the Best Actor Award in the 68th National Film Awards. They will share the award for their work in Soorarai Pottru and Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior respectively.
The Central Board of Secondary Education will not declare merit lists for class 10 and 12 exams to avoid "unhealthy competition" among students, Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj said on Friday.
