It was 1979. I was 10 years old and gripped in the ABBA mania that was sweeping the country. I had a dream, but little did I know that it would be turned into reality, as I not only got to meet my heroes but sing with them on stage …...Read More
Sky News presenter Gillian Joseph relives time performing with ABBA at Wembley ahead of documentary
If terrorists run away to Pakistan, we will enter the country to kill them: Rajnath
April 06, 2024 12:59 am | Updated 01:15 am IST - New Delhi “If any terrorist tries to disturb the peace in Bharat, or tries to carry out terror activities in Bharat, we will give them a befitting reply (muh tod jawab),” said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on April 5, …...Read More
Tiruppur nominee of BJP booked for argument with police
April 06, 2024 12:55 am | Updated 07:02 am IST - COIMBATORE The Kunnathur police have registered a case against A.P. Muruganandam, BJP candidate for the Tiruppur Lok Sabha constituency, over an argument he had with police personnel. He has been charged with preventing a government servant from discharging his …...Read More
As cannabis consumption surges, Germany opts for partial legalisation
April 06, 2024 12:46 am | Updated 01:00 am IST At the stroke of midnight on 1 April, the area around Berlin’s famous Brandenburg Gate was shrouded in a fog of smoke emanating from the thousands of lit joints. The German Cannabis Association organised a smoke-in to celebrate the legalisation …...Read More
Reaching out to voters in Kuttaiyur village on T.N.-Karnataka border is an uphill task
April 06, 2024 12:46 am | Updated 12:46 am IST - ERODE Every election, the Election Commission of India (EC) encounters challenges in ensuring that every eligible person gets to exercise his/her franchise. This time, too, officials are reaching out to voters living in isolated areas of Tamil Nadu. To …...Read More
Ethnic conflict casts a shadow on Manipur polls; Kuki-Zo, Meitei people devise voting strategies
April 06, 2024 12:37 am | Updated 12:39 am IST - New Delhi As Manipur heads into the first phase of the Lok Sabha election in the shadow of an ethnic conflict, the two communities involved in the conflict — the Kuki-Zo people and the Meitei people — find themselves …...Read More
Activist cries foul over Bam Rukn Ud-Dowlah lake encroachment
April 06, 2024 12:29 am | Updated 12:29 am IST - HYDERABAD Social activist Lubna Sarwat has expressed consternation that the National Green Tribunal has chosen to adjourn the case pertaining to the Bam Rukn Ud-Dowla lake in Rajendranagar mandal of Ranga Reddy district, without hearing on the scheduled day. …...Read More
47 BMCRI students hospitalised with acute gastroenteritis
April 06, 2024 12:27 am | Updated 12:27 am IST - Bengaluru Indicating a potential outbreak of acute gastroenteritis (GE), 47 medical students of Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI) girls hostel have been admitted to Victoria hospital. Three of those with severe dehydration are being treated in the …...Read More
Heathrow border force strikes due to start next week suspended
UK border force officers at Heathrow Airport will no longer go on strike next week. Workers, who carry out immigration and passport checks at the country's biggest airport, were due to walk out in protest of roster and shift pattern changes. The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) warned the …...Read More
Ten in custody for alleged lynching of migrant worker at Muvattupuzha
April 06, 2024 12:19 am | Updated 12:19 am IST - KOCHI The Muvattupuzha police have taken 10 persons into custody in a suspected case of mob lynching in which a migrant worker was allegedly beaten to death at Valakam in Muvattupuzha late on Thursday night. The deceased was identified …...Read More
