12+ hour, 28+ min ago   (374+ words) TOKYO: The president of a Japanese nuclear plant operator will step down following a quake data-tampering scandal, local media reported Monday, with the firm expected to abandon plans to restart two reactors. Japan is moving to revive nuclear power 15 years…...

14+ hour, 22+ min ago   (348+ words) Even a dialogue of the late actor Salim Kumar from the film ‘Chattambinadu’, in which he asks for a petromax light, has been recreated with the chief minister himself. The protest-turned-satire was mentioned by Satheesan while speaking at an event…...

14+ hour, 18+ min ago   (300+ words) NEW DELHI: Six people, including women and children, were injured after they jumped from a building in panic when a fire broke out in an adjacent godown-cum-factory in northwest Delhi’s Swaroop Nagar on Sunday, a police official said. Another fire…...

16+ hour, 43+ min ago   (660+ words) STOCKHOLM: Sweden's general election was too close to call early Monday, as the incumbent prime minister and the left-wing opposition leader both said they were ready to govern and the far right was seen losing ground. With almost 90 percent of…...

16+ hour, 25+ min ago   (798+ words) ADEN: The conflict in Yemen intensified on Sunday, as government forces launched attacks against Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea and Houthis fired into neighboring Saudi Arabia, which supports Yemen’s government. The Yemeni government vowed to send more forces…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (367+ words) DEHRADUN: Helicopter shuttle services to Kedarnath received an overwhelming response ahead of the second phase of the Char Dham Yatra, with 8,896 pilgrims booking seats within an hour of reservations opening for September 15-30. The bookings covered 2,926 tickets for the 16-day period…...

1+ day, 59+ min ago   (373+ words) NEW DELHI: Iran and the United Arab Emirates, whose relations have come under strain since the war in West Asia began, have agreed to “put the past behind us and look to the future”, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (310+ words) NEW DELHI: Six people, including women and children, were injured after they jumped from a building in panic when a fire broke out in an adjacent godown-cum-factory in northwest Delhi's Swaroop Nagar on Sunday, police said. Another fire broke out…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (297+ words) RANCHI: At least three people, including two women, were killed and several others are feared trapped after an illegal coal mine caved in at Baghmara in Dhanbad while locals were extracting coal on Sunday morning. Three people were rescued by…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (236+ words) TEHRAN: A ship was struck in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, killing one person and injuring three, local Iranian authorities said, as Tehran and Washington clash over the strategic waterway. "A merchant vessel was struck around 5:00 am (0130 GMT) this…...