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Terminally Ill 3-Year-Old 'Fasts To Death' In Jain Ritual, Experts Raise Concerns
- May 03, 2025 22:49 pm IST
- Written by: Anurag Dwary
At an age when most children are just beginning to discover the joys of childhood, three-year-old Viyana Jain from Indore was administered 'Santhara' - the Jain religious practice of fasting unto death - after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.
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3 Workers Killed After Crane Collapses At Bridge Construction Site In Odisha
- May 03, 2025 21:29 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
At least three labourers were killed and five were critical after a crane collapsed during the construction of a bridge in Khan Nagar area at Cuttack in Odisha. As per reports, a few cement slabs also collapsed, trapping workers.
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32-Year-Old Kerala Man Gets Life Term For Raping Speech-Impaired Minor Girl
- May 03, 2025 20:58 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A Kerala court has sentenced a 32-year-old man to life in jail till his death for raping a minor speech-impaired girl near her residence in this hill district four years ago.
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Protests By Kuki, Meitei Groups Mark 2 Years Of Manipur Ethnic Violence
- May 03, 2025 20:22 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
- (with inputs from PTI)
Members of the Kuki and Zomi tribes and the Meitei community held separate demonstrations at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on Saturday to mark the completion of two years since ethnic violence broke out in Manipur on May 3, 2023.
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"Knowingly Harbouring...": CRPF Constable Conceals Marriage To Pak Woman, Sacked
- May 03, 2025 20:00 pm IST
- Reported by: Rajeev Ranjan
A constable, whose wife was about to be deported to Pakistan and got last-minute relief from the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, has now been sacked by the paramilitary force for concealing his marriage to a Pakistani national.
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PM Modi Congratulates Anthony Albanese On Being Elected As Australian PM
- May 03, 2025 18:58 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
PM Modi on Saturday congratulated Anthony Albanese on his resounding victory and re-election as prime minister of Australia, and said he looks forward to working with him to further deepen the India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
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Omar Abdullah Meets PM Modi, Discusses Situation In J&K
- May 03, 2025 18:47 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Saturday and discussed various issues, including last week's terror attack in Pahalgam, officials said.
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6 Killed, 8 injured After Jeep-Bus Collision In Gujarat: Police
- May 03, 2025 18:29 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Six persons, including a baby girl, were killed and eight others injured in an accident involving a jeep, a state transport bus and a two-wheeler in Gujarat's Sabarkantha district on Saturday, police said.
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Sonu Nigam Charged For 'Pahalgam' Response To Kannada Song Demand
- May 03, 2025 17:24 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Singer Sonu Nigam's recent remarks on the Pahalgam terror attack during a show in Bengaluru have landed him in trouble, with police in the city registering a first information report (FIR) on Saturday.
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Indian Satellites Practising "Dogfights" In Space. What It Means
- May 03, 2025 16:52 pm IST
- Written by: Pallava Bagla
India is conducting a rare and very sophisticated "dogfight" in space between a 'chaser' and 'target' satellite orbiting nearly 500 kilometers above the Earth.
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Flight Searched In Colombo Over Suspicion Pahalgam Suspects On Board
- May 03, 2025 16:40 pm IST
- Edited by: Chandrajit Mitra
A massive search operation was undertaken at the Colombo airport this noon amid suspicion that suspects in the Pahalgam terror attack had reached Sri Lanka on board a flight from Chennai.
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Trade, Shipping, Mail: India's 3-Pronged Measures Against Pak, Its Response
- May 03, 2025 16:37 pm IST
- Edited by: Rohit Paul
In a day of fast-paced developments amid tensions after the Pahalgam terror attack, India has banned imports as well as incoming mail and parcels from Pakistan and barred the docking of ships from the country at all Indian ports.
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"Born To Serve J&K Police, India": Cop After High Court Stays His Pak Deportation
- May 03, 2025 15:15 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
"I am born to serve the Jammu and Kashmir Police and my country, India," 45-year-old policeman Iftkhar Ali said just days after he and his eight siblings narrowly escaped deportation to Pakistan - a fate averted through intervention of high court.
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"50,000 To 70,000 People Were Present": President Of Goa Temple On Stampede
- May 03, 2025 15:05 pm IST
- Asian News International
North Goa Superintendent of Police (SP) Akshat Kaushal on Saturday said that we are still trying to determine the exact cause of the stampede incident.
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PM Modi Announces $200 Million For Modernisation Of Angolan Armed Forces
- May 03, 2025 15:00 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a USD 200 million defence credit line for Angola and expressed commitment to act firmly and decisively against terrorists and their backers, an assertion that came days after the Pahalgam terror strikes.
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After Imports, Ships Bearing Pakistan Flag Banned From Entering Indian Waters
- May 03, 2025 14:54 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
After banning all imports from Pakistan, India on Saturday barred Pakistan-flagged ships from entering any of its ports, following the barbaric attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, which took 26 lives.