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DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) -- Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday said the centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist institution will continue after his death, ending years of speculation that started when he indicated that he might be the last person to hold the role. Speaking at prayer celebrations ahead of his 90th birthday on Sunday, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism said that the next Dalai Lama should be found and recognized as per past Buddhist tradition ...Read More >
Srinagar, July 3: Panic ensued on a Japan Airlines Boeing Dreamliner 737 on Monday when the plane suddenly plummeted nearly 26,000 feet. The scary episode apparently led passengers to write goodbye letters to loved ones and details of their finances, fearing they would not survive. People on the plane recalled that there was a boom, and after that, oxygen masks fell off within a few seconds. The flight attendants started shouting, asking everyone to put on their oxygen masks. The incident comes ...Read More >
DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) -- Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday said the centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist institution will continue after his death, ending years of speculation that started when he indicated that he might be the last person to hold the role. Speaking at prayer celebrations ahead of his 90th birthday on Sunday, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism said that the next Dalai Lama should be found and recognized as per past Buddhist tradition ...Read More >
New Delhi: Fatima Nafis, the mother of JNU student Najeeb Ahmed, who went missing in 2016, on Tuesday accused CBI and Delhi Police of "negligence" in her son's case and said that even if she has to knock on the Supreme Court's doors for justice, she will do it. In a Facebook post, she said she will fight till her last breath. A Delhi court on Monday allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to close Ahmed's case, saying that the agency "exhausted all options" eight years after he went m ...Read More >
DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) -- Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday said the centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist institution will continue after his death, ending years of speculation that started when he indicated that he might be the last person to hold the role. Speaking at prayer celebrations ahead of his 90th birthday on Sunday, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism said that the next Dalai Lama should be found and recognized as per past Buddhist tradition ...Read More >
DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) -- Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday said the centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist institution will continue after his death, ending years speculation that started when he indicated that he might be the last person to hold the role. Speaking at prayer celebrations ahead of his 90th birthday on Sunday, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism said in a recorded statement that the next Dalai Lama should be found and recognized as per pa ...Read More >
HYDERABAD, India -- The death toll from Monday's massive explosion and fire at a pharmaceutical factory in India's southern state of Telangana has risen to at least 36 while about three dozen were left injured, authorities said Tuesday. The fire department recovered the charred bodies of 34 workers from the accident site in an industrial area about 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the state capital Hyderabad, the state's fire services director G.V. Narayana Rao told The Associated Press. Two othe ...Read More >
HYDERABAD, India (AP) - The death toll from Monday's massive explosion and fire at a pharmaceutical factory in India´s southern state of Telangana has risen to at least 36 while about three dozen were left injured, authorities said Tuesday. The fire department recovered the charred bodies of 34 workers from the accident site in an industrial area about 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the state capital Hyderabad, the state´s fire services director G.V. Narayana Rao told The Associated Press. Two ...Read More >
Vijayawada: Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has said his vision is to develop Quantum Valley in state capital Amaravati on the lines of Silicon Valley in the US. A Quantum Computing ecosystem, he said, should be set up and made fully operational in Amaravati by Jan 1, 2026. Addressing the participants of a national workshop on 'Amaravati Quantum Valley' here on Monday, the chief minister said he wanted to transform Amaravati into a global capital for quantum technologies. The mega event ...Read More >
McLEOD GANJ, India (AFP): Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, gave on Monday the strongest indication yet that the 600-year-old institution would continue after his death, at prayer celebrations for his 90th birthday. The Dalai Lama joined thousands of Buddhist followers on Monday in the prayer celebrations, a landmark event resonating far beyond the Indian Himalayan town where he has lived for decades. "As far as the institution of the Dalai Lama, there will be some kind of a fra ...Read More >
Mandya: In a historic first, KRS dam across Cauvery River has reached its maximum level of 124.8 feet early this monsoon season in June. Usually, the dam, the lifeline of the Old Mysore region, attains the maximum level either in July or August when monsoon peaks.Marking this rare event of the dam constructed in 1931, chief minister Siddaramaiah will offer Bagina to Cauvery River on Monday, becoming the first CM to do so in June. During the Bagina ceremony, the CM will perform a ritual at 11.30a ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Three people were killed and more than a dozen hospitalized Sunday following a sudden crowd surge at a popular Hindu festival in eastern India, a senior government official said. "There was a sudden crowd surge of devotees for having a glimpse of the Hindu deities during which few people either fainted, felt suffocated or complained of breathlessness," said Siddharth Shankar Swain, the top government official in Puri. Swain told The Associated Press that 15 people were rushed ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Three people were killed and more than a dozen hospitalized Sunday following a sudden crowd surge and stampede at a popular Hindu festival in eastern India, local authorities said. "There was a sudden crowd surge of devotees for having a glimpse of the Hindu deities during which a few people either fainted, felt suffocated or complained of breathlessness," said Siddharth Shankar Swain, the top government official in Puri. Swain told The Associated Press that 15 people were ru ...Read More >
NEW DELHI -- Three people were killed and more than a dozen hospitalized Sunday following a sudden crowd surge at a popular Hindu festival in eastern India, a senior government official said. "There was a sudden crowd surge of devotees for having a glimpse of the Hindu deities during which few people either fainted, felt suffocated or complained of breathlessness," said Siddharth Shankar Swain, the top government official in Puri. MAD DASH Police personnel and relatives of victims, who lost th ...Read More >
NEW DELHI - Three people were killed and more than a dozen hospitalized Sunday following a sudden crowd surge and stampede at a popular Hindu festival in eastern India, local authorities said. "There was a sudden crowd surge of devotees for having a glimpse of the Hindu deities during which a few people either fainted, felt suffocated or complained of breathlessness," said Siddharth Shankar Swain, the top government official in Puri. Recommended Videos Swain told The Associated Press that 15 ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Three people were killed and more than a dozen hospitalized Sunday following a sudden crowd surge at a popular Hindu festival in eastern India, a senior government official said. "There was a sudden crowd surge of devotees for having a glimpse of the Hindu deities during which few people either fainted, felt suffocated or complained of breathlessness," said Siddharth Shankar Swain, the top government official in Puri. Swain told The Associated Press that 15 people were rushed ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Beijing's bid for enhanced regional leadership suffered a setback Thursday when India rejected signing a joint statement put before members of the China-backed Shanghai Cooperation Organization, saying it was pro-Pakistan in not mentioning April's terror attack on Indian tourists. Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said the statement diluted India's position on critical issues such as terrorism and regional security, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Pre ...Read More >
GENEVA -- India's push toward winning the 2036 Olympics hosting contest seemed to stall a little on Thursday in the first big decision of Kirsty Coventry's IOC presidency. Coventry paused the fast tracking of a preferred bidder -- a signature policy of her predecessor and mentor Thomas Bach -- in a concession to International Olympic Committee members who have wanted more say in decisions under new leadership. "Members want to be engaged more in the process" of picking Olympic hosts, Coventry ...Read More >
Digha/Kolkata: Why were those speaking Bengali "being tortured across the country every day", CM Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday. Speaking in Digha, where she has gone to attend the first Rath Yatra of the newly inaugurated Jagannath temple, the CM spoke of Bengali-speaking migrant workers being detained at two places in Odisha.Asking Odisha "not to be jealous", Banerjee said while she respected the Puri Jagannath temple, she expected the same respect for the Digha Jagannath temple."I learnt th ...Read More >
Gadwal: A sensational murder case that shook both Telugu states has been cracked within a short period by the Jogulamba Gadwal district police. The investigation revealed that a wife and her paramour conspired to murder her husband, who was allegedly obstructing their illicit relationship. They hired a supari gang (contract killers) to carry out the murder. District Superintendent of Police (SP) T. Srinivasa Rao, IPS, conducted a press meet today revealing crucial details of the case. Case Bac ...Read More >
GENEVA - India's push toward winning the 2036 Olympics hosting contest seemed to stall a little on Thursday in the first big decision of Kirsty Coventry's IOC presidency. Coventry paused the fast tracking of a preferred bidder -- a signature policy of her predecessor and mentor Thomas Bach -- in a concession to International Olympic Committee members who have wanted more say in decisions under new leadership. Recommended Videos "Members want to be engaged more in the process" of picking Olymp ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 8 (PTI) A DRDO laboratory has transferred technologies of nine systems, including a mounted gun system and an anti-terrorist vehicle (tracked version), to 10 industry partners, the defence ministry said on Sunday. The licensing agreements were handed over in the presence of the Secretary, Department of Defence Research and Development, and DRDO Chairman Samir V Kamat during an event organised at the Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (VRDE) on Saturday. Also Read | ...Read More >
Nagpur, June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Orange Tigers defeated Nagpur Titans by eight wickets (D/L Method) at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Jamtha on Sunday in the Vidarbha Pro T20 League. After losing the toss and being put into bat first, Aniruddha Choudhari and Satyam Bhoyar opened the innings for Nagpur Titans. While Bhoyar was dismissed without opening his account, Choudhari scored 20 in 18 balls. After the fall of the second wicket at the score in 5.2 overs, Skipper Jagjot Sasan wa ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 8 (PTI) Senior advocate and former Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Adish C Aggarwala has penned a book on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a release said on Sunday. The book titled 'Modi's Niti Shastra: The World's His Oyster' provides a comprehensive analysis of the legal revolution during Modi's three terms, it said. Also Read | AP EAPCET Results 2025 Declared at cets.apsche.ap.gov.in, Know How To Download Rank Card. "As Prime Minister Narendra Modi completes an u ...Read More >
Ludhiana, Jun 8 (PTI) Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Sunday asserted that his party will win the Ludhiana West assembly bypoll, scheduled to be held on june 19, with a "record margin". "Congress practically has no competition here", he claimed. Also Read | AP EAPCET Results 2025 Declared at cets.apsche.ap.gov.in, Know How To Download Rank Card. Warring, who is also the Ludhiana MP, said that the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was badly mistaken that the Congress would ...Read More >
Ludhiana, Jun 8 (PTI) Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Sunday asserted that his party will win the Ludhiana West assembly bypoll, scheduled to be held on june 19, with a "record margin". "Congress practically has no competition here", he claimed. Warring, who is also the Ludhiana MP, said that the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was badly mistaken that the Congress would allow it to abuse power and misuse the official machinery for the elections. "First of all, we will no ...Read More >
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 8 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that the NDA will form government in Tamil Nadu as the people of the state will "defeat" the DMK government in the 2026 Assembly election. He also reiterated his demand to the state government for teaching medical and engineering courses in the Tamil language. "The NDA government of the BJP-AIADMK alliance will be formed here in 2026. I live in Delhi, but my ears are always on Tamil Nadu," Shah said while a ...Read More >
Srinagar: In Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, in a continued assault on religious freedom, the New Delhi-imposed administration barred Kashmiri Muslims from offering the Eid-ul-Adha prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid and Eidgah in Srinagar. According to Radio Pakistan, the ban was enforced by the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha-led administration on the instructions of Indian Home Minister Amit Shah. This continues a repressive pattern, as Eid prayers have been barred at Jamia Mas ...Read More >
AP EAMCET Result 2025: APSCHE has declared the results for AP EAPCET today, June 8, 2025. AP EAMCET Result 2025: The Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) has declared the results for Andhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture, and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (AP EAPCET) 2025 today, June 8, 2025. Candidates who appeared for the examination can login and check their results on the official website, cets.apsche.ap.gov.in. AP EAMCET is now called as AP EAPCET. AP EAMCET Result ...Read More >
Mumbai: An article by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi terming the 2024 state assembly polls as 'match-fixing' stirred a political controversy in Maharashtra. Statement Of Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the Congress leader was insulting the voters and Ladki Bahins of Maharashtra. He said, "Rahul Gandhi has accepted his defeat in Bihar. As long as Rahul Gandhi keeps giving himself false assurances, his party can never win". Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Ba ...Read More >
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