July 16, 2025 9:10 AM

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Deepika wins Poligras Magic Skill Award for solo goal against Netherlands

Indian women’s hockey forward Deepika has won the Poligras Magic Skill Award 2024-25 for her spectacular solo goal against the world No. 1 Netherlands in the FIH Hockey Pro League. The award, decided by a global fan vote held from July 4 to 13, celebrates moments of individual brilliance in hockey. ...

July 16, 2025 9:04 AM

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Over 90 killed in Israeli air strikes across Gaza in 24 hours

Israeli air strikes killed over 90 people across the Gaza Strip in 24 hours in one of the deadliest attacks launched on Monday evening. Gaza’s Health Ministry yesterday said 278 people were injured in the attacks and taken to hospitals.   In the  Tel al-Hawa district, 19 members of a single fam...

July 16, 2025 8:50 AM

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Health Ministry rejects reports on warning labels for samosa, jalebi, laddoo

The Health Ministry has rejected the media reports which claimed that the Ministry has directed to issuance of warning labels on food products such as samosa, jalebi and laddoo. In a statement, the Ministry said, these media reports are misleading, incorrect, and baseless. It said the Ministry had s...

July 16, 2025 8:33 AM

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Russian FM Lavrov downplays US President Trump’s 100% tariff threat

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has downplayed US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 100 per cent tariffs on Russia and its allies, asserting that Moscow is well equipped to withstand additional sanctions.   Addressing a press conference after the meeting of the Foreign Ministers ...

July 16, 2025 8:28 AM

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PM Modi condoles Pithoragarh road accident; announces ex gratia for victims

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the loss of lives due to a road accident in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh in which eight people were killed and four seriously injured. The Prime Minister wished a speedy recovery to the injured and expressed condolences to those who lost loved ones ...

July 16, 2025 1:27 PM

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Bangladesh: Satyajit Ray’s ancestral home being demolished in Mymensingh

In Bangladesh, the ancestral home of eminent filmmaker Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh city, formerly used as the Mymensingh Shishu Academy, is being demolished to make way for a new semi-concrete structure.   Eminent litterateur Upendra Kishore Ray Chowdhury was the father of celebrated poet Sukuma...