A Papua New Guinea government official has told the United Nations that more than 2,000 people are believed to have been buried alive in last Friday’s landslide and has formally asked for international help.

Three Indian students' lost their lives in a ghastly car accident in Alpharetta, Georgia. Two others were critically injured. The accident occurred last week while they were driving along Westside Parkway, located north of Maxwell Road.

Vijayawada native Jaya Badiga has been appointed judge of Sacramento county superior court in California, the first woman from Andhra to become a judge in the US

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s founding chairman and jailed former prime minister Imran Khan hinted at launching a street agitation to protest what he called “political persecution” of his party workers and instructed his party’s leadership and...

Police in Pakistan’s Punjab province booked over 450 people and arrested 25 of them under terrorism and other charges for attacking members of the minority Christian community and police personnel on the issue of the alleged desecration of a...

Anil Ambani’s debt-ridden Reliance Capital secured a buyout offer of £965 mn from Hinduja Group’s IndusInd International Holdings Limited (IIHL) a few months ago. Hinduja Group’s firm has already received clearance from SEBI, CCI, IRDAI and...

After flying for nearly 18 years, India's largest airline IndiGo announced that it will introduce business class in flights this year, as the carrier seeks to provide more options for passengers amid rising economic growth. The airline will...

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar met Iran's acting President Mohammad Mokhber and conveyed condolences over the tragic demise of President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in a helicopter crash. Dhankhar, who was leading...

The market capitalisation of Aditya Birla Group companies crossed $100 billion for the first time on Friday riding on a rally in shares of UltraTech, Hindalco, and Vodafone Idea. The combined valuation of the 12 companies in the group stood...

Ramping up its focus on India, Google’s parent Alphabet is looking to manufacture drones and Pixel phones, and is in talks with Foxconn to make them at a plant in Tamil Nadu. While Dixon Technologies has also been given the contract to manufacture...