Around 800 tourists are stranded at Lachen in Sikkim’s Mangan district as the road connecting it to Chungthang has been closed due to a breach, officials said on Sunday. The breach occurred near the Tarum Chu bridge on the Lachen-Chungthang Road, they said. The Mangan district administration has issued a public advisory announcing the temporary...

The United States destroyed at least one of its own high-value military aircraft during a dramatic rescue mission deep inside Iran, after mechanical failures left it stranded and at risk of falling into enemy hands, officials and reports indicate.The operation described by US President Donald Trump as “one of the most daring Search and Rescue...

HYDERABAD Minister for SC Development Adluri Laxman Kumar said that celebrations of Jagjivan Ram Jayanti should go beyond ceremonial observances and serve as a renewed commitment to advancing the Dalit self-respect movement. Addressing a programme on Sunday, organised to mark the 119th birth anniversary of Babu Jagjivan Ram, the Minister said that the Congress party...

2 min readNew DelhiApr 5, 2026 08:29 PM IST The Best Special Effects honour at the Chetak Screen Awards 2026 was won by Envision VFX, Philm CGI, Resonance Digital, Dhruti Ranjan Sahoo, Vishal Tyagi, Raza Mohammed Shaikh for Dhurandhar, recognising outstanding innovation, technical precision, and visual storytelling that elevated cinematic experience on screen. ARTICLE CONTINUES...

A tourist from Kerala went missing inside a forest in Karnataka’s Kodagu district earlier this week during a trek in the Tadiandamol hills there. A major search operation, involving drones, has been initiated to locate the woman. GS Sharanya, a 36-year-old IT professional, was on a solo trip and stayed at a private homestay in...

Donald Trump (File photo) US President Donald Trump on Sunday issued an expletive-laden warning to Iran, demanding that it reopen the Strait of Hormuz. He threatened severe military action, saying that Tuesday would be “Power Plant Day and Bridge Day”.“Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran....

An Indian-flagged oil tanker, Kashimasan, docked near an offloading terminal at Butcher Island, off the Mumbai coast, on April 1. | Photo Credit: AFP The government’s acknowledgement on Saturday (April 4, 2026) that it is procuring oil and LNG from Iran after a gap of seven years has sparked hope for Indian traders that it...

3 min readUpdated: Apr 5, 2026 04:26 PM IST One thing Javokhir Sindarov has done to rattle older opponents is put them under intense time pressure at the Candidates, but not without losing his solid play. “It’s always like you are playing with good comfort. Main thing is if you have time you always try...

“If my son has made a mistake and is guilty, he should be punished.” Those were the first words from Nizamuddin after his son Rizwan, previously linked to ISIS, was arrested in Kushinagar in a joint operation by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad and the Delhi Police Special Cell. The arrest, carried out late on...

PATNA: A distressing episode at Patna railway station has once again brought to light the persistent racism and bias faced by people from India’s Northeastern states. A cultural dance troupe from Arunachal Pradesh was allegedly harassed and barred from using a washroom in the ladies’ waiting area, with the confrontation captured on video and now...