Bhopal/New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav met Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia at the latter’s official residence during a visit to the national capital late on Thursday night. During the meeting, the two discussed various issues related to the state’s development and the current situation in flood-affected areas, especially in the Guna Lok Sabha constituency, which is Scinidia’s parliamentary seat.The Union Minister urged the Chief Minister to provide adequate …

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) In a shocking incident, Bollywood actor Huma Qureshi’s cousin, Asif Qureshi, was murdered in Delhi’s Bhogal area following an altercation over parking. The incident occurred late on Thursday night near the victim’s residence on Church Lane in Jangpura under the jurisdiction of Nizamuddin Police Station.According to Delhi Police, the victim, 42-year-old Asif Qureshi, was attacked with a sharp, pointed object (a poker) after he asked two men to remove their scooter pa…

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) After days of anxiety and disrupted communication, ten pilgrims from Banaskantha district of Gujarat, who were stranded near Dharali in Uttarakhand following a devastating cloudburst, were successfully rescued by the Indian Army and airlifted to Rishikesh.The pilgrims, all residents of Chichodra village in Bhabhar taluka, had lost contact with their families on August 5, shortly after a cloudburst hit the Dharali area. The families of the 11 pilgrims, who were on a religi…

Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) As the UK schedule of “Masti 4” is all set to conclude, filmmaker Milap Zaveri penned a note saying that he will “miss the madness” and hopes he lives up to the expectations that this loved franchise comes with. Milap, who had also written the first two installments of the franchise, took to Instagram, where he shared two pictures posing with Vivek Oberoi, Riteish Deshmukh and Aftab Shivdasani posing on the sets.He wrote: “FRIENDS I HAVE AN IDEAAAA! 2003 was the ye…

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear a petition seeking directions to the Central Government to restore statehood to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.The plea was mentioned before Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai by senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, who confirmed that the matter has been listed for hearing on August 8 (Friday).The petition, filed by Zahoor Ahmed Bhat and activist Khurshaid Ahmad Malik, contends that the continued delay in restoring s…

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) A tragic road accident in Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba district claimed the lives of six people, including two children, after a car plunged into a 500-metre-deep gorge in the Chanwas area of Tissa sub-division on Friday. According to initial reports, the vehicle lost control and veered off the road before falling into the steep gorge.The impact was so severe that all six occupants, two men, two women, and two children, died on the spot. The identities of the deceased have n…

Geneva, Aug 8 (IANS) The US tariffs place “a substantial strain” on Switzerland’s export-oriented economy, the Swiss government said, vowing to continue negotiations with the US to reduce the 39 per cent additional tariffs imposed on the country, which came into force Thursday.The decision was made following the trip of a Swiss delegation to the United States from Tuesday to Wednesday, led by President Karin Keller-Sutter and Vice President Guy Parmelin, the Federal Council said in a statement.T…

Mexico City, Aug 8 (IANS) Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum criticised the latest anti-migrant raids in the United States, vowing to protect Mexican nationals staying in the neighbouring country.”We do not agree with the raids, and we will protect and help our compatriots,” the Mexican president said at her daily press conference on Thursday.Sheinbaum, who has urged efforts for the role of migrants in the US economy to be recognised, has worked to strengthen Mexico’s consular service in the US…

Moscow, Aug 8 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he hopes for a presidential summit with US President Donald Trump as early as next week, with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) emerging as a potential venue.Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov confirmed that Moscow and Washington have agreed to hold the presidential meeting in the coming days, with the US side having initiated the push for the high-level bilateral talks, Xinhua news agency reported.He echoed US Secretary of State M…

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a crucial high-level Cabinet meeting on Friday at 1 p.m. to assess the impact of the steep tariff hike recently imposed by the US on Indian exports. The move comes amid escalating trade tensions between the two nations, following the US decision to raise tariffs on Indian goods to a total of 50 per cent.The meeting is expected to discuss India’s strategic response to the US action.The latest round of tariffs, an additional 25 per ce…