New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, on Wednesday shared details of the patients brought to its Trauma Centre following the devastating fire in Malviya Nagar that claimed at least 21 lives and left dozens injured. According to the AIIMS Media Cell, a total of 13 patients were brought to the Trauma Centre after the fire broke out at the Flourish Stay hotel in South Delhi. Among them were three people who sustained injuries after jumping from the buildin…
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New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) After fire broke out at a multi-storied Lemon Green Restaurant in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar in which 21 people lost their lives, the Delhi Police on Wednesday formed several teams to apprehend the hotel owner.Officials said that police teams are conducting coordinated raids at various locations across the national capital in an effort to trace and arrest the suspect.According to sources, the hotel owner has been identified as one Lokesh Bajaj.Earlier, Delhi Police registered…
Abuja, June 1 (IANS) A delegation from the National Defence College, New Delhi, commenced a geo-strategic tour of Nigeria, the High Commission of India in Nigeria stated on Monday. “The National Defence College, New Delhi delegation, led by Anvita Sinha, IRPS, Senior Directing Staff and comprising 14 senior officers, including international participants from Egypt, Morocco, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Uzbekistan, commenced its geo-strategic tour of Nigeria (1–5 June 2026) with a courtesy visit to …
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) India’s manufacturing PMI rose to 55.0 in May, above the readings of 54.7 in April and the flash figure of 54.3 due to quicker increases in buying levels, new orders and output compared to April, with stockpiling gaining strength as a result, the HSBC Flash India PMI data showed on Monday.May data showed that growth across India’s manufacturing industry came in stronger than the ‘flash’ estimates released around 10 days ago. Meanwhile, purchasing prices rose at the sec…
Agartala, May 31 (IANS) Over 3,705 foreign nationals, including 3,463 Bangladeshis, have been arrested in Tripura since 2022 for illegally entering India, officials said on Sunday. A senior Home Department official stated that 965 Bangladeshi nationals were arrested in 2022, followed by 1,014 in 2023; 947 in 2024; and 537 in 2025.Most of the foreign nationals have already been deported to their respective countries after completion of diplomatic and standard legal procedures, the official told I…
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Anti-Narcotic Cell of the South-West District Police has detained six foreign nationals residing illegally in India without valid visa documents, officials said on Sunday. Fresh deportation proceedings have been initiated through the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO), Delhi, after completion of all legal formalities.According to Delhi Police, the action was taken during the investigation of an FIR registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Subs…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) As artificial intelligence (AI) adoption surges in India, Indian women score higher (1.9) than women in the United States (1.71), Canada (0.97) and the United Kingdom (0.90) on learning AI-related skills, according to a new report.The ‘Stanford AI Index 2026’ found that AI skill penetration rate for Indian women stood at 1.9 — an improvement from 1.61 registered in the previous year’s index.Among AI projects with at least 10 stars, the United States accounted for …
Abuja, May 29 (IANS) Nigerian public health authorities have identified 21 of the country’s 36 states as being at high or moderate risk of Ebola importation, amid growing concerns over cross-border transmission.In a statement issued by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said that recent Ebola outbreaks in parts of East and Central Africa had increased the risk of the disease being imported into Nigeria, although no confirmed case has yet been recorded in the country.The…
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) India is diversifying its sources of oil and gas imports to make up for the shortfall in supplies caused by the choking of the Strait of Hormuz amid the West Asia crisis, a senior official said on Friday. “Energy security is very important for us. We are trying to diversify our sources from across the world, and that is our policy at present. We welcome whatever support we can receive from various markets around the world,” said Randhir Jaiswal, the Ministry of External …
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The Indian men’s national football team will return to English soil after 24 years as they take on Jamaica in the Unity Cup 2026 semifinal at The Valley, London, on Wednesday.India’s return to the United Kingdom brings with it both nostalgia and opportunity. The last time the Blue Tigers played on English soil was in 2002, also against Jamaica, when the sides met twice in friendly matches in Watford and Wolverhampton.Now, more than two decades later, India arrive in Lo…