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Goa nightclub fire: Court sends co-owners Saurabh, Gaurav Luthra to 5-day police custody

India, Dec. 17 -- A Goa court on Wednesday remanded co-owners of 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub - where 25 people died in a fire on December 6 - to five-day police custody. Co-owners Saurabh and Gau... Read More


Oil prices jumps as Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers leaving, entering Venezuela

Sri Lanka, Dec. 17 -- Oil prices climbed sharply on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered "a total and complete" blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, ra... Read More


Strategic message from the seas: Indian Coast Guard ship Sarthak reaches Chabahar Port

India, Dec. 17 -- The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Ship Sarthak, an Offshore Patrol Vessel, entered the Chabahar port in Iran, a strategically placed deep-water port that offers India a direct maritime ga... Read More


1k houses sanctioned under PMAY 1.0 still incomplete in Ludhiana

Ludhiana, Dec. 17 -- While applications for the Pradhanmantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) Rural 2.0 have already been completed, there are around 1,066 houses in Ludhiana, sanctioned under PMAY 1.0, waiting fo... Read More


Shubman Gill ruled out for remainder of India vs South Africa T20I series due to foot injury, Sanju Samson to replace

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- Indian vice-captain Shubman Gill has been ruled out of the remainder of the ongoing T20I series against South Africa with a toe injury. India, who are leading the series 2-1, are... Read More


Shubman Gill ruled out of remainder of India vs South Africa T20I series due to foot injury: Report

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- Indian vice-captain Shubman Gill has been ruled out of the remainder of the ongoing T20I series against South Africa with a toe injury. India, who are leading the series 2-1, are... Read More


Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosts int'l guests

Hanoi, Vietnam, Dec. 17 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) and Lao Minister of Education and Sports Thongsalith Mangnormek, Ha Noi, December 16, 2025 - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac Welcoming Lao Minister o... Read More


Surrounded by cops, Luthra brothers duck faces, leave for Goa from Delhi | Video

India, Dec. 17 -- Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, the owners of Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Goa's Arpora, who were brought back to Delhi from Thailand, have been handed over to the Goa police and are ... Read More


Former AMD Engineer may become a billionaire after Chinese chip IPO set to list at $5.9 billion

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- China is set to add another billionaire - emerging from a Chinese chipmaker - in its rich list in the span of just a few days. Chen Weiliang left his career of 14 years nearly h... Read More


Govt suspends 14 secretariat employees over allowance protests

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- The government has suspended 14 employees from various ministries and divisions following protests at the Bangladesh Secretariat demanding a special allowance. The action comes afte... Read More