In the middle of the hectic streets of Saigon and the rice-field greenery of Sapa lies a rich tradition soaked in history and flavor: Vietnamese coffee. A tribute to resilience and cultural pride, Vietnamese coffee has captivated the hearts of its people and coffee lovers all around the world. Every city in Vietnam smells like []

In recent years, there has been a growing narrative suggesting that minorities in India are under threat. This narrative, propagated by various voices both within and outside the country, paints a picture of marginalized communities facing persecution and discrimination. However, upon closer examination, it becomes clear that this portrayal is often exaggerated and does not []

Recently, Sam Pitroda, a prominent figure in Indian politics, as he is Chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress and a close advisor to Rahul Gandhi stirred controversy with his comments on the regional diversity of India. His comparison of Indians living in different parts of the country to ethnic groups from other regionsIndians in the []

Jerusalem: The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have said Ahmed Ali, the commander of the naval unit of the Palestinian movement Hamas in Gaza City, has been killed in an airstrike. In a joint IDF and ISA [the Israel Securities Authority] activity based on Israeli Navy and ISA intelligence, an IAF [Israeli Air Force] aircraft eliminated []

Canberra: Australia has told Israel that a major ground offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah would have a devastating impact. In a statement posted on social media on Wednesday night, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the federal government had reiterated to Israel its objections to expanded military action in Rafah and its []

Bengaluru: As the mercury soared to a blistering 45 degrees Celsius in certain pockets of Karnataka, the state bore witness to a remarkable display of civic duty during the third phase of Lok Sabha elections across 14 constituencies. Despite the scorching heat, Karnataka boasted a commendable 70.41% voter turnout by 10 am on Wednesday, surpassing []

Raigad: Members of the foreign delegation who arrived in the district to observe the Lok Sabha General Election on Tuesday visited different polling stations in Pen and Alibaug taluka, participated in the celebration of democracy, and experienced the election voting process closely. Two representatives of Bangladesh in the foreign delegation, Mohammad Moniruzzman T, GM Shahtab []

Pune: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray will address a public rally on Friday to support Bharitya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Muralidhar Mohol. MNS leader Bala Nandgaonkar informed in a press conference today that a public rally for the MNS president has been organised in the Saras Bagh area on Friday to campaign for []

Acclaimed actor Rajesh Tailang, best known for his roles in Mirzapur and Delhi Crime, has been part of projects like Bandish Bandits, Khuda Haafiz Chapter 2, Comedy Couple, Pagglait, Haseena Parkar, Selection Day, Phantom, Umrika, Aiyaary, Omerta, and Panga. The prolific and bona fide actor, in an interview with Richa Anirudh, shares that even when []

Bhubaneswar: Six Lok Sabha and 42 Assembly seats will go to polls in Odisha on June 1, the notification of which was issued by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday. As per the ECI notification the last date of filing of nominations is May 14 while last date for withdrawal of the nominations []

Bengaluru: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge, and Senior BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal emerged as early birds in Karnatakas Lok Sabha elections, casting their votes on Tuesday in the states second phase polling. In Dharwad and Bidar, Joshi and Bhagwanth Khuba, BJPs nominees for the respective constituencies, led by example, queuing up []

Srinagar: Police on Tuesday attached the properties of seven alleged terror handlers based in Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmirs Baramulla district. Police said on Tuesday that after obtaining an attachment order passed by Additional Sessions Court, Baramulla attached properties (13 Kanals) land worth lakhs belonging to terror handlers based in Pakistan. The action was taken []

Bengaluru: G Devaraje Gowda, a prominent leader of the BJP, has stirred controversy by implicating Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar in the release of compromising videos featuring Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, the grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda. In a press conference held late Monday, Devaraje Gowda made bold claims, stating, The []

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge urged the people to come out in large numbers and vote wisely as it can create an India where NYAY will be supreme as 93 Lok Sabha seats across 11 states and two UTs began voting on Tuesday. Taking to social media platform X, Kharge said, Vote to save []

Shivamogga: Amid escalating concerns regarding the fairness of the ongoing investigation into the Prajwal Revanna sex scandal, Karnataka BJP President Vijayendra Yediyurappa has demanded a transfer of the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Expressing doubts about the impartiality of the Special Investigation Team (SIT), Vijayendra questioned the ability of the current probe []

Kolkata: CPI(M) candidate from Murshidabad Lok Sabha constituency in Bengal Md Salim on Tuesday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI), accusing the Trinamool Congress activists of preventing voters from entering the booth at Rani Nagar. Salim said, I have no faith in local police, who remain inactive. Ive called up []

Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader BS Yediyurappa expressed optimism about his partys performance in the ongoing Lok Sabha election, stating that the BJP is poised to win a minimum of 25 of 28 Lok Sabha seats in the state. Addressing reporters, Yediyurappa remarked, We are going to win []

The International Liaison Department (ILD) of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) operates as a secretive arm of Chinas foreign policy apparatus, tasked with advancing the partys interests and influence on the global stage. While shrouded in secrecy, the ILD plays a pivotal role in shaping international perceptions, fostering strategic partnerships, and promoting Beijings agenda abroad. []

Bhubaneswar: Congress candidate for the Puri Lok Sabha constituency, Sucharita Mohanty, has returned her party ticket after being denied party funding to support her campaign in the election. In an email to AICC General Secretary KC Venugopal, Mohanty stated that her campaign in Puri parliamentary constituency has been severely affected as the party in-charge for []

Mumbai: Airbnb, the renowned accommodation booking platform, has launched Icons, a new venture that provides exclusive access to the homes and experiences of renowned personalities, including Bollywood star Janhvi Kapoor, who will open her familys estate in Chennai. As part of the Icons category, Airbnb users will have the extraordinary opportunity to stay at Janhvi []

Mumbai: Voting for the 11 constituencies in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra is scheduled for May 7 and State Chief Electoral Officer cum Principal Secretary S. Chokkalingam says the poll body is fully prepared. In his press statement issued Friday, he said in view of the heat, instructions have been given []

Mumbai: A total of 397 candidates have submitted their nominations for 512 seats in 13 Maharashtra state Lok Sabha constituencies on the last day for the fifth and final phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 in the state, the poll panel said. On last day, Friday, 42 applications were received for Dhule Lok Sabha []

It has been one year since the tragic events that unfolded in Manipur, leaving scars of violence, loss, and anguish in their wake.The violence, which erupted amid tensions over land disputes and ethnic rivalries, triggered by the intent to dominate the reported Rs 70,000 crore narcotics trade and perpetrated by the proscribed terror groups in []

Amethi (UP): Congress national general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said that her party wants to bring back the politics of truth and service. Addressing the public during a roadshow for Congress candidate from Amethi and close confidant of Nehru-Gandhi family, Kishori Lal Sharma, Priyanka said, While Rahul Gandhi will contest from Rae Bareli, []

Mumbai: Security has been increased in the Mumbai suburban district in the wake of the Lok Sabha elections, and large-scale spot checks are being carried out by stationary and mobile teams. According to a press release issued on Thursday night, the administration has appealed all to cooperate in the inspection process. During the election period, []

Washington: The White House was hard-pressed to explain President Joe Bidens description of xenophobic for the US Quad partners India and Japan, and managed to ward off pointed queries from the media by saying the president has focused on those diplomatic relationships during his term. Cornered by a media person who wanted to know whether []

Chandigarh: BSF troops have successfully recovered 20 Pakistani drones, 15.340kg of heroin, 3 pistols, and seized 42 rounds in the past 15 days. BSF has apprehended four Indian smugglers, one armed Pakistani intruder, and one Pakistani national, along with seizing Rs 1.10 lakh in drug money, a BSF spokesman said on Friday. BSF has achieved []

Parli Vaijnath (Maharashtra): Maharashtra state agriculture and guardian minister of Beed district Dhananjay Munde has promised to develop Beed at a similar pace under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as India is moving towards becoming a world Guru. While India is riding a development wave, Beed district will also be developed in the []

Srinagar: J&K Police said on Friday that it arrested an overground worker during the investigation into a last months attack on a non-local cab driver in the Shopian district of south Kashmir. On April 9, the taxi driver, Paramjit Singh, a resident of Delhi, was fired upon in an apparent targeted attack by militants in []

Kigali: Disasters triggered by heavy rains, including landslides and lightning, have killed at least 49 people and injured 79 others across Rwanda in the past two months, an official said on Thursday. About 12 people were killed by lightning while others died after their dilapidated houses collapsed on them, Minister in charge of Emergency Management []

Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in the city last night, is scheduled to address three election rallies in West Bengals southern districts later on Friday, BJP sources said. Modi arrived on Thursday night and halted at the Raj Bhawan. He will address his first BJP rally of the day at Durgapur-Bardhaman Lok Sabha []

Kolkata, May 2 (UNI) Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday greeted the people of Nandigram with a salutation to mark his 3rd anniversary of winning against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the last state assembly poll in 2021. Pranaam Nandigram on the 3rd Anniversary of my []

Srinagar: Police on Thursday attached the properties of a notorious drug peddler under the Narco Act in Jammu and Kashmirs Baramulla district. Police on Thursday said that properties including 9 Marlas land and a double-story residential house worth approximately Rs 50 lakh of a notorious drug peddler identified as Shabir Ahmad Sofi, a resident of []

Honiara: Foreign minister Jeremiah Manele was elected as the Solomon Islands new prime minister by members of parliament on Thursday, Governor General of the Solomon Islands David Vunagi announced. Manele defeated opposition leader Matthew Wale in a 31-to-18 vote in the newly elected 50-seat parliament, Vunagi said following a secret ballot on Thursday morning. One []

Bogota: Colombia will sever diplomatic relations with Israel on Thursday, said President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday. Speaking to a crowd in the capital Bogota, the Colombian president referred to the Israeli government as genocidal. The era of genocide, of the extermination of an entire people before our eyes, before our humanity, cannot return, said Petro, []

Kolhapur: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to put pressure on the countrys judicial system by making statements like his (Thackeray) Shiv Sena as nakali (fake) one. Addressing a public rally on Wednesday in the city in presence of NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar for Shreemant Shahu []

New Delhi: Refuting false claims being circulated on WhatsApp regarding the recovery of bombs from some schools in the national capital, the Delhi Police on Thursday urged the public to check the veracity and source of information of such messages. Delhi Police PRO Suman Nalwa in a social media post said, Fake news in the []

New Delhi: On the back of strong demand, Indias manufacturing activities continued to expand in April 2024 but the pace of growth moderated during this period, as per a survey findings published by S&P Global on Thursday. The HSBC India manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), compiled by S&P Global, fell to 58.8 in April this []

Kolkata: Prohibitory orders under Section 144 Cr PC have been clamped in and around Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport by the local administration after the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate received complaints from the airport authorities that pilots are having problems during take off and touchdown following laser beams flashing around. The prohibitory orders, including that []

Dharamshala (HP): Hectic preparations are underway at the Central University Himachal Pradesh here, ahead of President Droupadi Murmus visit. She is scheduled to attend its 7th convocation as chief guest on May 6. As many as 709 degrees would be conferred during the event, which is to be held at the Dharamshala Degree College auditorium. []

New Delhi/New York: Amid the ongoing Gaza conflict and days after the US veto, India has voiced hope that Palestines bid to become a full member of the United Nations will be reconsidered and be endorsed by the other members. Indias Permanent Representative to the UN Ruchira Kamboj said in a statement in the UN []

Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party workers on Wednesday staged a protest against the Election Commission of India for deferring polling in Anantnag-Rajouri seat to May 25. The PDP workers attempted to take a march towards the city centre Lal Chowk from the party office, but were stopped by the police. The protesters raised slogans against the []

Belagavi: Congress MLA Raju Kage has once again landed himself at the center of a controversy, with his provocative statements, including his If Modi Dies remark during an election campaign in the Belagavi district. On Tuesday, Kage questioned the nations preparedness for alternative leadership in the event of Modis death, stating, If Modi dies, will []

New Delhi: Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan on Wednesday assumed the charge as the Vice Chief of Naval Staff. Commissioned into the Indian Navy on July 1, 1987, Swaminathan is a specialist in Communication and Electronic Warfare, an official statement said. A recipient of Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Vishisht Seva Medal, he has held several []

New Delhi: A PIL has been filed on Wednesday in the Delhi High Court against the circulation of deepfake videos trying to influence the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The plea was mentioned by Senior Advocate Jayant Mehta today before a Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora. Mehta informed []

Mumbai: A person facing MCOCA charges in connection with the firing outside Bollywood superstar Salman Khans residence in Bandra suburbs here has expressed his desire to turn approver in the case, sources in the Mumbai Crime Branch said. Without disclosing the identity of the accused, the sources said that one of those arrested in the []

New Delhi: Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Tuesday dismissed as unwarranted and unsubstantiated imputations, a Washington Post report that revealed the name of a RAW officer allegedly involved in a failed attempt to kill Khalistani separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in the US. In a statement, Jaiswal said that a probe in []

Madrid: Rafael Nadal continued his return from injury at the Mutua Madrid Open on Monday to qualify for the fourth round with a 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-3 win over world number 91 Pedro Cachin. After losing the second set in a tie-break, Nadal showed his increased fitness to battle through in the third set to win []

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday reversed a Karnataka High Court order that granted bail to Seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, who is accused of sexually assaulting minor girls, and directed the police to take him into custody within one week. Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru was arrested under the POCSO Act and was released on bail on []

Mumbai: Get ready for an adrenaline-packed ride as the Malayalam mega-hit Manjummel Boys makes its way to screens nationwide, exclusively on Disney+ Hotstar in Hindi, along with Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada. Directed and written by Chidambaram and produced by Parava Films, this intense survival thriller promises to keep audiences on the edge of their []