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  US courts halt deportation of Indian-origin man wrongfully jailed for 43 years

  World | November 04, 2025 10:58 IST

  Two US courts have stopped the deportation of Subramanyam Vedam, a 64-year-old Indian-origin man who spent over 40 years in prison for a murder conviction that was recently overturned.

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  Israel announces 'tactical pause' in fighting to ramp up aid after 8 soldiers killed in Gaza

  World | June 16, 2024 18:56 IST

  Gaza has been in the throes of a humanitarian crisis for months after Israel's devastating offensive, with widespread hunger and thousands of Palestinians on the brink of famine. However, very few trucks carrying vital humanitarian aid have been able to enter the beleaguered territory so far.

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  ‘Smelly deo’ brings Delhi Metro train to halt, passengers deboard

  India | September 13, 2016 13:42 IST

  A smelly deodorant bottle led to a chaos of sorts for passengers aboard the Delhi Metro’s Yellow line at the Hauz Khas station during the morning rush hour. The smell was so bad

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  Life comes to grinding halt in Chennai, suburbs

  India | December 02, 2015 19:09 IST

  Chennai: Life today came to a grinding halt in Chennai and its suburbs following the unprecedented deluge, with scores of stranded citizens making their way through waist-deep water with all modes of transport and communication

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  Israel will try to halt 'dangerous' nuclear deal with Iran

  World | February 08, 2015 17:12 IST

  Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will do everything it can to prevent world powers from reaching a “bad and dangerous deal” with Iran over its disputed nuclear program.He told a weekly Cabinet meeting

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  Hillary Clinton wants more done to halt kidnappings

  World | September 13, 2014 9:06 IST

  NEW YORK: Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday urged the United Nations to come up with a more robust strategy to combat the growing use of kidnappings of girls and women as a war tactic across

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  Protests in Pakistan halt development activities

  World | September 12, 2014 12:08 IST

  Islamabad: The twin sit-ins in Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad have hampered the development activities which were scheduled to be launched in September, media reports said on Friday.The protests led by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman

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  New Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi to halt at Habibganj from tomorrow

  India | August 31, 2014 11:59 IST

  Bhopal: The New Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi Express will halt at Habibganj railway station here from tomorrow, a railway official said today.All preparations have been made for the arrival and departure of Shatabdi Express from New Delhi

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  Prosecutors threaten to halt work at World Cup stadium

  Football | May 16, 2014 6:45 IST

  SAO PAULO : Brazilian prosecutors are threatening to halt construction at the already delayed stadium hosting the World Cup opener in Sao Paulo because of concerns related to workers' health and safety.   Prosecutors said on

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  Amazon steps up US lobbying for Indian FDI; Walmart on halt

  April 27, 2014 19:07 IST

  Washington: After supermarket giant Walmart, it is online retail major Amazon which appears to be lobbying hard with U.S. lawmakers to seek their support for facilitating its “foreign direct investment in India”.According to the latest

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  Telangana row: Life in Seemandhra region comes to a halt

  India | February 13, 2014 12:16 IST

  Hyderabad/Visakhapatnam: Life in Seemandhra region today came to a halt as the Centre introduced the controversial Telangana Bill in Parliament. All buses and trucks were off the road. Till noon, the bandh was reported to

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  Trade grinds to a halt in Mumbai

  India | May 06, 2013 11:20 IST

  Mumbai, May 6: All business and trading activity ground to a halt in the country's commercial capital Monday as over 1.5 million retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers launched an indefinite strike against the Maharashtra government's Local

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  Jaya seeks halt to common exam for state officers by UPSC

  India | April 25, 2013 16:33 IST

  Chennai, Apr 25: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today opposed the “in-principle” approval given by the Centre to UPSC to change the method of induction of state service officers into the All India Service

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  Jayalalithaa Asks PM To Halt Koodankulam Nuclear Project

  India | September 19, 2011 16:15 IST

  Chennai, Sep 19: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that work on the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project be halted till the fears of the people in the area are allayed,