- World
UNRWA sacks several staffers for ‘role’ in Oct 7 attacks on Israel
Tel Aviv: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has sacked several of its employees suspected of involvement in the October 7 terror attacks…
- Middle East
UN agency alleges Israeli protesters blocking humanitarian aid
Tel Aviv: The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has alleged that Israeli protesters blocked humanitarian aid trucks from entering Gaza through the Karem Shalom border crossing. The UN…
- World
Indian-origin man jailed for molesting domestic worker, hurting man in Singapore
Singapore: A 61-year-old Indian-origin man was sentenced to 10 months in jail in Singapore for molesting a domestic worker in a lift and punching a man with a metal chain wrapped around…
- World
Trump ordered to pay writer E. Jean Carroll $83.3 mn in defamation case
New York: Former US President Donald Trump should pay $83.3 million to writer E. Jean Carroll for defamatory statements he made against her in 2019, a Manhattan federal jury has determined. The…
- Pakistan
Iranian, Pakistani Ambassadors return to embassies
Tehran: Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moqaddam has returned to Islamabad to resume his diplomatic duties after a brief tension between the two neighbours. He left Islamabad for Iran on January…
- India
Woke up to him raping me: Mumbai woman narrates scarring ordeal on Instagram
Mumbai: A Mumbai woman on Friday has alleged rape as she slept by an Instagram friend and narrated her ordeal that took place at the home of the accused’s friend almost a…
- Middle East
Houthis claim fresh attack on British oil tanker in Gulf of Aden
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi armed group has said it has launched a new missile attack on a British oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden, setting it on fire. “Our forces today (Friday)…
- Middle East
Complete power blackout hits hospital in Gaza’s Khan Younis
Gaza: A complete power blackout has hit the Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Photos circulating on social media showed…
- India
NCDRC directs Maruti Suzuki to pay customer Rs 1L for misleading information
New Delhi: The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has directed Maruti Suzuki India Ltd to pay Rs 1 lakh in compensation to a customer for providing misleading information about the fuel…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: ‘Focussing on LS polls; no plans for Operation Lotus’, says BJP
Bengaluru: Karnataka unit BJP president B.Y. Vijayendra on Friday said the saffron party in the state has been focussing on the upcoming Lok Sabha elections while underlining there were no plans for…
- India
Will strive to make BJP win more LS seats in Karnataka: Shettar
Bengaluru: Former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, who re-joined the BJP less than a year after switching to Congress, visited the party headquarters here on Friday, pledging that he will strive to make…
- India
INDIA bloc won’t be much affected if Nitish quits: Mamata
Kolkata: Amid strong rumours of Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar quitting the INDIA bloc and reuniting with the BJP in the state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh: Three killed in autorickshaw-bus collision
Vijayawada: Three agriculture workers were killed and 13 other injured in a collision between a RTC bus and an autorickshaw in Andhra Pradesh’s Palnadu district on Friday, January 26, police said. The…
- News
Lina Khan-led FTC probing Microsoft, Google investments into GenAI companies
San Francisco: The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued orders to five Big Tech companies, including Microsoft and Google, requiring them to provide information regarding recent investments and partnerships involving generative…
- India
Amidst boycott calls, Manipur celebrate R-Day in subdued manner
Imphal: Unlike the previous years, the 75th Republic Day was celebrated in ethnic violence ravaged Manipur in a subdued fashion as six prominent student bodies as well as several militant outfits earlier…
