- Business
Adani ‘Green Talks’ supports 5 social impact startups
Ahmedabad: The Adani Group, India’s fastest growing portfolio, held the third edition of ‘Green Talks’ here on Friday. The founders of five startups presented their ideas at the event that aims to…
- World
Houthis claim missile attacks on 2 Israel-bound cargo ships in Red Sea
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for missile attacks on two cargo ships in the Red Sea. “We carried out a military operation against two container ships that were heading to…
- India
Advisors asked Nitish not to speak at Bihar investors’ summit: Sushil Modi
Patna: BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Bihar Sushil Kumar Modi on Friday said that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar “was asked by his advisors not to give a speech as he might be…
- India
Will take down Nehru’s photo if Savarkar’s picture is removed: BJP MLA
Bengaluru: BJP legislator Basanagouda Patil Yatnal on Friday said if the photo of Veer Savarkar is removed from the assembly hall of the Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi, then the picture of the…
- Health
Indian docs support WHO ban on vapes, call on govt to take action
New Delhi: A day after the World Health Organization (WHO) urged governments to treat e-cigarettes akin to tobacco and impose a ban on all flavours, health experts in India have called on…
- Business
India’s forex reserves rise to 4-month high of $606.9bn
Mumbai: India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $2.816 billion to hit a four-month high of $606.859 billion during the week ended December 8, according to RBI data released on Friday. The increase…
- India
Sharmila Thackeray backs besieged nephew Aditya Thackeray in Disha Salian case
Mumbai: In a pleasant surprise for the Thackeray clan, Sharmila Thackeray, the wife of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) President Raj Thackeray, has openly come out in support of her nephew Aditya Thackeray,…
- India
Mukhtar Ansari convicted in eighth case
Varanasi: A special MP-MLA court has convicted jailed mafia don Mukhtar Ansari in a case of threatening Mahavir Prasad Rungta, brother of coal businessman Nand Kishore Rungta in 1997. This will be…
- News
IPL 2024: Hardik Pandya replaces Rohit Sharma as Mumbai Indians’ captain
Mumbai: In an important development, five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians have announced fast-bowling all-rounder Hardik Pandya as their captain for the 2024 season of the tournament, thus replacing its long-time skipper, opener…
- India
Karnataka: BJP brass irked as leaders fail to address Belgavi woman case
Bengaluru: The BJP high command is reportedly displeased with the Karnataka BJP unit for not addressing the issue of a horrifying incident in which a mother was paraded on the streets after…
- Middle East
Tourism in Egypt’s South Sinai affected by Hamas-Israel war
Cairo: About 20 per cent of visitors have canceled their reservations in South Sinai, a province that is home to some of Egypt’s most popular tourist destinations, since the beginning of the…
- World
India will buy oil from Venezuela as its not sanctioned: Union min
New Delhi: India will purchase oil from Venezuela as the sanctions against the Latin American country have been lifted, Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said on Friday. “India…
- India
Supreme Court defers hearing on Mahua Moitra’s plea till Jan 3
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday deferred the hearing on a plea filed by Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra against her expulsion from the Lok Sabha, till January 3 next year.…
- India
New MP CM Mohan Yadav carries forward predecessor’s bulldozer action
Bhopal: Newly inducted Chief Minister Mohan Yadav carried forward the bulldozer action politics introduced by his predecessor Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Madhya Pradesh. The houses of three persons, who allegedly attacked a…
- World
US reaches H-1B visa cap for FY24
Washington: The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said it has received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the congressionally-mandated cap for the most-coveted H-1B visa for the fiscal year 2024.…
