- India
Indian woman becomes British High Commissioner for a day
New Delhi: To mark the International Day of the Girl Child, 21-year-old Shreya Dharmarajan from Chennai was appointed the British High Commissioner to India for a day. The annual ‘High Commissioner for…
- Andhra Pradesh
Vizag to be transit halt for Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has constituted a committee of officials to identify suitable transit accommodation in Visakhapatnam, including a camp office for the Chief Minister and accommodation for senior functionaries. Chief…
- India
Bihar train mishap: 22 trains diverted, 2 cancelled after North East Express derails
Patna: The Railways have diverted 22 Guwahati and Kolkata bound trains and cancelled two others after North East Express derailed near Raghunathpur in Bihar’s Buxar district claiming four lives on Wednesday night.…
- India
Ex-Maha Minister Nawab Malik’s bail extended by three months
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday extended for three months its earlier order granting interim bail on medical grounds to former Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik in connection with an alleged money…
- Bollywood
Survey reveals movies on big screen are still go-to choice for majority of Indians
Mumbai: A new survey, ‘The CineFiles’, has revealed that the Indian audience enjoys watching the movies on big screen, and that the audience is also highly skilled at planning for their cinematic…
- Middle East
Gaza death toll nears 1200, number of displaced soars to 338934
Gaza: As Israel continued heavy bombardments from the air, sea, and land across the Gaza Strip in retaliation against the October 7 Hamas attack, the death toll in the coastal enclave is…
- Andhra Pradesh
‘Naidu’s life under threat in jail’, Lokesh tells Amit Shah
Amaravati: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) general secretary Nara Lokesh has complained to Union Home Minister Amit Shah that his father and former chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s life is under threat in…
- India
Bihar train mishap: 4 dead, many injured as North East Express derails
Patna: At least four persons were feared dead and over 100 injured after New Delhi (Anand Vihar) Kamakhya Dham North East Superfast train derailed between Buxar and Raghunathpur in Bihar. The incident…
- World
Zelensky asks for more aid to Ukraine as world’s attention turns to Israel
Brussels: As the world’s attention shifted to Israel, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Brussels to ask Western countries to continue their aid to Ukraine. “We spoke about priorities for Ukraine, for…
- Middle East
Israel’s war-time cabinet vows to ‘smash’ Hamas
Jerusalem: Israel’s new wartime cabinet has vowed to continue the military operation in the Gaza Strip until “Hamas is toppled and destroyed”. It was the first statement by the new emergency unity…
- Politics
Congress dreaming of ‘majboor’ govt, says Naqvi in MP
Bhopal: Senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Wednesday that while the country is determined to repeat the ‘mazboot government’, the Congress is dreaming of “majboor’ (puppet)…
- World
UN chief warns against spillover of Israeli-Palestinian conflict
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned against the spillover of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “We must avoid spillover of the conflict. I am concerned about the recent exchange of fire…
- Telangana
Congress forms panel to pacify disgruntled aspirants in Telangana
Hyderabad: Anticipating discontent in a section of leaders after announcement of candidates for the next month’s Assembly elections in Telangana, the Congress has set up a four-member committee to pacify disgruntled aspirants.…
- India
SC hearing arguments against remission granted to convicts in Bilkis Bano case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday commenced hearing rejoinder arguments on behalf of the petitioners, including Bilkis Bano, against the early release of convicts by the Gujarat government. A bench of…
- Technology
All Tesla Superchargers in Israel are free: Musk
San Francisco: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said that all the Tesla superchargers in Israel are now free. The tech billionaire further said that he hopes that “electricity and…
