- Middle East
Three dead, 16 injured in Lebanese prison fire
Beirut: Three prisoners were killed and 16 others injured in a fire inside a prison in Zahle, located in the Bekaa valley in eastern Lebanon, the media reported. The fire was set…
- India
Karnataka police hunt for jilted lover who raped, killed girl
Chitradurga: Karnataka police have launched a hunt for a jilted lover who allegedly kidnapped, raped and fatally attacked a 19-year-old girl, police said on Saturday. According to Police, Arpita was kidnapped by…
- Business
Elon Musk congrats Jeff Bezos for successful satellite internet launch
New Delhi: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Saturday congratulated Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos and the company’s CEO Andy Jassy for successfully launching its first two prototype Kuiper satellites into space…
- India
ISRO preps first flight test to demonstrate crew escape system for human space mission
Chennai: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing for the first Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1) to demonstrate the crew escape system as part of its human space mission called…
- India
Two held while attempting to smuggle clouded leopard skin in Bengal
Kolkata: The West Bengal forest department has arrested two people while they were attempting to smuggle clouded leopard skin near Jaldapara National Park in Alipurduar district, sources said on Saturday. “We are…
- World
Canada confirms staff evacuated from Delhi over several weeks
Toronto: Canada has confirmed of relocating some lower-level diplomatic staff from its High Commission in New Delhi to Kuala Lumpur and Singapore amid the ongoing tensions with India. The evacuation took place…
- World
Sunak tells Trudeau he hopes to see ‘de-escalation’ in India-Canada tension
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that he hoped to see a de-escalation in diplomatic tensions between India and Canada after New Delhi asked Ottawa to withdraw its 41 diplomats…
- India
Karnataka woman farmer commits suicide after alleged harassment by micro-finance company
Bengaluru: In a tragic incident, a woman farmer in Karnataka’s Chikkamagaluru district committed suicide after being allegedly harassed by staffers of a microfinance company to repay a loan, police said on Saturday…
- Bangalore
FIR lodged against Karnataka activist for asking people to keep weapons at home
Shivamogga: Karnataka Police have lodged an FIR against a Hindu activist who asked members of the community to keep weapons at home and worship swords, officials said on Saturday. Arun Kumar Puthila,…
- News
X reportedly testing new paid premium membership tiers
San Francisco: X (formerly Twitter) is reportedly planning to split its premium paid subscription service into three membership tiers to earn more money and become profitable by 2024. According to reports, X…
- Middle East
Turkish airstrikes target YPG in northern Syria
Ankara: The Turkish military carried out airstrikes against the Syrian Kurdish Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria for the second time after a suicidal bomb attack in Ankara over the weekend, Turkey’s…
- India
Has Yamuna become India’s river of sorrow?
Agra: Scanty rains this monsoon season in Agra region have alarmed agriculturists and river activists. The sickly Yamuna river is already dry. “Thanks to open drains upstream, the river has been reduced…
- Andhra Pradesh
Jagan urges PM to stop ‘unilateral’ reference to Krishna Water Tribunal
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct the concerned authorities not to proceed further on the terms of reference given…
- India
If Gehlot apologises publicly, I will consider his apology: Gajendra Shekhawat
Jaipur: Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat , who has filed a defamation case against Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, said on Friday that if Gehlot publicly apologises for his statement,…
- India
Cancellation is arbitrary: Raghav on court’s order saying no vested right to govt bungalow
New Delhi: After a Delhi court vacated its interim order saying that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha does not possess a vested right to continue occupying a government Type-7 bungalow…
