- World
America’s ‘3 Ds’ to trim economic ties with China, check its global ambitions
Washington: Under President Joe Biden, the US has sought to trim economic ties with its chief competitor for global dominance, China, but it has struggled to decide how to describe it. Is…
- Telangana
Cong counters KCR govt’s welfare push with promises of bigger doles
Hyderabad: With just three months to go for Assembly elections in Telangana, the ruling BRS and opposition Congress are engaged in aggressive politics of freebies to woo voters. While Bharat Rashtra Samithi…
- Middle East
Police seize over 40 illicit weapons in Iranian city
Tehran: Iran’s police have seized 43 illegal weapons in the northeastern city of Mashhad over the past three days, the media reported. The weaponry was confiscated in an operation to ensure public…
- World
Border map row: China tells India to ‘stay calm’, ‘stop over-interpreting’
New Delhi: China has told India to “stay calm” over a new Chinese map that Delhi says lays claim to its territory, according to a media report. India protested after Beijing released…
- India
‘Freebies’ vs ‘welfarism’: As SC mulls over matter, RBI raises red flags
New Delhi: As Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Chhattisgarh gear up for assembly polls, it is very much the season of dishing out revdi — not the popular winter snack, but that…
- India
As BJP gets into poll mode, Centre indicates its ready to shower freebies
New Delhi: Even though the entire Opposition has been accusing the BJP of being in election campaign mode around the year, top BJP leaders, however, say that every decision taken by the…
- World
Australian real estate agent suspended after racist email to Indian tenant
Melbourne: A real estate agent has been stripped of her licence after sending a racist email to a former Indian tenant in which said she hoped migrants would not turn Australia into…
- Sports
KL Rahul to be included in India’s World Cup squad; Samson misses out
Pallekele: Having received a clearance certificate on his fitness from the NCA, KL Rahul is set to be included in India’s 15-member provisional World Cup squad, which will be announced on Sunday.…
- Technology
Musk to only allow verified users to participate in polls on X
San Francisco: Elon Musk on Sunday announced that X will soon allow only verified, premium users to participate in polls across subjects, including political issues, on the platforms to avoid bots from…
- Middle East
Iraq declares curfew in northern province after ethnical clashes
Baghdad: Iraq has declared a curfew in the ethnically-mixed city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq after clashes involving Kurds, Arabs and Turkmens. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani, who also leads the…
- India
WB Cong rebellion over TMC presence in INDIA alliance gets serious
Kolkata: Even as Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury shared the dais during the opposition INDIA bloc’s third meeting in Mumbai on…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru: Premium property segments see surge in investments
Bengaluru: IT city Bengaluru is seeing an upward trajectory in investments in premium plotted properties and real estate with people preferring to purchase premium plots to get their dream villas. Bengaluru has…
- India
Train passengers save thief’s life in Bihar, hand him over to police
Patna: A thief was saved by the passengers of Katihar-Samastipur local train in Bihar’s Begusarai district, an official said on Saturday. The incident took place on August 30 but it came to…
- India
Conspiracy behind delay in releasing salaries of DU professors: AAP
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday alleged that there was a conspiracy behind the delay in releasing salaries of Delhi University professors “just to tarnish the image of the…