- Kashmir
Omar Abdullah hopeful of SC holding Article 370 abrogation as unconstitutional
Srinagar: Former chief minister and regional National Conference (NC) vice president, Omar Abdullah said on Thursday that though judicial procedure is a long one, but he is hopeful that the constitutional bench…
- India
Modi became PM because Congress saved democracy, Constitution: Mallikarjun Kharge
New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said that it is the grand old party which has saved the democracy and the Constitution that people like Narendra Modi and Amit Shah…
- Middle East
Istanbul residents urged to save water amid drought
Istanbul: Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has urged residents of Turkey’s largest city to save water amid the current drought and subsequent water shortage. Warning that Istanbul’s dam filling rate falls to merely…
- World
Italy’s public debt hits new record high
Rome: The Bank of Italy said the country’s public debt set an all-time record of 2.843 trillion euros ($3.09 trillion) in June, reflecting in part an increase in government borrowing. That number…
- India
Indian banks may see a decline in their earnings
New Delhi: Indian banks may see a decline in their earnings as net interest margins (NIMs) stop rising due to the central bank’s decision to extend its pause on rate hikes, S&P…
- India
JU internal committee accepts ‘ragging theory’ in fresher’s death case
Kolkata: An internal committee formed by the Jadavpur University (JU) in the wake of the mysterious death of a fresher student on August 10, has accepted the theory of “death due to…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru: BBMP files FIR against contractors threatening suicide over pending bills
Bengaluru: The BBMP has lodged an FIR against the contractors who threatened to commit suicide if bills were not cleared, giving a twist to the ongoing confrontation between the contractors and the…
- India
Bihar caste-based survey almost complete, will soon be in public domain
Patna: The caste-based survey in Bihar is almost complete and will soon be out in the public domain, an official said on Thursday. According to the general administration department official, the survey’s…
- India
As Assembly polls near, debate over Bajrang Dal heats up in MP
Bhopal: As a debate over the Bajrang Dal has broken out between the BJP and Congress, politics in the poll-bound Madhya Pradesh has heated up. A day after former Chief Minister and…
- India
DGCA approves IndiGo’s New Delhi-Tashkent flight operations
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday approved IndiGo’s flight operations from New Delhi to Uzbekistan’s capital Tashkent from September 6, a senior official of the aviation regulator…
- India
SC plans to extend virtual hearing in all lower courts: CJI
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud on Thursday said the Supreme Court is setting up its own cloud software for video conferencing to enable virtual hearings in all lower…
- Technology
X to soon let users tag timestamps for videos
San Francisco: X, formerly known as Twitter, will soon gain a “timestamp tagging” feature for videos. A screenshot posted by Andrea Conway, a designer at X, suggests that the feature will allow…
- Business
NYT mulling legal action against OpenAI over copyright issue
New York: The New York Times is exploring legal options whether to sue Microsoft-backed OpenAI and protect the intellectual property rights associated with its reporting, the media reported. The publication and OpenAI…
- Business
Shiprocket joins Skye Air for drone delivery service for merchants
New Delhi: Logistics solution provider Shiprocket on Thursday announced its collaboration with Skye Air, a software-as-a-service (SaaS)-based drone delivery solution provider to revolutionise the e-commerce landscape and introduce a capability to deliver…
- Business
NYC bans TikTok on city-owned devices over security concerns
San Francisco: New York City has banned the popular Chinese short-form video platform TikTok on city-owned devices over security concerns. A directive was issued on Wednesday following a review by the NYC…
