- Middle East
Indian ex-pat in Dubai flies home with 10kg tomatoes in suitcase
New Delhi: To fulfil her mother’s wish, a Dubai expat has flown back to India with 10 kg of tomatoes in her suitcase packed in kitchen storage containers. The woman who was…
- Middle East
Tunisian PM, Saudi finance minister meet on ties
Tunis: Tunisian Prime Minister Najla Bouden Romdhane met with the visiting Saudi Arabian Finance Minister in Tunis on bilateral ties, the Tunisian government said. During the meeting with Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan…
- India
Centre to seek passage of Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 in LS today
New Delhi: The Central government will try to get the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2022, passed in the Lok Sabha on Friday. The controversial bill amends the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 to…
- India
NIA arrests AMU student, UP ATS picks up two Bangladeshis
Aligarh/Saharanpur: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a student of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Faizan Ansari, 19, for extending supporting to ISIS, an official said. The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (UP…
- Business
Infosys ADR sinks more than 9 per cent after Q1 results
New Delhi: Infosys ADR slumped by more than 9 per cent in pre-market trade after the company cut revenue guidance. The Infosys ADR was trading at $16.07. Analysts are concerned at the…
- India
Manipur horror: Four accused held, CM says will seek capital punishment
Imphal: Four accused have been arrested in connection with the shocking case of two women being paraded naked on camera by a mob in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on May 4, state police…
- Bangalore
Yediyurappa son Vijayedra’s New Delhi trip raises speculations
Bengaluru: The New Delhi visit of BJP MLA B.Y. Vijayendra, son of former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, has raised speculations regarding developments in the state BJP unit. Vijayendra had met BJP…
- Health
Microwaving food containers can expose you to toxic nanoplastics: Study
New York: Do you microwave food containers to heat your baby’s food and drink? It could be hazardous, warned a study. Experiments in the lab by researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln…
- Business
India’s growth trend expected to soften from Sept quarter
New Delhi: While a favourable base effect should help accelerate India’s real GDP growth to around 7.5-8 per cent YoY in the June quarter, the growth trend is expected to soften over…
- India
Stalin writes to Union Minister; seeks release of Cauvery water by Karnataka
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday wrote a letter to Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, urging him to direct the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) for directions…
- India
Defamation case: SC to hear Rahul Gandhi’s plea against Guj HC on Friday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Friday the plea filed by former Congress President Rahul Gandhi against the Gujarat High Court’s verdict denying a stay on his conviction…
- India
‘Don’t make it prestige issue’: SC calls for a report from Centre over death of cheetahs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed concern over deaths of eight cheetahs at Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park in a span of four months as it asked the Centre to…
- India
Raigad: Irshalwadi hillslide toll mounts to 16; 22 rescued, 80 still trapped
Raigad: Working non-stop for nearly 20 hours, rescue teams have recovered 16 bodies and saved 22 injured persons, who were crushed when a portion of a 550 mt hillock crashed on a…
- India
Govt bans export of non-Basmati white rice to ensure domestic availability
New Delhi: In order to ensure adequate availability of non-Basmati white rice in domestic markets and prevent its prices rising, the Centre on Thursday prohibited its export with immediate effect. However, there…
- India
Kartarpur Corridor shut owing to flood-like situation
Chandigarh: With flood-like situation along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab, Indian authorities on Thursday announced suspension, for two days, of the operation of Kartarpur corridor located in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district to pay…
