- 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…
- India
Adhir declines offer to be part of committee for ‘one nation one election’
New Delhi: Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday declined the invitation to be part of eight-member committee formed by the union government to examine the one nation…
- Hyderabad
FPIs sold stocks for Rs 20,620 crore in August
New Delhi: In the cash market, FPIs were sellers after three months of sustained buying. In August, FPIs sold stocks for Rs 20,620 crores in the cash market, says V K Vijayakumar,…
- Politics
Udayanidhi Stalin’s ‘Sanathana Dharma is like dengue’ remark creates stir
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs and son of Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin, Udayanidhi Stalin said that Sanatana dharma is like mosquitoes, dengue and malaria, and “it has to…
- India
ASI seeks eight more weeks to complete Gyanvapi mosque survey
Varanasi: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has filed an application in a Varanasi court, seeking eight more weeks’ time for submitting its report of the Gyanvapi mosque survey as the deadline…
- India
Canada pauses trade pact talks with India, say reports
New Delhi: With just days left for the commencement of the G20 summit in New Delhi, Canada is said to have paused talks on a free trade agreement with India, according to…
