- Bangalore
Man held for making hoax bomb call to Bengaluru mosque
Bengaluru: Karnataka police have arrested the man who made a hoax bomb call to a mosque in communally sensitive Shivajinagar locality in Bengaluru, police said on Monday. The accused has been identified…
- Middle East
Erdogan, Biden discuss Sweden’s NATO bid ahead of summit
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has discussed Sweden’s NATO bid with his US counterpart Joe Biden over the phone ahead of the alliance’s summit this week. The two leaders also discussed…
- India
Army deployed in Punjab’s Ropar, Patiala as flood situation worsens
Chandigarh: With the flood situation in Punjab’s Ropar and Patiala districts worsening owing to incessant rain and heavy flow of water in rivers on the third consecutive day, the Army was deployed…
- World
Ukraine not yet ready for NATO membership: Biden
Washington: Ukraine is not yet ready for a NATO membership, US President Joe Biden said, adding that Russia needs to first end its ongoing invasion of Kiev, only then can the military…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia, France sign MoU on energy cooperation
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia and France have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in the energy sector, with a focus on clean energy generated from renewable resources, media reported. In…
- Middle East
UAE plans to employ AI in various fields to accelerate digital transformation
Dubai: The UAE is committed to embracing artificial intelligence (AI) solutions and tools across various sectors to accelerate the country’s digital transformation, said Omar bin Sultan Al Olama, the country’s Minister of…
- India
Post-pandemic travel boom has resulted in healthy yields for airlines: Expert
Chennai: Explaining the continuing financial choppiness afflicting the Indian carriers, an expert industry watcher blames it on multiple structural factors — absence of a strong capital structure and low-cost infrastructure, the heavy…
- India
Amid Jyoti Maurya saga, similar story surfaces in UP’s Prayagraj
Prayagraj: Even as the story of Jyoti Maurya, who deserted her husband after becoming a Sub-Divisional Magistrate, takes the social media by storm, another similar case has been reported from Uttar Pradesh’s…
- Politics
Will do ‘surgery’ on BJP, along with Lalu and Nitish, in coming days: Tejashwi
Patna: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, who returned here from his US visit on Sunday, said that he, along with his RJD’s chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar,…
- World
Protest held in Stockholm against Quran burning
Stockholm: Thousands of protestors gathered in central Stockholm to protest against the burning of the Quran in Sweden. The gathering took place on a square near a mosque where an individual set…
- Delhi
Northern Railways cancels 17 trains amid heavy rains in north India
New Delhi: In view of the heavy downpour for last days in several parts of north India, the Northern Railways on Sunday announced that it has cancelled 17 trains and diverted 12…
- Top Stories
Delhi govt issues flood alert amid heavy rainfall, rising Yamuna levels
New Delhi: Amid heavy rainfall, the Delhi government on Sunday issued the first flood alert in the capital. The warning was issued by the Central Flood Control Room, of Irrigation & Flood…
- Business
Indian startup ecosystem logs lowest funding in 4 years
New Delhi: The Indian startup ecosystem reported the lowest six-month funding in the last four years, in the first half of this year at $3.8 billion across 298 deals — a decline…
- India
Bengal panchayat polls: Re-polling in certain booths under central armed force
Kolkata: A day after the violence-marred panchayat polls, the West Bengal State Election Commission on Sunday announced that there will be re-polling in certain booths and under complete security cover by central…
- Telangana
Telangana BJP MLA initiates efforts to prevent defections
Hyderabad: BJP MLA Eatala Rajender on Sunday held talks with party leader and former minister A. Chandrashekhar amid reports that the latter is planning to join the Congress party. Rajender, who was…
