- Business
Facebook, Instagram suffer global outage again
New Delhi: Facebook and Instagram suffered an outage in the early hours on Saturday as the platforms failed to load and Instagram stories showed an error message while being loaded. Several users…
- Middle East
Yemeni govt, Houthis begin new round of prisoner swap talks
Amman: A fresh round of negotiations between the Yemeni government and the Houthi militia kicked of the Jordanian capital of Amman under the patronage of the UN. In the two-day talks which will…
- Pakistan
Life returns to normal as cyclone Biparjoy ‘largely spares’ Pakistan
Islamabad: Authorities in Pakistan’s Sindh said that normal activities can resume from Saturday as the threat of cyclone Biparjoy in the Arabian Sea off the coasts of the province has been averted…
- India
Law & order situation in Manipur needs urgent attention: Ex-Army Chief
Imphal: Former Army Chief Ved Prakash Malik said on Friday that the law and order situation in Manipur needs “urgent attention at highest level”. Gen Malik (retd), refferring to a tweet by…
- India
Indian stock markets reach close to 52 week high levels
Chennai: With falling inflation, and healthy economic numbers, the two Indian stock markets opened and closed at a higher note on Friday and are near their 52 week high levels. The Nifty…
- Hyderabad
President arrives in Hyderabad on two-day visit
Hyderabad: President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Hyderabad on Friday on a two-day visit. Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, Union Minister for Tourism and Culture G. Kishan Reddy and…
- World
India, China bought 80 pc of Russian crude in May: IEA
New Delhi: The International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday that India and China, which are the two major consumers of discounted Russian crude, have bought 80 percent of oil exported by…
- India
RJD MLA sparks row with ‘Ramcharitmanas was written in mosque’ remark
Patna: Months after Bihar Education Minister Chandra Shekhar Yadav triggered a controversy by saying that Ramcharitmanas “spreads hatred in the society”, another RJD leader and MLA from Danapur, Ritlal Yadav, sparked a…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Head constable crushed to death by sand mafia
Kalaburagi: A head constable, who was trying to stop illegal sand transportation, was crushed to death in Karnataka’s Kalaburagi district on Friday, the police said. Acting on a tip-off about illegal transportation…
- Top Stories
Manipur: Mob burns warehouse in Imphal, clashes with security personnel
Imphal: A mob burnt down a warehouse near the Imphal palace grounds on Friday evening and then clashed with personnel of the Manipur’s Rapid Action Force (RAF) when the security personnel tried…
- India
‘Battling Biparjoy’: 709 pregnant women in Guj defy odds to deliver babies
Gandhinagar: In the wake of the devastating cyclone ‘Biparjoy,’ Gujarat witnessed a remarkable display of resilience as 709 pregnant women defied the odds and gave birth amid the chaos caused by the…
- India
ED summons TN Minister Senthil Balaji’s brother, others for questioning
Chennai: In more troubles for arrested Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has now summoned his brother R.V. Ashok Kumar, personal assistant B. Shanmugam and others for questioning next…
- India
‘Spying is not in my blood’: Jitan Ram Manjhi responds to Nitish Kumar’s allegation
Patna: HAM chief Jitan Ram Manjhi on Friday sought to rebut Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s sensational allegation that he could play a role of a spy by passing on the strategy…
- India
Maha: Thane court extends custody of accused till June 22
Thane: As more facts emerge in the sensational killing of Saraswati Vaidya in Mira Road town, a Thane court on Friday extended the police custody of prime accused Manoj Sane till June…
- Bangalore
Delivery boy thrashed in Bengaluru after girl cooks up kidnapping story
Bengaluru: A delivery boy has been thrashed by the people after an eight-year-old claimed that she was kidnapped by him — an accusation that eventually turned out false. The police said on…
