- India
UP banks prepare to meet currency deposit rush
Lucknow: Nearly 905 branches of all banks in Lucknow and 12,000 branches across Uttar Pradesh have geared up for depositing and exchanging Rs 2000 currency notes from Tuesday. Separate counters have been…
- Andhra Pradesh
Kadapa MP remains in Kurnool hospital, SC to hear anticipatory bail plea
Kurnool: Kadapa MP Y.S. Avinash Reddy, who skipped appearing before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in former minister Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy’s murder case, continued to stay put at a hospital in…
- Pakistan
BSF intercepts Pak drone on Punjab border, fifth in 4 days
Chandigarh: The Border Security Force (BSF) intercepted a fifth drone from Pakistan in less than a week and seized a consignment of narcotics along the border in Punjab, officials said on Tuesday.…
- India
UP: Man booked for threatening to kill Congress leader Rahul
Lucknow: An FIR has been registered against a man here for allegedly threatening to kill Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and media coordinator of Uttar Pradesh Congress committee Lallan Kumar. The case was…
- India
UP Power consumer can claim compensation for service faults
Lucknow: Electricity consumers in Uttar Pradesh will now be able to legally claim compensation for a default in the delivery of services by the UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL). The UPPCL has…
- India
AFSPA to be completely lifted from Assam this year: Sarma
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) will be completely withdrawn from the state within this year. “We are aiming at withdrawing…
- Politics
Not in PM race, working to get opposition parties together, says Sharad Pawar
Pune: Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Monday said he was not in the race to become prime minister and asserted the opposition wanted a leadership that would work for the…
- India
Aadhaar authentication surges with 1.96 billion transactions in April 2023
New Delhi: Aadhaar holders executed 1.96 billion authentication transactions in April 2023, a jump of more than 19.3 percent over April 2022, highlighting the growing usage of Aadhaar and growth of digital…
- Middle East
Iran condemns Israeli minister’s visit to Al-Aqsa Mosque
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has condemned Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s visit to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, a flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Jerusalem. Kanaani…
- India
2 houses torched in fresh violence in Manipur, security tightened
Imphal: In wake of fresh violence in Manipur’s Imphal East district on Monday, army and paramilitary forces further tightened security while a period of curfew relaxation has been curbed, officials said. A…
- India
‘Don’t be in AC room, walk through substandard Smart City work’: Goa Cong to Minister
Panaji: Stating that exposure by them has forced Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to come to the capital city review the ‘Smart City’ project, the Congress in Goa on Monday suggested the…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Cong MLA hits back at rivals trolling her over her clothes
Bengaluru: Nayana Motamma, the newly-elected Dalit MLA of the Congress in Karnataka, has hit out at those trying to target her by circulating visuals from her private life on social media. The…
- Entertainment
Veteran actor Sarath Babu passes away
Hyderabad: Veteran actor Sarath Babu passed away at a private hospital in Hyderabad on Monday. He was 71. Sarath Babu breathed his last at AIG Hospitals, where he was admitted last month.…
- Kerala
Kerala Police registers 133 cases of child pornography, arrest 8
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Police’s special wing probing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on Monday said they have arrested eight persons and registered 133 cases after 449 suspect locations were identified and raided…
- World
Fumio Kishida’s suspected attacker to undergo mental evaluation
Tokyo: A man suspected of throwing an explosive device towards Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida last month will undergo a psychiatric evaluation, informed sources said on Monday. The Wakayama Summary Court in…
