- India
Amid SC scrutiny, JPC chief claims Waqf Board not religious but administrative body
New Delhi: The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) chief, Jagdambika Pal, on Thursday rejected the inclusion of non-Muslim members in Central Waqf Councils and State Waqf Boards as an ‘encroachment’ in the religious…
- India
Maharashtra to implement NEP 2020
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has taken a policy decision to implement the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 with Hindi as a compulsory third language from the academic year 2025-26. As per a…
- Politics
Grand Alliance’s meeting in Patna; Tejashwi’s leadership may be finalised
Patna: With the Bihar Assembly elections inching closer, all eyes are on Patna where the first formal meeting of the Grand Alliance (Mahagathbandhan) parties will be held on Thursday. The spotlight on…
- Middle East
UN raises alarm over atrocities in Sudan’s Zamzam camp takeover
United Nations: Aid officials are extremely concerned about an escalating Sudan war following reports of atrocities in the take over of the Zamzam displacement camp in North Darfur by armed groups, UN…
- Hyderabad
Telangana Congress leaders stage dharna at ED office in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Leaders of Telangana’s ruling party, including ministers, on Thursday staged a dharna in front of the regional office of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) here to protest the charge sheet filed against…
- Bollywood
Anurag Kashyup upset over ‘Phule’ backlash: Raises a very crucial question
Mumbai: Filmmaker and actor Anurag Kashyup has raised his concern over the backlash faced by Ananth Mahadevan’s biographical drama, “Phule”. The Pratik Gandhi and Patralekhaa starrer has been facing backlash for allegedly…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru molestation case: Accused’s home guard girlfriend helped him hide
Bengaluru: Interesting details have emerged regarding the arrest of the accused in the Bengaluru molestation case of two women. Police nabbed the accused, Santosh Daniel, 10 days after the incident, in Kerala,…
- Middle East
Netanyahu calls for action to free Gaza hostages
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed Israeli negotiators to “continue the steps” for the release of hostages still held in Gaza, his office said, as efforts to revive the ceasefire…
- Middle East
19 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza: Civil defence
Gaza: At least 19 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks on various areas of the Gaza Strip, according to Gaza’s Civil Defence. Civil Defence spokesperson Mahmoud Basal told Xinhua on Wednesday that…
- Middle East
Israel says one-third of Gaza now under its military control
Jerusalem: The Israeli military has said it is expanding the “Morag Corridor,” a new dividing line in the southern Gaza Strip, and has turned roughly a third of the enclave into “security…
- India
Committed to cooperating with authorities: EaseMyTrip on ED raid
New Delhi: After the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted multi-state searches, including at one of the premises of EaseMyTrip, in connection with the Mahadev online betting app-linked money laundering case, the online travel…
- Middle East
At least one killed in fresh US airstrikes on Yemen’s capital
Sanaa: At least one person was killed and several others wounded when fresh US airstrikes targeted a residential neighbourhood and several other localities in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, Houthi-run health authorities said in…
- India
Mayawati slams SP’s PDA politics, says exploiting Dalits for political gains
New Delhi: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has launched a sharp attack on the Samajwadi Party (SP), accusing it of exploiting Dalits for political gains. In a series of posts on X…
- Hollywood
Ed Sheeran sings ‘Azizam’ from the rooftops of old Delhi
Mumbai: Kicking off his India tour at the start of the year, Ed Sheeran brought a slice of musical magic to Old Delhi by performing his latest track “Azizam” from a sunlit…
- Stock Market
Indian stock market opens in red, IT stocks drag
Mumbai: After three consecutive days of gains, the domestic benchmark indices opened in red on Thursday amid weak global cues, as selling was seen in the IT and auto sectors in the…
