- Business
Approximately 11,000 MT of wheat procured in current Rabi season: FCI chief
New Delhi: Procurement of wheat for Rabi marketing season 2023-24 has been to the tune of 10,727 metric tonnes till March 27 as compared to nil procurement last year. Food Corporation of…
- World
Indian-Australian sworn in as treasurer of NSW, takes oath on Bhagavad Gita
Melbourne: Indian-origin politician Daniel Mookhey took oath on the holy Bhagavad Gita as he was sworn in as the Treasurer of Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) state by Governor Margaret Beazley in…
- India
Seven UP government officials booked in fake Madrasa case
Lucknow: A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of UP Police has lodged an FIR against seven government officials for getting fake madrasas registered in Azamgarh, some of which had allegedly even received state…
- India
After Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification, EC in no hurry for Wayanad bypoll
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday announced the date for the by-election to fill vacancies in one Parliamentary constituency of Punjab and four Assembly constituencies in Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and Meghalaya.…
- World
Pakistan approves bill to curtail powers of Chief Justice
Islamabad: After the Pakistan federal cabinet approved a ‘controversial’ bill to deprive the office of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) of powers to take suo motu notice in an individual capacity, the…
- Middle East
953 Palestinian homes demolished by Israel in 2022
Ramallah: Israeli authorities demolished 953 Palestinian homes in the West Bank and East Jerusalem in 2022, the highest number in seven years, said a European Union (EU) report. “More than 80 per…
- Hyderabad
Suspended BJP MLA Raja Singh alleges terror plot to target him
Hyderabad: Suspended BJP MLA T. Raja Singh has claimed that a terrorist outfit planned to target him during the Ram Navami procession in Hyderabad on Thursday. He posted on social media a…
- Andhra Pradesh
TDP filled light in lives of Telugus: Chandrababu Naidu
Hyderabad: The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president and former chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said on Wednesday that his party filled light in the lives of Telugu people. He greeted Telugu…
- Bollywood
Filming on ‘Tiger vs Pathaan’ to start in Jan 2024
Mumbai: Two of Hindi cinemas biggest characters — Pathan and Tiger — are set to square it off in the upcoming spy-action film ‘Tiger vs Pathaan’, the shooting of which will begin…
- Middle East
Israeli Prez urges immediate dialogue between PM, oppn over contentious judicial overhaul
Jerusalem: Israeli President Isaac Herzog has urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leaders to immediately engage in a dialogue, a day after the government suspended a contentious plan to overhaul the…
- Business
Adani debunks reports on repayment of loans against shares
New Delhi: The Adani Group has strongly refuted news reports which makes the baseless and deliberately mischievous claim that the Group has not completed the repayment of USD 2.15 billion in share-backed…
- Telangana
TSPSC paper leak: SIT begins questioning three accused
Hyderabad: The Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) question paper leak case on Wednesday began questioning three more accused in the case. The SIT officials took…
- Middle East
Israel passes law banning breads in hospitals on Jewish Passover
Jerusalem: Israeli lawmakers have passed a controversial law banning all leavened bread products that are not kosher for the Passover holiday in hospitals, according to Orthodox Jewish law. The law, sponsored by…
- Bollywood
Priyanka talks about colourism in Bollywood, regrets doing fairness cream ads
Mumbai: Priyanka Chopra Jonas faced colourism and spoke about being lightened for the screen in films. The Indian actress also revealed that she regrets being part of ‘damaging’ skin fairness ads during…
- World
Humza Yousaf officially elected as Scotland’s new First Minister
Edinburg: Humza Yousaf has been officially elected as Scotland’s sixth First Ministe, with a majority of 71 out of 128 votes in Parliament. The 37-year-old is Scotland’s youngest-ever head of government, first…
