- India
’44 airports in country don’t have night landing facility’
New Delhi: There are a total of 44 operational airports in the country which do not have night landing facilities for civil operations, the Rajya Sabha was told on Monday. These airports…
- India
Indian Embassy in Kathmandu claims Amritpal Singh hiding in Nepal: Report
Kathmandu: The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu has claimed that absconding pro-Khalistan radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh is currently hiding in Nepal and requested the Himalayan nation’s government agencies to arrest him if…
- India
Two caught in Bihar’s Gaya for smuggling liquor in ambulance coffin
Patna: Two persons were arrested in Bihar’s Gaya on Monday on the charge of smuggling liquor from Jharkhand, concealed in the coffin of an ambulance, Excise Department officials said. The accused, identified…
- India
Bypoll impact: Mamata replaces minority affairs minister, takes charge herself
Kolkata: The defeat in the recent bypoll to the Sagardighi Assembly constituency in Murshidabad district, which hinted at substantial erosion of a dedicated vote-bank in the minority-dominated erstwhile Trinamool Congress stronghold, has…
- India
Cong MLAs in Goa wear black clothes to protest Rahul’s LS disqualification
Panaji: Congress legislators in Goa on Monday wore black clothes while attending the Assembly Session as a mark of protest against the disqualification of former INC president Rahul Gandhi from the Lok…
- Delhi
Conspiracy to stop free electricity scheme in Delhi: Power Minister Atishi
New Delhi: Power Minister Atishi on Monday alleged that a conspiracy is being hatched to stop the free electricity scheme that Delhi government is providing to the people of the national capital.…
- Business
Total amount of cess and surcharge grew by 63.74% from 2017-18 to 2022-23
New Delhi: The total amount of cess and surcharge grew by 63.74 percent from 2017-18 to 2022-23 (RE), the Parliament was told on Monday. Collections under GST Compensation Cess grew by 107.6…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh: Rs 3 crore penalty on TTD for FCRA violation
Tirupati: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 3 crore on India’s richest religious trust, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) for violation of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).…
- Pakistan
Pakistan runs short of life-saving drugs
Karachi: The pricing policy of Drug Regularity Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) and the depreciating rupee have caused extreme shortage of most imported and critical medicines in Pakistan, media reports said on Monday.…
- India
Mumbai’s main water pipelines burst, half the city to suffer water cuts
Mumbai: A major water main pipeline was damaged and burst during the construction of a water culvert near the Mulund Octroi Checkpost in Mumbai on Monday afternoon, the BMC Disaster Control said.…
- India
Terror group SFJ threatens Uttarakhand CM ahead of G20 meet in Ramnagar
Dehradun: Ahead of the three-day G20 meeting in Ramnagar, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has received pre-recorded threat calls from Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, chief of the banned organisation Sikhs for Justice…
- Middle East
SNB chair resigns after his Credit Suisse comments caused investor panic
London: The chair of the Saudi National Bank (SNB) has resigned for “personal reasons”, less than two weeks after his comments spurred investor panic over Credit Suisse that ended in an emergency…
- India
Atiq Ahmed brought to Prayagraj amidst tight security
Prayagraj: Mafia don-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad was brought to Naini jail on Monday evening amidst tight security. The UP Police will produce him before a Prayagraj court in connection with a 2007 kidnapping…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra official’s murder: Colleague, two others arrested
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Police on Monday claimed to have cracked the mystery behind the murder of an Animal Husbandry Department official in Kadapa district with the arrest of three men, including an…