- Andhra Pradesh
Paytm signs MoU with Andhra govt to empower millions of merchants, street vendors
Delhi: One97 Communications Limited, that owns leading payments and financial services company Paytm, on Monday announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Andhra Pradesh government to drive initiatives…
- India
Robots to replace human scavengers in UP’s Prayagraj
Lucknow: There is some good news for human scavengers. In a first for the region, smart robots will soon begin cleaning clogged sewers and the project will begin from Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj.…
- Middle East
Israeli PM says minister’s call to erase Palestinian village ‘inappropriate’
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has acknowledged a senior cabinet minister’s call to “erase” a Palestinian village as “inappropriate,” after the US had urged the Prime Minister to reject it. In…
- World
Dhaka: Ahmadiyyas attacked, human rights body condemns incident
Dhaka: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of Bangladesh has termed last week’s attack on the Ahmadiyya community in Panchagarh district as “abominable” and demanded punishment for the attackers. On March 3,…
- India
Mangaluru cooker blast case: Suspected terrorist discharged from hospital
Bengaluru: In a major development, suspected terrorist H. Mohammad Shariq, who suffered severe burn injuries during the explosion of the cooker blast in Mangaluru, was discharged from Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru, sources…
- Middle East
Egyptian president, Iraqi PM meet on bilateral, regional affairs
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi met with visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani here to discuss issues of mutual interest. During the meeting on Sunday, the two leaders agreed that sustained…
- Middle East
UNIFIL calls on Lebanon, Israel to maintain calm on border
Beirut: The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon has urged the country and Israel to maintain calm following an incident on the demarcation Blue Line, the National News Agency reported. Earlier on Sunday,…
- Middle East
Jordan’s king urges restoring calm in Palestinian territories
Amman: King Abdullah II of Jordan has underlined the need to de-escalate and restore calm in the Palestinian territories, as well as cease any unilateral measures that undermine stability and peace prospects.…
- Middle East
Syrian govt condemns US general’s ‘illegitimate’ visit to Syria
Damascus: The Syrian Foreign Ministry has condemned an “illegitimate” visit of a top US general to a US base in northeastern Syria. In a statement, the Ministry on Sunday slammed the US…
- Pakistan
Bilawal Bhutto threatens to quit Pakistan cabinet
Karachi: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that it would be difficult for his party to retain ministries in the Centre if the federal government…
- India
Rahul taken contract to defame India in foreign land: Anurag Thakur
New Delhi: Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of defaming the country in a foreign land. It appears that he has taken a contract to defame India…
- Telangana
Telangana declares special casual leave for women employees on March 8
Hyderabad: The government of Telangana has declared special casual leave for all its women employees on March 8 on the occasion of International Women’s Day. The General Administration (services welfare) department issued…
- India
Delhi court sends Sisodia to judicial custody till March 20
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday sent Aam Aadmi Party leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia to judicial custody till March 20 in the alleged liquor policy case being…
- India
Actress rape case: Kerala HC yet again denies bail to prime accused
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Monday dismissed the bail plea moved by Pulsar Suni, the prime accused in the 2017 actress assault case, in which Malayalam actor Dileep is also an…
- Technology
Google Pixel Watch bug impacting users’ alarms
San Francisco: Some Google Pixel Watch users have reported that their alarms have been going off late because of a bug. Taking to Reddit, several users complained about the bug, reports Gizmochina.…