- World
Finnish Parliament approves accession to NATO
Helsinki: The Finnish parliament has approved legislation allowing the country to join the NATO. As many as 184 members of parliament voted in favour, with seven against and one abstention. Finnish President…
- India
SC verdict on pleas for independent mechanism to appoint ECs on Thursday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will deliver judgment on Thursday on a batch of petitions seeking a collegium-like system for the appointment of Election Commissioners (ECs) and the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC).…
- Middle East
Istanbul launches program to check buildings’ safety following deadly quakes
Istanbul: Turkey’s largest city Istanbul has launched a program to provide rapid scans of buildings as many people worry about the safety of their residences in the wake of devastating February 6…
- India
Hindenburg report: Cong chalking out social media strategy to corner BJP
New Delhi: The Congress, which has launched a series of agitational programmes over the Hindenburg report on the Adani Group, is now planning a wider social media campaign to reach out to…
- Pakistan
Pakistan inflation hits all-time high
Karachi: Pakistan’s annual inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), soared to a record high of 31.55 percent in February, compared to 27.6 percent in the previous month, driven by massive…
- World
Aussie-Indian man pleads guilty to unruly behaviour on Air Canada flight
Melbourne: An Australian-Indian man pleaded guilty to one count of behaving in an offensive and disorderly manner in an aircraft, and was fined AUS$750 by a local court this week. Hardik Patel,…
- India
Man held for uploading girl’s morphed pics, mobile number
New Delhi: A 23-year-old youth has been arrested for creating three fake Instagram accounts and uploading morphed pictures and mobile number of a girl to take “revenge”, the police said on Wednesday.…
- Delhi
Gurugram: GMDA worker terminated over flower pots theft
Gurugram: Following the arrest of the prime accused in the case of stealing flower pots kept near Shankar Chowk for the upcoming G-20 conference, the role of a contractual worker of the…
- India
Over 72% turnout recorded in Nagaland repolling
Kohima: Over 72.29 percent of the 3,248 voters cast their votes in the re-polling in four polling stations in Nagaland on Wednesday, officials said. Nagaland Chief Electoral Officer V. Shashank said that…
- India
Teachers’ scam: Manik Bhattacharya challenges Calcutta HC order on property confiscation
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress legislator and the West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE)’s former President Manik Bhattacharya on Wednesday challenged the order of Calcutta High Court’s single-judge bench directing Central Bureau of…
- India
Bihar DGP orders inquiry into misbehaviour with Galwan martyr’s father
Patna: After the huge uproar in the Assembly over the arrest of Galwan martyr’s father Raj Kapoor Singh, Bihar Police has taken cognisance of the matter and initiated high-level inquiry into the…
- India
With 2 ex-ministers in jail, AAP plans door-to-door campaign
New Delhi: The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi is planning to launch a door-to-door campaign to reach out to the people after two of its former ministers — Manish Sisodia…
- India
Rajnath calls up Nitish over humiliation of Galwan martyr’s father
Patna: In wake of the alleged humiliation of a Galwan martyr’s father in Bihar’s Vaishali, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called up Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and expressed anguish over the incident. He…
- India
Congress stages protest against AAP, seeks Kejriwal’s resignation
New Delhi: The Delhi unit of Congress on Wednesday staged a protest outside the office of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) here, demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and…
- India
ED files charge-sheet in ‘Halal’ investment scheme fraud
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Wednesday said that it has filed a charge-sheet before a special court in Bengaluru against Injaz International and its partners, Misbahuddin S. and Suhail…
