- World
NATO, EU sign declaration on cooperation
Brussels: NATO and the EU signed a third Joint declaration on cooperation that aimed to further expand their strategic partnership collaboration and strengthen collective European defence. “We have just signed the third…
- World
Zimbabwe’s 2022 gold output reaches new record high
Harare: Zimbabwe’s gold output reached a new record high of 35.38 tonne in 2022, spurred by new mining projects, timely payments, and incentives to miners. The output was 19.5 percent up from…
- Middle East
Israeli hi-tech’s fundraising down 42% in 2022: Report
Jerusalem: Israel’s hi-tech companies have raised a total of $14.95 billion in 2022, the Israeli IVC Research Center reported. This is a sharp decrease of nearly 42 percent, compared with the record-high…
- World
Canada imposes sanctions on Rajapaksa brothers
Colombo: The Canadian government has imposed sanctions on ex-Sri Lanka Presidents — Mahinda Rajapaksa and Gotabaya Rajapaksa — over human rights violations during the 26-year long war against Tamil minorities. “Canada is…
- India
Will have to concede public order, police, land outside your purview, SC tells Delhi govt
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that in three entries — public order, police, and land — of the State list, the Delhi government cannot legislate as per the Constitutions’s…
- India
Joshimath residents seek proper compensation before damaged houses’ demolition
Joshimath: The demolition work to raze structures damaged due to land subsidence in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath saw a huge protest by locals, who were not ready to vacate their houses unless they are…
- India
Do not try to dictate it to the CJI: Chief Justice Chandrachud on plea for urgent hearing
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Tuesday took exception to submissions by senior advocate Vikas Singh insisting on listing of a case. “As a CJI, whatever I lay down…
- Kashmir
Kashmiri handicrafts to get two more GI tags
Srinagar: Kashmir’s Department of Handicrafts and Handloom (H&H) has submitted the dossier for registration of two more crafts — Crewel and Chain-stitch — to the Intellectual Property India, Chennai, an apex body…
- India
16 states/UTs tableaux in 2023 Republic Day parade
New Delhi: Tableaux of 16 states and Union Territories are learnt to be participating in this year’s Republic Day parade function on January 26, where the main theme would be achievements of…
- Delhi
Delhi-NCR turns into ‘Gas Chamber’
New Delhi: The Air Quality Index in Delhi and its surrounding areas remained in “severe” category on Tuesday with PM 2.5 levels at 421 in the capital and PM 2.5 at 529…
- India
Madras HC imposes conditions for cock fight during Pongal
Chennai: The traditional cock fight during the Pongal festival at Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvallur district will be conducted in line with the restrictions imposed by the Madras High Court on Tuesday. A division…
- Hyderabad
DoPT relieves Telangana CS Somesh Kumar after HC order
Hyderabad: The Union Department for Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Tuesday relieved Telangana Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar from the state government, hours after the Telangana High Court quashed the IAS officer’s allotment…
- India
Home Ministry monitoring situation in Joshimath
New Delhi: As the crisis in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath continues, the Union Home Ministry is keeping close tabs on the situation every moment, sources said on Tuesday. Officials of the Border Management Department…
- India
Rahul Gandhi ‘fake Hindu’, says RSS leader
New Delhi: RSS leader and Muslim Rashtriya Manch patron Indresh Kumar on Tuesday termed Congress Rahul Gandhi a “fake Hindu”, claiming that he “doesn’t have any knowledge and knowledge of civilisation”. He…
- Pakistan
10-yr RI to three who helped Dawood set up gutka factory in Pak
New Delhi: A Special MCOCA Court in Mumbai has awarded ten years rigorous imprisonment to three accused in a case related to the nexus between the underworld and gutka manufacturers. Don Dawood…
