- Business
Reliance Jio, GSMA roll out initiative to train rural women in digital skills
Mumbai: Reliance Jio and global mobile network operators’ organisation GSMA on Tuesday announced the roll-out of their digital skills programme to train rural women in India. The programme aims to provide need-based…
- India
Shraddha Walkar murder: Delhi court takes cognisance of charge sheet, scrutiny on Feb 21
Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday took cognisance of the charge sheet filed by Delhi Police against Aaftab Amin Poonawala, accused of murdering his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar and then chopping her…
- India
Turkish envoy calls India ‘dost’, thanks for sending relief aid
Delhi: Turkey’s Ambassador to India Firat Sunel referred to New Delhi as ‘dost’ (Hindi for friend) after the Centre decided to send relief and humanitarian aid to the quake-hit nation where more…
- India
Parliament proceedings in RS, LS adjourned till 12 pm
Delhi: Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned till 12 p.m. on Tuesday on the Adani row as the notices of suspension in the Rajya Sabha and the adjournment notice in the Lok…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh CM may shift to Vizag next month
Visakhapatnam: A week after Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy declared that Visakhapatnam will be the state capital, authorities have begun arrangements to shift the administrative capital to the…
- India
Application for CUET-UG 2023 to start shortly
Delhi: The registration process of Common University Entrance Test (CUET UG – 2023) for admission to Undergraduate Programmes into Central universities and other participating universities will be announced in a couple of…
- Bollywood
Akshay’s walk on India’s map raises the hackles of netizens
Mumbai: Ahead of his North America tour, Bollywood star Akshay Kumar is facing the heat over a promotional video in which he is shown walking over the map of India. The actor…
- Telangana
Telangana: Three killed as car rams into stationary van
Hyderabad: Three persons, including a child, were killed and two injured in a road accident in Telangana’s Jangaon district on Tuesday, police said. The accident occurred when a car rammed into a…
- Business
Price and supply volatility: Addressing global energy security needs
Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the India Energy Week (IEW) 2023 on Monday. Participants from different countries gathered to discuss topical energy issues. Rosneft Chief Executive Officer Igor Sechin also visited…
- Middle East
Turkey-Syria quake toll crosses 4300
Ankara/Damascus: The death toll due to the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria has increased to more than 4,300 as rescuers are racing against time to find more survivors amid heavy…
- Middle East
Syria calls for int’l aid after deadly earthquakes
Damascus: The Syrian Foreign Ministry has called for international help after powerful earthquakes hit the country and killed nearly 900 people in Syria. In a statement, the ministry urged the United Nations,…
- India
Unruly behaviour on flights: 63 passengers placed in ‘No Fly List’ since 2022
New Delhi: In the last one year, a total of 63 passengers have been placed in the “No Fly List” for unruly behaviour. These include two incidents of urinating that have come…
- World
Mother, 7 children die in house fire in France
Paris: A mother and her seven children aged between 2 and 14 died in a house fire in France’s northern department of Aisne, the local prefecture confirmed in a press release. Just…
- World
US teams deploying quickly to support Turkish rescue efforts: Biden
Washington: US President Joe Biden spoke to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan and reaffirmed the US’ readiness to provide “any and all” needed assistance to Turkey in the wake of devastating…
- Middle East
Drinking water in Israel becomes turbid after Turkey-Syria quakes
Jerusalem: Drinking water in northeastern Israel has become turbid after deadly earthquakes hit parts of Syria and Turkey, local authorities said. The Israeli Ministry of Health issued a statement instructing the residents…
