- India
Karnataka: Man arrested in Koppal for sexually assaulting Class 8 girl
Koppal: A man has been arrested in Karnataka’s Koppal district in connection with the sexual assault of a class 8 student, police said on Saturday, adding that the victim is also suspected…
- India
CBI produces Chanda, Deepak Kochhar in court, seeks 3-day custody
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday produced former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar before a special court in Mumbai, seeking three-day custody for…
- India
UP: Mathura court orders survey of Shahi Idgah from Jan 2
Mathura: A Mathura district court on Saturday, ordered the survey of the Shahi Idgah mosque, which is said to be built on the birthplace of Lord Krishna, by the Archaeological Survey of…
- Middle East
Turkey upbeat on tourism growth for 2023
Ankara: Turkish officials and industry insiders are optimistic about the country’s tourism growth in 2023, as they believe a robust rebound in tourism this year and a weak currency will add momentum…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: GHMC meeting ends abruptly amid BJP protest
Hyderabad: A meeting of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation’s (GHMC) governing council on Saturday ended abruptly after passing a Rs 6,224 crore budget for 2023-24 amid din as corporators of the opposition…
- World
Sikhs in United States Marines can now keep beard, wear turban
New York: In a historic move forward, a federal appeals court has ruled that Sikhs recruits in the US Marine Corps can keep a beard and wear turbans. Judges from the District…
- India
Ensure availability of Liquid Medical Oxygen, uninterrupted supply at health facilities: Centre to states
New Delhi: In a letter on Saturday, the Centre has asked all states and UTs to ensure the availability of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) in all health facilities and uninterrupted supply chain…
- India
India logs 201 fresh COVID infections, 1 death
Delhi: India has reported 201 fresh COVID cases and one fatality in the past 24 hours, Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. With the fresh fatality, the death toll due to the…
- World
US House passes $1.7 trillion govt funding package
Washington: The US House of Representatives passed a massive package worth $1.7 trillion to fund the federal government. The House passed the omnibus bill late Friday after it cleared the Senate on…
- Pakistan
Islamabad suicide bomber ‘looked like an Afghan’ with long hair
Islamabad: The suicide bomber who detonated explosives during a “surprise” check in Islamabad, “looked like an Afghan” with long hair and was sitting in the back seat of a cab, according to…
- Kolkata
Teachers’ scam: CBI seals records storeroom of Bengal education dept
Kolkata: Bikash Bhawan, the headquarters of the West Bengal education department, has now come under the scanner of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) which is probing the multi-crore teachers’ recruitment irregularities scam.…
- India
It’ll be SP’s M-Y (Muslim-Yadav) versus BJP’s M-Y (Modi-Yogi) in UP
Lucknow: In the New Year, the Samajwadi Party is seeking to consolidate its M-Y (Muslim- Yadav) base and pose a challenge to BJP’s M-Y (Modi-Yogi) — the latter having proved its power…
- Middle East
Iraqi, Italian PMs discuss ties, cooperation
Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani has met with his visiting Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni, during which they discussed bilateral ties and cooperation in the fields of agriculture, water, health and…
- World
Beijing COVID-19 wave ‘peaked’ but China months away from tsunami of infections
Hong Kong: With nearly 250 million now infected without 20 days, infections may have already peaked in Beijing and could do so in Shanghai soon but it will take months before the…
- India
Karnataka: Boy bitten by snake dies due to long ambulance wait
Hassan: A five-year-old boy died due to a delay in the arrival of an ambulance after a snake in this district bit him, sources said on Saturday. The deceased boy has been…
