- Business
Adani Group has not pledged shares of Ambuja Cements and ACC Ltd
Chennai: The promoters of cement makers Ambuja Cement Ltd and ACC Ltd – Adani Group – have not pledged their shares in the two companies, the group said. “We would like to…
- Pakistan
Pakistani rupee plunges to historic low
Karachi: The Pakistani rupee resumed its downwards slide on Thursday after two modest sessions as the “optimism surrounding the government and IMF talks scaled back”, local media reported. The Pakistani rupee depreciated…
- India
Guru Ravidass gave message of humanity welfare: Punjab CM
Jalandhar: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday vowed to work to ameliorate the woes of weaker and underprivileged sections of society in consonance with the teachings of Guru Ravidass. Addressing a…
- India
Assam: Police seize drugs worth Rs 7 crore
Guwahati: In two separate operations, police have seized contraband worth Rs 6-7 crore from the Karbi Anglong district of Assam, officials said on Thursday. A senior police officer of the district informed…
- Business
Union Budget to usher in new era of growth and development for J&K, says BJP leader
Srinagar: Bharatiya Janata Party national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Thursday hailed the Union budget as a historic step for the development of J&K Union Territory. In a statement, Chugh said the…
- Andhra Pradesh
TDP ridicules YSRCP leaders for contradictory reaction to Union budget
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh’s main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Thursday ridiculed the ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) for the contradictory stand taken by its leaders on Union Budget 2023-24, which was…
- Pakistan
January ‘deadliest’ month in Pakistan since July 2018
Islamabad: Since July 2019, January 2023 has been the deadliest month in Pakistan as 134 people lost their lives, a 139 percent spike, and 254 others were injured in at least 44…
- World
Living costs increase for all New Zealand household groups
Wellington: Soaring prices continued to affect all household groups in New Zealand in the 12 months to December 2022, the country’s statistics department said on Thursday. The cost of living for the…
- Bollywood
Tiger Shroff dances to ‘Main Khiladi’ from ‘Selfiee’ with Akshay Kumar
Mumbai: Action stars Tiger Shroff and Akshay Kumar danced together to the song ‘Main Khiladi’ from the upcoming film ‘Selfiee’. Akshay and Tiger, who have started shooting for ‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’,…
- Business
Tea sector unhappy over total negligence in Union Budget
Kolkata: As Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman remained totally silent about the tea industry in her Budget speech, the sector operators are frustrated and the observers of the industry are surprised. According…
- India
Vadodara youth held for assaulting university student
Vadodara: The Vadodara police on Thursday arrested a youth on the charge of assaulting a girl student of M S University. According to a complaint with Sayajigunj police station, the incident took…
- Middle East
Palestinian PM says Israel’s unilateral measures could bring catastrophe to region
Ramallah: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye has warned that the unilateral measures of the Israeli government against the Palestinians would be “catastrophic” for the region. An official statement on Wednesday said that…
- India
Azad calls on Shah, takes up land eviction issue in J&K
Srinagar: Ghulam Nabi Azad, Chairman, Democratic Azad Party (DAP) met Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi to take up the land eviction issue, said the party on Thursday. During the meeting, which…
- World
Peshawar mosque bomber was in police uniform
Peshawar: Inspector General of Police (IGP) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Moazzam Jah Ansari on Thursday said that the terrorist responsible for the January 31 suicide bomb blast at the Peshawar mosque had been identified…
- Business
Samsung partners with Qualcomm, Google to build XR ecosystem
San Francisco: Samsung Electronics Co has announced that it has partnered with Qualcomm and Google to build an ecosystem for extended reality (XR). The South Korean tech giant announced the partnership at…
