- World
Biden signs $1.7 trillion government spending bill into law
Washington: US President Joe Biden has signed a massive $1.7 trillion spending bill for the federal government that includes a number of administration priorities and officially avoids a government shutdown, ending what…
- World
Indian-origin pharmacist jailed in UK for drug offences
London: An Indian-origin pharmacist in the UK has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for supplying ‘under the counter drugs’ leading to the death of a woman in 2020. Dushyant Patel,…
- Pakistan
Pakistan: Tension prevails in port city Gwadar
Islamabad: Tension prevailed in Pakistan’s port city of Gwadar for a fourth straight day as the Gwadar Rights Movement (GRM) activists continued to stage protest demonstrations for the acceptance of their demands.…
- Television News
Tunisha was forced to convert to Islam, claims mom Vanita Sharma
Mumbai: In a sensational claim, Vanita Sharma – the mother of the late actress Tunisha – said for the first time that there was ‘pressure’ on her daughter to convert to Islam,…
- Bangalore
Three booked in Bengaluru for alleged bid to convert people
Bengaluru: Karnataka Police have booked three persons, including two women in connection with attempting forceful religious conversion in Bengaluru on the pretext of Christmas and New Year celebrations, police said on Friday.…
- Technology
5G service to be launched in Odisha by Jan 26: Vaishnaw
Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said that 5G internet services will be rolled out in Odisha before January 26 next year. Vaishnaw was addressing a programme organised to lay the…
- Middle East
British-Indian in Dubai to be extradited to Denmark for $1.7 bn tax fraud
Dubai: A British citizen of Indian-origin, accused of money laundering and committing tax fraud to the tune of $1.7 billion, will be extradited to Denmark, a Dubai court ruled. Sanjay Shah, 52,…
- Business
UP districts to hold investors’ summits
Lucknow: In a run up to the Global Investors’ Summit (GIS) scheduled to be held in February 2023, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to organise investors’ summits in all 75 districts…
- World
Ukraine comes under massive Russian missile attacks
Kiev: Cities across Ukraine were targeted by the latest wave of Russian missile strikes, deemed to be one of the largest bombardments since the war began on February 24, authorities said. Thursday’s…
- India
Amit Shah in Karnataka; ruling BJP on offensive mode ahead of polls
Bengaluru: The BJP has sounded a poll bugle in Karnataka with Union Home Minister Amit Shah embarking on a two-day state tour and addressing a public meeting in Mandya, a JD(S) bastion.…
- World
Bangladesh plans to build 6 more metro rail lines in capital by 2030
Dhaka: Bangladeshi Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said the country is to construct six more metro rail lines in the capital Dhaka by 2030. He added on Thursday that…
- Pakistan
5 killed in soldier-terrorist clash in Pakistan: Military
Islamabad: Five people, including three soldiers and two terrorists, were killed in an exchange of fire in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a military statement said. The intense gun battle took place…
- Middle East
Israel’s universities call out against new govt’s discriminatory legislative initiatives
Jerusalem: More Israeli universities have voiced opposition against the discriminatory legislative initiatives against women, LGBT and Arabs by the newly formed rightist coalition government. The Israel Institute of Technology (Technion) on Thursday…
- Middle East
Israel detects bird flu at southern turkey farms
Jerusalem: The highly pathogenic bird flu has been detected in two turkey farms in southern Israel, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said. Nearly 7,300 infected turkeys were detected in the village…
- World
UN committed to delivery of humanitarian aid in Afghanistan: Envoy
United Nations: The UN and its humanitarian partners are committed to delivery of life-saving services to the people of Afghanistan despite the Taliban-run administration’s decision to ban women from working in humanitarian…
