- Middle East
4 killed in massive fire in Iran
Tehran: A massive fire that broke out in a company in Iran’s northern province of Qazvin killed at least four people and injured two others, Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) reported. The…
- World
IAEA to send monitoring missions to Ukraine’s nuclear plants
Kiev: The IAEA will send monitoring missions to nuclear power plants (NPPs) in Ukraine, the Ukrainian government-run Ukrinform news agency reported, citing a senior official. “In the near future, these missions will…
- Middle East
Israel completes sale of Haifa Port for $1.15 bn
Jerusalem: Israel has finalised the privatisation of Haifa Port, one of the country’s leading ports, Israel’s Finance Ministry said in a statement. The state-owned Mediterranean port, located in northern Israel, was sold…
- India
Jio True 5G services now available in Guwahati
Guwahati: Reliance Jio launched its 5G services in Guwahati on Tuesday, and according to the company, by December 2023, Jio True 5G services would be made available across Assam. Chief Minister Himanta…
- 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…
