- World
Zelensky calls for 50mn LED lightbulbs to cope with energy crisis
Kiev: In the wake of Russian attacks on Ukraine’s fragile energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for 50 million LED lightbulbs which would save around one gigawatt of power and reduce…
- World
High-level ministerial meeting to take up UNSC reforms
United Nations: Indias External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will preside over a high-level ministerial meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday to push for reforming the body to take on…
- World
US charges 7 with military tech plot on Russian govt orders
Washington: The US has charged five Russian nationals, including a suspected Federal Security Service (FSB) officer, and two Americans for allegedly conspiring to obtain military-grade and dual-use technologies from US companies for…
- Middle East
Ukraine to get $1 bn from partners to go through winter season: PM
Kiev: Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said that Ukraine will get $1 billion from its partners to go through the winter cold season, the government press service reported. Shmyhal made the…
- World
Biden signs bill on same-sex marriage
Washington: US President Joe Biden signed a bill codifying federal protections for same-sex marriage. The move, on Tuesday, came days after the Respect for Marriage Act went through the US Congress, Xinhua…
- India
Delhi 2020 riots: Gulfisha Fatima’s bail plea to be heard on Dec 14
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday heard an appeal by Delhi riots accused Gulfisha Fatima, challenging the trial court’s order denying her bail in case of criminal conspiracy to organise…
- Technology
5G on iPhones: Apple rolls out support for top models in India
New Delhi: As India enters the 5G era, Apple on Tuesday announced that 5G cellular support has been enabled for new iPhone 14, iPhone 13, iPhone SE and iPhone 12 lineups in…
- World
US ‘closely monitoring’ LAC situation after Tawang clashes
Washington: The US said that it “strongly opposes” any unilateral attempt to advance territorial claims, adding that it is “closely” monitoring the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the…
- India
Returning medical students conditionally allowed to appear in FMG Exam: Govt
New Delhi: Medical students, returning home due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, are permitted to appear in Foreign Medical Graduate Examination subject to the condition that they have been granted certificate of course…
- India
25 complain of loss of vision after cataract operations in Gujarat’s Amreli
Amreli: Some 25 persons have complained of either blurred or complete loss of vision after undergoing cataract surgery at a hospital in Gujarat’s Amreli and some have been referred to Rajkot, Bhavnagar,…
- Delhi
Women to hold posts of all 22 Sub-Registrars in Delhi
New Delhi: In a historic first, it has been decided to appoint women to all 22 posts of Sub-Registrars (SRs), who are at the cutting edge of government’s interface with the common…
- Hyderabad
Telangana HC extends stay on SIT notice to BJP leader Santhosh
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Tuesday extended the stay on the notice issued to BJP national General Secretary, Organisation, B.L. Santhosh and Kerala-based doctor Jaggu Swami in the MLAs poaching case.…
- India
Teachers’ scam: Partha Chatterjee approaches court for relief from ED’s supplementary charge sheet
Kolkata: Former West Bengal Education Minister and Trinamool Congress Secretary General, Partha Chatterjee has moved a plea in a Kolkata court seeking deletion of his reference in the supplementary charge sheet of…
- India
Odisha: 16 lawyers arrested, 29’s license suspended for violence in courtroom
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police has arrested 16 lawyers of Sambalpur district Bar Association for violence in a courtroom during a protest for establishment of a bench of the Orissa High Court in…
- India
2025 Assembly election will be fought under Tejashwi’s leadership: Nitish
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that the Mahagathbandhan will contest the next Assembly election in 2025 under the leadership of his deputy Tejashwi Yadav, of the RJD. The…
