- Middle East
Israeli PM-designate Netanyahu agrees to annex West Bank in coalition deal
Jerusalem: Israel’s Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to annex the occupied West Bank in a coalition deal that was made public. Netanyahu, who signed a series of coalition deals on Wednesday…
- Middle East
Europe’s unilateral approach, interference ‘unacceptable’: Iran
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said that Europe’s unilateral approach toward Iran’s issues and its continued interference in the country’s internal affairs is “unacceptable”. Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in…
- Bangalore
Karnataka govt’s decision to hold public exams for 5th and 8th standards opposed
Bengaluru: After a row over saffronisation of syllabus, inclusion and deletion of lessons during the syllabus review, Karnataka education department’s decision to conduct public exams for Classes 5 and 8 has triggered…
- Middle East
Iran sends no military hardware in Russian-Ukrainian conflict: Spokesman
Tehran: Iran has reiterated that it has sent no military hardware to any side in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, according to a statement published by the Iranian Foreign Ministry. The remarks by Iranian…
- Middle East
Police seize illegal weapons, ammunition in Iran
Tehran: Iran’s police seized 100 illegal firearms and 992 bullets in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, official news agency IRNA reported. During the four-day operation, Iranian police and intelligence forces arrested 85…
- India
Sonia’s remark on ‘Judiciary’ draws Chairman’s ire in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Former AICC president Sonia Gandhi’s speech on “conflict with Judiciary” has drawn the ire of Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar. Quoting her speech, the Chairman on Friday said in the…
- World
Russia, IAEA discuss safety of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
Moscow: Russian officials and a delegation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) held a new round of consultations in Moscow on cooperation in ensuring the safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power…
- Delhi
India reports 163 fresh Covid cases, 9 deaths
Delhi: India reported 163 fresh Covid cases and 9 deaths in the last 24 hours, said the Union Health Ministry on Thursday. In the same period, the country recorded nine Covid-related deaths,…
- Bangalore
Uploading obscene videos: Karnatata HC refuses to quash case against Dubai woman
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash the case lodged against a woman residing in Dubai in which she faced allegations of uploading obscene videos to the Internet through SIM…
- Delhi
Umar Khalid released on bail from Tihar jail to attend his sister’s marriage
New Delhi: Student activist Umar Khalid was released from Tihar Jail on Friday after he was granted seven-day interim bail by the court to attend his sister’s marriage, said a prison official.…
- World
Indian-American wins Okawa Prize for innovative imaging techniques
New York: An Indian-origin Columbia University professor has been awarded Japan’s prestigious Okawa Prize for his seminal work on computer vision and computational imaging. Shree K. Nayar, the T.C. Chang Professor of…
- Tollywood News
Tollywood veteran actor Kaikala Satyanarayana no more
Hyderabad: Tollywood veteran Kaikala Satyanarayana died in the wee hours on Friday at his home in Filmnagar. He was 87 and suffering from age-related ailments over the past several days. Born on…
- India
India’s leadership at UNSC draws praise from array of nations
United Nations: As India wraps up its two-year term as an elected member of the Security Council and its month of presidency with a focus on terrorism and UN reform, it has…
- Business
198 govt companies/corp incur accumulated losses of Rs 2,00,419 crore: CAG report
Delhi: There were 198 government companies and corporations with accumulated losses of Rs 2,00,419 crore, as on March 31, 2021, and of these, the net worth of 88 companies had been completely…
- World
WRI, GEF to host Secretariat to preserve world’s 30% land, ocean by 2030
Montreal: The High Ambition Coalition (HAC) for Nature and People has announced the formation of a new permanent Secretariat to be co-hosted by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Global Environment…
