- World
Canadian govt announces agreement to settle lawsuit over residential schools
Ottawa: The Canadian federal government has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by two British Columbia First Nations for the loss of language and culture caused by residential schools for Indigenous…
- Bangalore
Cong to stage protests during peak traffic hours in Bangalore, police deny permission
Bengaluru: The Congress on Monday will stage silent protests during the peak traffic hours at 300 locations across the state capital to demand the eradication of corruption to ‘save’ Bengaluru. The police…
- World
Bangladesh to hold presidential election by Feb 23: Poll body
Dhaka: Bangladesh will hold the presidential election by February 23, the country’s poll body announced. The announcement was made by the Election Commission (EC) Secretary Md Jahangir Alam at a news conference…
- World
British-Indian doc blames UK hospital for her suicide: Report
London: A 35-year-old British-Indian doctor, who ended her life in June last year, had blamed the hospital where she worked for her death, according to a suicide note shared by her parents.…
- India
GST consultant booked for breach of trust
Lucknow: A GST consultant has been accused of criminal breach of trust and cheating and duping an agent facilitating the deposit of GST of traders/businessmen in Indira Nagar under the Ghazipur police…
- India
Six killed as truck mows down pedestrians after hitting car in UP’s Unnao
Unnao: Six people were killed after a speeding truck rammed into a car and then crushed pedestrians on the Lucknow-Kanpur highway in Unnao district, late on Sunday night. On being informed of…
- Middle East
16 killed after building collapses in Syria
Damascus: A total of 16 civilians were killed, and four others wounded when their residential building collapsed in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo. The five-storey building, which the Interior Ministry said…
- Business
Zomato CEO says aware of fraud at delivery agents’ end, fixing it
New Delhi: After an entrepreneur complained in a LinkedIn post that a Zomato delivery agent advised him to cheat the company by paying some money directly to him and enjoy the food,…
- Middle East
5 killed in airstrike on IS militants in Iraq: Military
Baghdad: The death toll from Saturday’s airstrike on Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq’s Salahudin province rose to five, the Iraqi military said. Soldiers found the bodies of two IS militants and…
- World
Macron calls on France, Germany to become pioneers of Europe refoundation
Paris: France and Germany should together become “pioneers” in the refoundation of Europe, French President Emmanuel Macron said in Paris during the celebration of the 60th anniversary of France-Germany reconciliation. Macron on…
- World
China’s northernmost city records lowest ever temperature
Harbin: The minimum temperature in Mohe, China’s northernmost city, fell to minus 53 degrees Celsius on Sunday, marking the lowest temperature ever recorded, according to the local weather bureau. The figure broke…
- World
Deliveries of weapons to Ukraine will lead to ‘global catastrophe’: Russian official
Moscow: Deliveries of “offensive” weapons to Ukraine will lead to a “global catastrophe”, Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of the Russian State Duma, has said. “If Washington and NATO countries supply weapons that will…
- World
Israeli PM dismisses key minister, ally after court order
Jerusalem: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed a senior cabinet ally to comply with a Supreme Court ruling that disqualified the minister from serving. Netanyahu on Sunday announced he is firing…
- World
Boris Johnson visits Ukraine, meets Zelensky
Kyiv: Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday reached the Ukrainian capital and visited its outskirts before meeting President Volodymyr Zelensky, reports said. The Conservative MP said it was a “privilege”…
- India
DGPs meet: PM Modi calls for exchange of data across agencies
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday emphasised the importance of the National Data Governance Framework for smoothening the process of data exchange across agencies. Addressing the all India DGPs conference…
