- World
Biden slams antisemitism, says America won’t be silent
Washington: US President Joe Biden said “America will not be silent” as he slammed antisemitism at a White House party to commemorate the second day of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights.…
- World
Ukraine boosts defence of border with Belarus
Kiev: Amid fears that Russia may be preparing for a fresh attack, Ukraine is boosting the defences of its border with Belarus, a Minister in Kiev has confirmed. Speaking to the BBC…
- World
World comes together to land historic pact, win for planet: Canadian Minister
Montreal: In Montreal at the fifth Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, the world has come together to land a historic deal to protect nature and…
- World
Indigenous people celebrate COP15 deal on nature
Montreal: Following two weeks of often tense negotiations of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), in Montreal, Canada, the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB) praised the text for its “strong language…
- Middle East
Palestinian car-ramming in Tel Aviv deemed ‘terror attack’
Tel Aviv: Police in Israel have determined a recent car-ramming attack carried out by a Palestinian driver in Tel Aviv that injured a motorcyclist a “terrorist attack”. A joint investigation by the…
- Andhra Pradesh
PT Usha, Vijaya Sai Reddy nominated to vice-chairman’s panel
New Delhi: Legendary former athlete and nominated Rajya Sabha member P.T. Usha has been nominated to the panel of vice-chairperson. Announcing the decision, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar said, “This is the first time…
- Telangana
Telangana: ‘It’s a family issue’, says Malla Reddy after criticism by 5 MLAs
Hyderabad: A day after five MLAs of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) took a dig at him over the issue of nominated posts, labour minister Malla Reddy on Tuesday termed it a family…
- World
Bank of England unveils design of King Charles banknotes
London: The Bank of England on Tuesday unveiled the design of banknotes featuring King Charles III. In a statement, the central bank said the portrait of the King will appear on existing…
- India
Horatti to be BJP’s nominee for Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman post
Belagavi: Ruling BJP has finalised the name of a senior politician, BJP MLC Basavaraj Horatti for the post of the Speaker of the Legislative Council, sources confirmed on Tuesday. Sources said that…
- Entertainment
‘Rocky Bhai’ Yash to announce his new venture on birthday
Bengaluru: Kannada superstar Yash of ‘KGF’ fame is going to announce his new venture on his birthday celebrated on January 8, sources close to him confirmed. The fans across the country are…
- India
Couple in UP booked for forced conversion to Christianity
Sitapur: A couple, visiting Sitapur along with tourists from Brazil, has been booked under the UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act for allegedly forcing people to convert to Christianity. The…
- Tollywood News
Puri Jagannadh, Salman Khan’s movie on cards
Hyderabad: After ‘Liger’ disaster, Tollywood filmmaker Puri Jagannadh is said to be planning a film with Bollywood star Salman Khan. There is buzz in the Telugu film industry circles that the director…
- World
Severe turbulence on United Airlines flight injures 5
Washington: Severe turbulence on a Houston-bound United Airlines flight injured five people who had to be hospitalised, authorities said. The United Airlines flight 128 from Rio de Janeiro landed at Houston’s George…