- India
‘Very High’: Centre says 25% of names recommended by HCs rejected at SC level
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing row between the Centre and the judiciary over delay in appointments of judges, the Centre has told the Supreme Court that as on November 30, 2022, sanctioned…
- India
Demolition Derby: No peace for families living near shell of Noida twin towers
Noida: Embattled residents of Noida’s upscale Emerald Court complex must endure the deafening noise from machines drilling through the rubble of the razed twin towers well into the New Year, experts warn.…
- India
‘Refrain from making such statements’: Assam CM tells Ajmal over remarks on Hindus
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday told AIUDF chief and Lok Sabha MP Badruddin Ajmal to refrain from making any statements that attack the modesty of women. Ajmal had…
- India
MCD polls: Over 50% winners didn’t study beyond Class 12
New Delhi: More than half of the candidates who emerged winner in December 4 Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections whose results were announced on Wednesday are women. Also, over 50 percent…
- Chennai
Cyclone Mandous: Holiday for schools, colleges in eight TN districts
Chennai: With Cyclone Mandous expected on Friday, the Tamil Nadu government on Thursday declared a holiday for schools and colleges in eight districts of the state that day. Schools and colleges in…
- India
Pakistan releases BSF jawan who accidentally crossed the border
New Delhi: A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan who accidentally crossed the International Border in Punjab’s Abohar sector has been released by the Pakistan Rangers. According to the BSF, the jawan mistakenly entered…
- India
Scientists discover world’s oldest DNA, breaks record by 1 mn years
London: Scientists have stumbled upon two-million-year-old DNA for the first time — breaking the record of world’s oldest DNA discovery by one million years and opening a ‘game-changing’ new chapter in the…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Doctors at KIMS hospital remove 12 kg liver from woman
Hyderabad: For the first time in India, doctors removed a liver weighing 12 kg and performed liver and kidney transplant on a 50-year-old woman patient at KIMS hospital in Hyderabad. Simultaneous liver…
- Business
Pentagon awards $9 bn Cloud project to Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Oracle
San Francisco: Ending the bitter Cloud war, the Pentagon has awarded its multi-billion dollar Cloud-computing contract to all the major players — Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle – that can reach up…
- Technology
Twitter shuts ‘Moments’ feature that allowed curated collection of tweets
New Delhi: Twitter has announced to shut down its ‘Moments’ feature that was originally launched in 2015 to allow curated collection of tweets that users could create. The company said that the…
- Technology
Samsung becomes presenting partner of Qualcomm’s esports league
San Francisco: Qualcomm has announced that Samsung Electronics will be the official smartphone partner of its Snapdragon Pro Series in 2023, one of the largest multi-title mobile esports leagues. Snapdragon Pro Series’…
- Technology
Reliance Jio partners realme to bring ‘True 5G’ on its new devices
New Delhi: Reliance Jio on Thursday said it has partnered with smartphone brand realme to bring ‘True 5G’ experience zones at a select number of realme showrooms and will bring 5G experiences…
- India
Rajya Sabha passes Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2022, which will amend the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 to increase the species protected under the law.…
- India
UP: Boundary wall of madrasa encroaching on govt land demolished in Barabanki
Barabanki: The district administration here demolished the boundary wall of a madrassa built on government land, officials said on Thursday. According to officials, the boundary wall of the madrassa, constructed under Safdarganj police…
- India
Pak questions US on India’s exclusion from religious freedom blacklist
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday took strong exception to the US’ recent decision to add the country to its religious freedom blacklist and exclude India from it, saying the decision is “detached from…
