- India
UP: Man booked for kidnapping, converting women
Barabanki: A man in Uttar Pradesh has lodged an FIR against his neighbour accusing THE LATTER of eloping with his wife and forcing her to change religion. Station House Officer (SHO) of…
- Middle East
Court junks petitions against Israel-Lebanon maritime deal
Tel Aviv: Israel’s Supreme Court has dismissed petitions that called to prevent the government from approving a landmark deal setting a maritime border with Lebanon. A three-judge panel at the court on…
- World
Korean Air plane overshoots runway in Philippines airport
Seoul/Manila: Korean Air Co. said Monday its flight KE631 with 173 people on board overran the runway while landing at Cebu International Airport in the Philippines a day earlier but no injuries…
- News
1 arrested after military base outside Washington reports ‘barricade situation’
Washington: A person was taken into custody after a US military base outside Washington, D.C. reported a “barricade situation”. According to US police code, barricade situation means an incident where a person…
- India
Five of family killed as car rams into truck in UP
Basti: Five persons of a family were killed, late on Sunday night, when their car rammed into a stationary container truck in Munderwa area in Uttar Pradesh’s Basti district, police said. The…
- India
Karnataka Guv gives nod for Ordinance to hike SC, ST reservation
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government’s ordinance to increase jobs and education reservation quota for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) has recieved the Governor’s nod, paving the way for the Bommai government…
- World
Boris Johnson pulls out of UK PM race
London: Boris Johnson has pulled out of the race to become the next UK Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, saying he has enough support but decided that it was…
- India
Coimbatore car blast affects Diwali sales in area
Chennai: A car exploded on Sunday morning and led to the closure of all roads near Eswaran Kovil street in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore district. Heavy police was deployed in the area, forcing…
- World
Iran to export 40 homegrown gas turbines to Russia
Tehran: Iran has signed a contract with Russia to export 40 homegrown gas turbines to the country. Iran is now capable of meeting 85 per cent of its domestic needs for gas…
- Middle East
Foreign pressures not to disrupt Iran’s pursuit of progress: FM
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said that foreign “pressures and propaganda” will not disrupt the determination of the Iranian nation and government in treading the path of progress. Amir-Abdollahian made…
- Technology
India smartphone shipments fell 6% in Q3, Xiaomi leads
New Delhi: India saw 44.6 million smartphone shipments in the third quarter this year, a 6 per cent decline from the previous year dragged by a lacklustre low-end segment. According to a…
- Business
Akash Ambani launches Jio 5G services in Rajasthan’s Nathdwara
Jaipur: Akash Ambani, the Chairman of Reliance Jio Infocomm, on Saturday announced the launch of Jio 5G services in Rajasthan from the famous Shrinathji temple in Nathdrawa town in Rajsamand district. Akash…
- Middle East
Iraqi PM-designate says working to form coalition government
Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani has said that he is working to form a coalition government and has been interviewing candidates from different political blocs for ministerial positions. The interviews…
- Pakistan
Saudi Crown Prince likely to visit Pakistan in November
Islamabad: Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammad bin Salman is expected to travel to Islamabad next month on a crucial visit Pakistan is hoping will lead to yet another financial bailout…
- World
Cameroon to start fifth phase of Covid-19 vaccination
Yaounde: Cameroon will start the fifth phase of nationwide Covid-19 vaccination next month, according to the country’s Minister of Public Health Manaouda Malachie. The campaign will run from November 18 to 27…
