- India
COP27 draft text omits India’s proposal of phasing down all fossil fuels
New Delhi: The United Nations published a first draft of the climate deal on Thursday and it doesn’t mention a phase-down of all fossil fuels, a proposal that was put forward by…
- Delhi
Mehrauli murder accused confesses to chopping victim’s body in 10 hrs
New Delhi: Aftab Ameen Poonawalla has confessed to investigators that it took him 10 hours to chop his live-in partner’s body into 35 different pieces and that he had burnt her face…
- Andhra Pradesh
ED quizzes YSRCP leader in its Hyderabad wing for Nepal casino case
Hyderabad: A leader of Andhra Pradesh’s ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) on Thursday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office in connection with the Nepal casino case. Former MLA Gurunath Reddy appeared…
- Middle East
Iran protests: 15 people shot dead on night of turmoil
Tehran: As many as 15 people have been shot dead in Iran, including members of the security forces and a nine-year-old boy, in separate incidents as the country experienced one of its…
- India
Controversy over Kamal Nath’s cake cutting, BJP accuses him of insulting Hindus
New Delhi: Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and senior Congress leader Kamal Nath is embroiled in a controversy as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has sharply criticised him for cutting a temple-shaped…
- Telangana
Telangana to distribute 33 lakh sanitary napkins in schools, colleges
Hyderabad: The government of Telangana will distribute 33 lakh adolescent health kits to girl students studying in government schools and junior colleges over the next 18 months. According to a Government Order…
- Technology
Meta appoints Sandhya Devanathan as head for India business
New Delhi: Meta (formerly Facebook) on Thursday announced the appointment of Sandhya Devanathan as the Vice President of Meta India, as several key executives leave the company in recent days. She will…
- Technology
iPhone 15 non-pro models may not get speed upgrade with USB-C
San Francisco: As the iPhone 15 Pro models are in line for a massive upgrade to their wired transfer speeds with the switch to USB-C, the benefits may not come to the…
- Technology
WhatsApp rolls out new feature to view profile photos within group chats
San Francisco: WhatsApp has rolled out a new feature to some beta testers that allows users to see profile photos within group chats on a desktop. This feature will help users to…
- Middle East
Five killed in market drive-by shooting in Iran
Tehran: At least five people were killed and 10 others injured in a drive-by shooting attack on a market in the southwestern Iranian city of Izeh. Armed assailants driving two motorcycles on…
- Hyderabad
Doctors at Hyderabad hospital remove football-sized kidney tumour
Hyderabad: Doctors at the Asian Institute of Nephrology and Urology (AINU) in Hyderabad have successfully removed a football-sized kidney tumour weighing 10 ks to save the life of a 53-year-old man. This…
- India
Health Ministry rejects claim ‘Covaxin was rushed due to political pressure’
Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Thursday rejected media reports that Covaxin manufacturer Bharat Biotech skipped certain processes and accelerated clinical trials due to political pressure, calling them “completely misleading, fallacious and…
- Andhra Pradesh
Man posing as alms-seeker stabs TDP leader in Andhra
Amaravati: A leader of opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Andhra Pradesh was injured when an unidentified person posing as alms-seeker attacked him with a knife on Thursday. The incident occurred at…
- India
UP poll aspirant distributes free chicken
Shamli: An aspirant in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh municipal polls has distributed two truckloads of chicken to win over voters. Mohd Islam, a former municipality chairman, did this even before the polls…
- India
Indo-Nepal border sealed ahead of election in Nepal
Patna: Ahead of the general election in Nepal, the Indo-Nepal international border will be sealed for the next 72 hours. The decision was made after a high-level meeting of India and Nepelese…
