- India
Row over BHU exam question on temple demolition
Varanasi: A controversy has erupted over a question in a recently held MA History exam in Banaras Hindu University (BHU) here, where the students were asked to the name the book and…
- Technology
Amazon brings next-gen Fire TV Cube in India
Bengaluru: With an aim to enhance user experience, tech giant Amazon has unveiled the third-generation of its streaming media player Fire TV Cube in India at Rs 13,999. The new device comes…
- World
Essar Oil UK signs offtake agreement with Vertex Hydrogen
London: Essar Oil UK Limited (Essar) has announced that it has signed a �Heads of Terms offtake agreement with Vertex Hydrogen (Vertex) for the supply of 280MW plus of hydrogen. The hydrogen…
- World
1 killed in hospital shooting in US’ Arkansas
Houston: At least one person was killed following a shooting at a hospital in the suburbs of Little Rock, capital of the US’ Arkansas, authorities said. A suspect has been taken into…
- Pakistan
‘Let’s play with it’: Imran Khan features in leaked audio on ‘foreign conspiracy’ cypher
Islamabad: As the audios of high-profile personalities continue to get leaked, a sound bite of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan allegedly telling his then-principal secretary Azam Khan to “play” with the…
- Technology
100 mn Indian mobile users want 5G, half of them won’t mind paying extra
New Delhi: More than 100 million users with 5G-ready smartphones in India wish to upgrade to a 5G subscription in 2023, while more than half of them are open to upgrading to…
- Business
Virgin Atlantic updates gender identity policy, gives staff choice of uniform
New Delhi: Virgin Atlantic has launched its updated gender identity policy, giving its crew, pilots and ground team the option to choose which of the iconic uniforms, designed by Vivienne Westwood, best…
- World
Germany’s public debt rises again
Berlin: Germany’s public debt increased by 25 billion euros ($24 billion) in the second quarter (Q2) of 2022 to 2.34 trillion euros, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) has said. While government debt…
- India
Assam: Man dies while trying to avert arrest
Guwahati: A man has died in Assam’s Sivasagar district while he was trying to evade arrest, officials said on Wednesday. The incident happened on Tuesday in the Gouribazar area of the district.…
- India
63 spoons found in Uttar Pradesh man’s stomach
Muzaffarnagar: In a bizarre incident, doctors who operated upon a man in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district found 63 spoons in his stomach. Vijay Kumar, 32, underwent a two-hour-long operation in a private…
- India
Sacrosanct duty of husband to maintain wife, children even by physical labour: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it is the sacrosanct duty of the husband to provide financial support to the wife and minor children, even by physical labour, if he…
- India
Rights group demands withdrawal of ban on PFI
Kolkata: India’s leading human rights group, Association for Protection of Democratic Rights (APDR), on Wednesday, demanded the withdrawal of the ban for five years imposed on Popular Front of India (PFI) and…
- Politics
Lalu Prasad demands ban on RSS, BJP hits back
Patna: In wake of the ban on the Popular Front of India (PFI), RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav said that every organisation, including the RSS, which are responsible for creating communal hatred…
- India
Giriraj Singh says ‘bye-bye PFI’, JD-U leader says people will bid you farewell
Patna: The ban on the PFI evoked an exchange of barbs in Bihar with Union Minister Giriraj Singh saying “bye-bye, PFI” and a JD-U leader hitting back, saying the people will bid…
- Sports
Pakistan pacer Naseem Shah hospitalised after contracting pneumonia
Lahore: Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah has contracted pneumonia and will stay in hospital overnight, missing his team’s 5th T20I against England, here on Wednesday. The PCB announced that their in-house medical…
