- Bangalore
CM Bommai, Cabinet colleagues pay visit to ailing ex-PM Deve Gowda
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai along with his Cabinet colleagues paid a visit to ailing former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda at the latter’s residence, here on Wednesday. After the meeting…
- Technology
TikTok to ban all political fundraising on its platform
San Francisco: Chinese short-form video app TikTok on Wednesday announced to ban political fundraising on its platform, just six weeks before the November midterm elections in the US. TikTok said that it…
- Kashmir
Court directs Tihar Jail authorities to produce Yasin Malik on Oct 20
Jammu: Designate TADA court on Wednesday issued a production warrant against JKLF chief, Muhammad Yasin Malik directing authorities at Delhi’s Tihar Jail to physically produce him before the court on the next…
- Science
NASA releases final blueprint for sustained human presence in space
Washington: The US space agency has released a revised blueprint with 63 final objectives for sustained human presence and exploration throughout the solar system, as it plans to land astronauts on the…
- India
‘Hate speech poisons, role of anchor is critical’: SC on hate speech on TV
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday strongly criticised hate speech through visual media, including the role of TV anchors, as it emphasised that it poisons the fabric of our society and…
- World
Australian states likely to be hit by floods in coming days
Sydney: Residents in Australia’s already deluged east coast have been asked to prepare for further thunderstorms, intense rain, hail and gusty winds as the nation confronts another series of wild weather conditions.…
- India
Replies to Parliament questions to be gender neutral, ‘No Sir’ not to be used
New Delhi: The replies to questions asked in Parliament in the Rajya Sabha will be gender neutral after the issue was raised by MP Priyanka Chaturtvedi. The Rajya Sabha secretariat has replied…
- Kolkata
Replace illegally appointed teachers with waiting list candidates: Calcutta HC to WBSSC
Kolkata: A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBBSC) to identify those who secured teaching jobs in state-run schools, terminate their services…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Assembly passes Bill to rechristen Health University after YSR
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh State Legislative Assembly on Wednesday passed a Bill to rechristen Dr NTR University of Health as Dr YSR University of Health. Ignoring the objections and protests of the opposition…
- Middle East
Iran calls for nuclear deal guarantees, closure of IAEA inquiry: Ebrahim Raisi
Tehran: Iran needs reassuring guarantees as well as the closure of the ongoing inquiry into the Islamic republic by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) before a nuclear deal can be reached,…
- Entertainment
Big B to narrate ‘The Journey of India’ for Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
Mumbai: A new series called ‘The Journey of India’, voiced by megastar Amitabh Bachchan, will have its OTT release on October 10. The show will commemorate India’s tapestry of heritage, innovation and…
- Telangana
Telangana police crack murder of biker with poisonous injection
Hyderabad: Telangana Police have cracked the mystery behind the sensational killing of a biker by a man by administering a poisonous injection after taking a lift on his two-wheeler. Police in Khammam…
- Middle East
Israel closes Palestinian territories for Jewish holidays
Tel Aviv: The Israeli military announced that it will close all the checkpoints and crossings connecting the country and the West Bank during the upcoming Jewish holidays. “Crossing will be possible only…