- India
UP: Objectionable social media post on Prophet triggers tension in Gonda
Gonda: Tension prevails in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda district, following an “objectionable” social media post by a local youth about the Prophet. Additional forces have been deployed and the district administration is keeping…
- India
Muzaffarnagar riots: BJP MLA sentenced to 2 years in prison, gets bail
Muzaffarnagar: The MP/MLA court in Muzaffarnagar awarded two years’ imprisonment to 12 people, including BJP MLA Vikram Saini, after they were convicted in a case of causing hindrance to government work during…
- India
IMF expects inflation in India to come down to 4 percent range next year
United Nations: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects India’s inflation rate to come down to the 4 percent range in the next financial year with additional monetary tightening from being above the…
- World
New ‘highly infectious’ Covid variants emerge in China
Beijing: As China imposes fresh lockdowns and travel restrictions amid Covid surge, the country has detected new Omicron sub-variants BF.7 and BA.5.1.7, which are highly infectious with greater transmissibility. BF.7 (also known…
- Delhi
Delhi govt asks hospitals to reserve beds for vector-borne disease patients
New Delhi: Taking cognisance of the rise in vector-borne disease (VBD) cases, especially dengue, in the capital, the Delhi government has asked all the hospitals to reserve 10-15 percent of their beds…
- Automobile
Nissan sells its Russian operation with 6 year buyback option
Tokyo: Japan’s Nissan Motor Company has decided to sell its Russian operations with an option to buy it back within six years, the company said. The company also said it will take…
- India
President Droupadi Murmu to visit Assam on Oct 13-14
Guwahati: President Droupadi Murmu will be in Assam for a two-day tour from October 13, in her first visit to the state after taking over the top post, state Tourism Minister Jayanta…
- India
SC affirms HC’s quashing of Calcutta University VC re-appointment
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed the Calcutta High Court judgment quashing the re-appointment of Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee as Vice Chancellor of the Calcutta University. Banerjee was re-appointed by the…
- India
Goa to face loss of Rs 500 cr if visa restriction to UK not relaxed: GFP
Panaji: Claiming that the coastal state will face loss of Rs 500 crore if tourists from United Kingdom don’t visit, Goa Forward Party (GFP) President and MLA Vijai Sardesai has appealed to…
- World
Russia would consider Putin-Biden meeting at G20
Moscow: Moscow would not turn down a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Joe Biden, at the G20 meeting next month, as per Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, media…
- Delhi
Delhi Police raids house of man who tried to frame Bihar cricket body official
New Delhi: Delhi Police on Tuesday conducted raids in Bihar’s Patna at the house of Om Prakash Tiwari, an alleged accused who had tried to frame Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) President Rakesh…
- India
WBSSC scam: Manik Bhattacharya remanded to 14-day ED custody
Kolkata: A special ED court here on Tuesday remanded Trinamool Congress MLA and former president of West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE), Manik Bhattacharya, to 14 days custody of the probe…
- India
BJP to contest all 60 seats in 2023 Meghalaya assembly polls
Shillong: After having ‘strained relationship’ with the National People’s Party (NPP), which dominated Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday announced to field candidates in all the 60…
- World
Accused in US Sikh family’s killing could face lifetime in jail
New York: Jesus Salgado, the 48 year-old involved in the kidnapping and killing of an Indian-origin Sikh family, has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder, one for each life lost,…
- India
Haryana govt allows sale and use of only green firecrackers
Gurugram: Following the orders of the National Green Tribunal and the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB), a blanket ban has been imposed on firecrackers other than green crackers in the entire…
