- Pakistan
Ishaq Dar takes oath as Pakistan’s new Finance Minister
Islamabad: Pakistani parliamentarian Ishaq Dar on Wednesday took oath as the 42nd Finance Minister of the country, a day after he was sworn in as a Senator. In a ceremony held in…
- India
Digvijaya Singh to file nomination for Congress president
New Delhi: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has decided to file nomination for the post of the party president for which election is scheduled to be held on October 17. He is expected…
- Technology
Russia’s social network removed from App Store globally
Moscow: Apple has removed the iOS apps of VK, the technology conglomerate behind Russia’s version of Facebook — VKontakte — from its App Store globally. According to The Verge, VK said its…
- Sports
Jasprit Bumrah among Mark Waugh’s Top-5 T20I players in the world
Melbourne: Australian great Mark Waugh has included India’s pace-bowling mainstay Jaspit Bumrah in his list of five cricketers who he thinks are the best T20I players in the world. Waugh is confident…
- Bangalore
‘Ban RSS’, demands Karnataka Congress; BJP retaliates
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Congress on Wednesday demanded a ban on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in the backdrop of imposing a five-year ban on the Popular Front of India (PFI) by the…
- India
Ban on PFI commendable, says Ajmer Dargah diwan
Jaipur: The Diwan of Ajmer Dargah Zainul Abedin Ali Khan on Wednesday welcomed the Centre’s move of banning the Popular Front of India (PFI) and its associates for five years and termed…
- India
Gujarat: Hundreds of jail police personnel go on mass leave
Ahmedabad: Hundreds of police personnel serving at various jails in Gujarat on Wednesday went on a mass casual leave demanding a pay hike at par with other police personnel and State Reserve…
- Technology
Users may be at risk as developers are abandoning Android apps: Report
San Francisco: Android apps have been abandoned without an update in more volume than iOS or iPad apps, and that lack of attention can endanger users, says a new report. According to…
- World
Xi Jinping re-emerges in public, quashing unfounded ‘coup’ rumours
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has made his first public appearance since returning from a trip to Uzbekistan where he attended the 22nd SCO Summit, quashing unfounded rumoUrs of a “coup” that…
- Telangana
ED continues to question TRS MLA for 2nd day in FEMA case
Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials were questioning Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MLA Manchireddy Kishan Reddy for the second consecutive day on Wednesday in connection with a case of an alleged violation…
- Business
Rupee slides to all-time low of 81.93 against US dollar
Mumbai: The Indian rupee has depreciated to trade at an all-time low of 81.93 against the US dollar after the surge in dollar index, dealers said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the…
- India
Banning organisations no solution, RSS was banned thrice: Yechury
Thiruvananthapuram: CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday said banning organisations serve no purpose as they resurface under a different name. His remark comes in the wake of the Centre banning the…
- Technology
realme brings tech x trendy lifestyle to consumers with realme Design Studio
New Delhi: As India undergoes a not-so-quiet smartphone revolution — as an explosion in feature smartphones is shaking up the market providing multiple options to users — global smartphone brand realme has…
- India
Why right-wing majoritarian outfits not banned, asks Owaisi
Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday said that the Centre’s ban on the Popular Front of India (PFI) cannot be supported and asked the government why has it not banned right-wing…
- Middle East
Yemen: 3 soldiers of pro-govt killed in clashes with Houthi fighters
Aden: At least three soldiers of Yemen’s joint pro-government forces were killed and 10 others injured in clashes with the Houthi fighters in the country’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, a…
