- Stock Market
Indian stock market opens sharply lower amid weak global cues
Mumbai: The Indian benchmark indices opened sharply lower on Friday amid weak global cues, as selling was seen in the auto, IT, PSU bank and metal sectors in the early trade. At…
- India
Pune Police arrest man accused of raping woman inside bus
Pune: After being on the run for a few days, Dattatray Gade, accused of raping a 26-year-old woman inside a parked Shivshahi bus at Pune’s Swargate depot, was arrested on Friday. He…
- India
Indian embassy in San Francisco extends sympathy with hospitalised student’s kin
San Francisco: The Consulate General of India in San Francisco has extended its sympathy and support to the family of Nilam Shinde, a 35-year-old Indian woman, who remains in a coma following…
- World
Pentagon sets 30-day deadline to remove transgender troops from US military
Washington: The Pentagon has directed that service members and recruits with gender dysphoria be separated from the US military in accordance with an executive order issued a month ago by President Donald…
- World
6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal; tremors felt in India
Kathmandu: A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal in the early hours of Friday, with tremors felt in Bihar, Siliguri, and other neighbouring areas in India, shaking homes and waking residents. The National…
- Andhra Pradesh
Over 65 pc polling in Andhra Pradesh MLC elections
Amaravati: More than 65 per cent polling was recorded for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council election from the Krishna-Guntur graduates’ constituency while over 63 voters cast their votes in the East-West Godavari…
- India
Shinde questions Rahul, Uddhav’s absence from Maha Kumbh Mela
Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday took a dig at Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray for taking the…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Yediyurappa turns 83, vows to bring BJP back to power
Bengaluru: Former Chief Minister and BJP Central Parliamentary Board Member B.S. Yediyurappa, who turned 83 on Thursday, announced that he will soon embark on a state-wide tour to strengthen the party and…
- India
‘Shivling’ stolen from Gujarat temple recovered; four relatives held
Dwarka: Police have arrested four persons and recovered the stone ‘Shivling’ which was stolen from a temple in Devbhumi Dwarka district of Gujarat on the eve of Mahashivratri, officials said on Thursday.…
- India
Witnessed the awakened consciousness of the nation, says PM Modi on Mahakumbh
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extolled the recently-concluded Mahakumbh in UP’s Prayagraj, as a symbol of the nation’s devotion and unity, saying “a grand Mahayajna of Unity has been completed”.…
- World
India, UN sign MoU to renew Hindi UN project at world body
New York: India and the United Nations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding renewing a dedicated project at the world body to broadcast news from the UN in Hindi and enhance public…
- India
BJP MLA seeks Najafgarh renaming to Nahargarh
New Delhi: BJP legislator Neelam Pehalwan on Thursday raised a demand in the Delhi Assembly to rename west Delhi’s Najafgarh as Nahargarh, a move that saw two other party MLAs demanding the…
- Telangana
Kishan Reddy dares Revanth to prove his claim on stalling Telangana projects
Hyderabad: Union minister for Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy challenged chief minister Revanth Reddy on Thursday, February 27, to prove the allegation that he is stalling Union government’s approval for Telangana…
- India
Cabinet approves proposed changes to Waqf Bill, clears for tabling in Parliament
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet has approved the amendments to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, incorporating the changes recently recommended by the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), sources said on Thursday. The Bill will…
- Sports
Champions Trophy: Afghanistan take Australia in virtual quarter-final to seal semis spot
Lahore: Afghanistan and Australia are set to face off in a high-stakes virtual quarter-final at the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Lahore on Friday, with both teams vying for a place in…
