- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Foreign national among 2 held for drug peddling
Hyderabad: Hyderabad police apprehended one foreign national drug peddler and an interstate drug peddler on Friday. The arrests were made by the Hyderabad Narcotic Enforcement Wing (H-NEW) along with Langer House Police.…
- Middle East
Fighting in Ethiopia displaces hundreds of thousands, curtails aid: UN
Addis Ababa: Fighting in northern Ethiopia has displaced hundreds of thousands of people in recent weeks in parts of Tigray, Afar and Amhara regions, the UN humanitarians said. The UN Office for…
- Pakistan
Pakistan’s catastrophic floods ravage agriculture sector, jeopardize food security
Islamabad: Pakistan‘s agriculture sector, which contributes 24 per cent to the country’s gross domestic product and is the largest source of foreign exchange earnings, has been damaged as the recent climate change-induced…
- World
UK pound falls to 37-yr low against US dollar
London: The British pound fell to a fresh 37-year low against the US dollar as investors worried that large-scale tax cuts announced by the UK government would bring much fiscal uncertainty. on…
- Business
Flipkart festive sales witness record 1.6 mn users per second
Bengaluru: E-commerce major Flipkart on Friday said that it witnessed highest-ever number of concurrent users with 1.6 million users per second as it kicked off the ninth edition of its ‘Big Billion…
- Middle East
Top Yemen official calls for new approach to handle civil war
Sanaa: Rashad al-Alimi, chief of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), has called on the international community to drastically change its long-standing approach to dealing with his country’s years-long civil war. Al-Alimi said…
- Telangana
Telangana: 75 percent of Waqf property under encroachment
Hyderabad: Telangana State Waqf Board is one of the richest Muslim endowment bodies in India with property worth at least Rs 5 lakh crore, but its riches are on mere paper as…
- Middle East
‘Destruction, massacre’ outcomes of US, NATO presence in region: Iranian Prez
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said “destruction, occupation and massacre” have been the consequences of the presence of the US and the NATO in the (West Asia) region, the Iranian presidency’s website…
- India
Not in race for Congress president post: Digvijaya Singh
Bhopal: Congress’ Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh on Friday said he is not in the race for the post of the party president. “I have already said… and I am reiterating that…
- Middle East
Iran’s leadership faces most serious challenge in years
Tehran: The eruption of nationwide protests in Iran following the death in police custody of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman detained for allegedly failing to adhere to hijab (headscarf) rules is the most…
- India
Govt will quit if any irregularity found in recruitment: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that if a single irregularity can be found in the recently-held recruitment examinations, his government will quit. Distributing the appointment letters to…
- Science
ISRO develops microprocessor-controlled artificial knee
Chennai: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday said it has developed a microprocessor-controlled knee (MPK) which is ten times cheaper against imported ones. According to the ISRO, the MPK will…
- Andhra Pradesh
Jagan launches first attack on Chandrababu Naidu’s bastion
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday launched a direct attack on Leader of Opposition N. Chandrababu Naidu’s bastion Kuppam with a public meeting. It was Jagan Mohan…
- Bangalore
Congress has no moral right to talk on corruption: Basavaraj Bommai
Bengaluru: The Congress Party, which has scams at every step, has no moral right to talk about corruption, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Friday. Addressing the media on the conclusion…
- Business
Rupee ends 13 paise down against US dollar at 80.99
Mumbai: The Indian rupee on Friday ended 13 paise down against the US dollar, at 80.99, after hitting record lows during the morning trade. At close, the rupee ended at 80.99 as…
