- India
Cobweb delaying MGNREGA payment needs to be surgically cleared
New Delhi: A Parliamentary standing committee in its report on MGNREG Act observed that the bureaucratic cobweb surrounding the factors for delay in payment need to be surgically cleared off. The Parliamentary…
- India
Issue of participation at Centre a reason for leaving BJP: Nitish
Patna: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar slammed the Narendra Modi government on Friday and said that the issue of equal participation at the Centre was one of the reasons for separation with…
- Business
Samsung boss expected to solidify leadership after receiving pardon
Seoul: Samsung’s Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong was given a presidential pardon on Friday, in a move widely expected to help him consolidate his leadership and speed up business decision-making in the country’s…
- India
Son kills widowed mother on suspicion of illicit relationship
Gurugram: A 20-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his widowed mother in Garhi village of Gurugram as he suspected her of having an illicit relationship, the police said on Friday.…
- India
BJP appoints new bosses for Maharashtra, Mumbai
Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party has appointed former ministers Chandrashekhar Bawankule and Ashish Shelar as chief of the party’s Maharashtra and Mumbai units, respectively, according to an announcement. Bawankule and Shelar, both…
- Delhi
Man stabbed to death in full public view in Delhi
New Delhi: A 25-year-old man was stabbed to death in full public view in the national capital, the police said on Friday. The deceased, identified as Mayank Panwar, was a hotel management…
- India
Punjab to dedicate 100 Aam Aadmi Clinics on Aug 15
Chandigarh: The Punjab government on Friday announced to dedicate 100 Aam Aadmi Clinics to the people on Independence Day. The number has been increased for the first phase. This is the first…
- India
SC junks plea challenging provision which allows use of EVMs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday junked a plea challenging the constitutional validity of a provision of the Representation of the People Act, which is connected with the use of electronic…
- Business
783.46% higher penalty collected from ticketless rly passengers in NE
Guwahati: The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has collected 783.46 percent higher penalty from ticketless passengers or travellers with irregular tickets in January to July this year compared to the same period of…
- World
Trump premises searched for papers related to nuclear weapons: Reports
Washington: FBI agents were looking for documents relating to nuclear weapons, among others, in the unprecedented search they conducted of the premises of former US President Donald Trump earlier this week in…
- India
ED takes action against firms dealing in cryptocurrency
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said it has conducted searches at various premises of Yellow Tune Technologies Private Limited in Bengaluru and has issued an order to freeze its…
- World
Security concerns bring China closer to Taliban
Islamabad: The severe isolation of Afghanistan since the Taliban captured the country’s capital a year ago has provided China an opportunity to become a major player in the country, the media reported.…
- India
24 Pakistani Hindus get Indian citizenship
Rajkot: Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi on Friday handed over citizenship certificates to 24 Pakistani Hindus who were living in India on a long-term visas in Rajkot and had…
- Technology
Samsung Galaxy Watch5 Series to start at Rs 27,999
New Delhi: Samsung India on Friday announced that its newly launched Galaxy Watch5 Series will come with advanced features for Indian consumers, starting at Rs 27,999. Consumers can avail Rs 3,000 cashback…
- Technology
Motorola launches foldable Moto Razr 2022 in China
Beijing: Motorola has introduced its next-generation flagship foldable smartphone ‘Moto Razr 2022’ here that comes with a larger main screen and Qualcomms latest chipset, Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. According to Gizmochina,…
