- India
Assam gets approval for ninth medical college in Dhubri
Guwahati: Assam has received the approval of the National Medical Commission (NMC) for the ninth medical college in the state. It has been set up in Dhubri. As per a letter from…
- Politics
Chidambaram makes sarcastic attack on BJP
New Delhi: As the BJP alleging betrayal by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who snapped ties with the NDA to form a new government with erstwhile allies of the RJD-led Mahagatbandhan, Congress…
- Middle East
Iran ignores West’s ‘threats, empty deadlines’ in nuke talks: Advisor
Tehran: Iranian negotiators in the nuclear talks have been ignoring “threats and empty deadlines” by the West in order to protect Iranian people’s rights and the long-term interests of the country, an…
- Middle East
Ready for all options to protect Lebanon’s oil, gas: Hezbollah
Beirut: Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has warned Israel against making any miscalculations toward Lebanon, stressing that the Lebanese party will spare no efforts to protect Lebanon’s oil and gas. “We are…
- Crime and Accident
UP: Wife sets husband on fire after argument over affair
Mathura: A man, who had been allegedly set on fire by his wife, in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district, died during treatment at a hospital in New Delhi, police said. He had suffered…
- India
Banks write off about Rs 10 lakh crore in last five financial years
New Delhi: A recent Parliament reply disclosed that scheduled commercial banks have written off loans worth about Rs 10 lakh crore in the last five financial years. According to a reply by…
- India
Shrikant Tyagi sent to 14-day judicial custody
Lucknow: Self-proclaimed BJP leader Shrikant Tyagi, who was arrested on Tuesday for abusing and assaulting a woman at his housing society in Noida, has been sent to 14-day judicial custody. Tyagi had…
- India
Bihar emerges as respite for Opposition after Maharashtra coup
New Delhi: It was an issue of two states. While the NDA sought to strengthen itself in Maharashtra with the government led by Shiv Sena rebel Eknath Shinde, with the BJP’s support,…
- Politics
Nitish, Tejashwi to be sworn in CM, Deputy CM on Wednesday afternoon
Patna: Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan on Tuesday invited Nitish Kumar to form the government in Bihar again after the JD-U leader staked his claim and submitted the list of 165 MLAs supporting…
- India
Freebie culture deteriorating states’ financial health: Venkaiah Naidu
New Delhi: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said the freebie culture has led to deteriorating financial health of many states. Addressing the Indian Information Service (IIS) officers of 2018 and…
- Automobile
Tractor industry sales down to 59,586 units in July 2022
Chennai: The Indian tractor industry sold 59,586 units last month down from 80,980 units sold during July 2021, said Tractor Junction, a digital marketplace for tractors and farm equipment. According to Tractor…
- India
Gujarat: Bootlegger mows down 5 cows, 6 calves while on the run
Valsad: A bootlegger in Valsad mowed down five cows and six calves while trying to escape from the police. While the accused managed to escape, his aide has been arrested by the…
- India
‘Lalu Bin Chalu Ee Bihar Na Hoyi’: Lalu Yadav’s daughter on BJP-JD(U) breakup
New Delhi: After BJP-JD(U) breakup in Bihar on Tuesday, former chief minister Lalu Prasad’s daughter posted celebratory tweets mentioning Bhojpuri song, saying “Lalu Bin Chalu Ee Bihar Na Hoyi (Bihar can’t run…
- Pakistan
Pakistani news channel pulled off air for anti-military segment
Islamabad: Pakistani authorities have suspended transmission of a leading television news channel after a segment was aired about the armed forces that were deemed a threat to national security. ARY News, which…
- India
Hoist Sikh flags instead of tricolour: Punjab MP Simranjit Mann
Chandigarh: Simranjit Singh Mann, a proponent for a separate Sikh homeland and SAD (Amritsar) MP from Sangrur, has kicked up a row by asking people to hoist ‘kesari‘ or Sikh religious flags atop…
