- India
Akali Dal to support Draupadi Murmu for presidential poll
Chandigarh: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Friday decided to support NDA candidate Draupadi Murmu in the forthcoming presidential poll “as she symbolises the cause of minorities, the exploited and backward classes…
- Technology
Elon Musk is on his longest-ever Twitter break amid challenges
New Delhi: It has been nine days since Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took digital detox from Twitter — a longest stretch without posting anything in nearly five years — leaving…
- Automobile
Hyundai’s sales fall 4.5% globally amid chip shortage
Seoul: Hyundai Motor, South Korea’s biggest carmaker, said on Friday that its sales fell 4.5 per cent in June from a year earlier, as a global chip shortage continued to affect its…
- India
Plea in SC seeks withdrawal of observation by judge in Nupur Sharma case
New Delhi: A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court demanding withdrawal of Justice Surya Kant’s observations made during the hearing of former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s case regarding clubbing of…
- India
Could have considered supporting Droupadi Murmu had BJP informed before: Mamata
Kolkata: In a 180-degree change of stance, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday that she could have considered supporting NDA’s Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu had the BJP informed her…
- World
China’s plan to turn Xinjiang into industrial hub is threat to Uyghurs
Washington: China’s efforts to turn its far-western Xinjiang into a manufacturing powerhouse could force more Uyghurs to work against their will and make it harder to track whether the country’s exports are…
- India
Enforcement Directorate to scan accounts of Mohammed Zubair
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has asked the Delhi Police to hand them over FIR, remand papers and account-related information of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair so that the agency could…
- India
Delhi HC notice on Alt News co-founder Zubair’s plea against police remand
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Delhi Police on a plea moved by Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair challenging a lower court order allowing his police…
- Technology
Google to pay $90 mn to developers to settle Play Store lawsuit
San Francisco: Google has reached a settlement over a lawsuit with a group of developers, where it will establish a $90 million fund to support developers in the US who earned $2…
- Technology
1% TDS on crypto investments in India, industry players say ‘wait and watch’
New Delhi: As the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) further tightens its stand on cryptocurrencies, the 1 per cent tax deducted at source (TDS) on virtual digital assets (VDAs) and cryptocurrencies came…
- Afghanistan
Taliban supreme leader attends Afghan grand assembly
Kabul: Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada attended the ongoing Loya Jirga or grand assembly of Afghan religious scholars and elders in Kabul on Friday. According to local media reports, the Taliban supreme…
- India
Udaipur horror accused’s bike had 26/11 Mumbai attack date as number plate
Jaipur: The ongoing probe into the brutal killing of Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur has revealed that the registration number of accused Riyaz Attari’s bike had a connection with the Mumbai terror attacks.…
- Andhra Pradesh
PM Modi to visit Bhimavaram and Gandhinagar on July 4
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bhimavaram in Andhra Pradesh and Gandhinagar in Gujarat on July 4. In Gandhinagar, the prime Minister will launch ‘Digital India Bhashini’, Digital India GENESIS’…
- Middle East
Iran calls nuclear talks in Doha ‘positive’
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister described as “positive” the latest round of talks on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal in Doha, the Foreign Ministry said on its official website. Iran is…
- Telangana
BJP MP ‘predicts’ Maharashtra-like situation in Telangana
Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP K. Laxman on Friday ‘predicted’ Maharashtra-like political developments in Telangana. The MP said the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) would face a situation like the one witnessed…
