- Middle East
Dubai implements green tariff on single-use plastic bags
Dubai: Dubai has started imposing a 25-fils (6 US cents) tariff for each single-use plastic bag, which is part of the UAE’s plan to gradually ban the use of some single-use plastic…
- World
Russian strikes in Odesa kill 21 people
Kiev: Ukrainian authorities have confirmed that at least 21 people, including a child, were killed due to Russian missile strikes in the southern Odesa region. In a statement, the State Emergency Service…
- Bangalore
Idgah Maidan row: Hindu activists, local groups to hold meeting
Bengaluru: Hindu activists and local groups, who are seeking permission to hold celebration of Hindu festivals, national days in Idgah Maidan in Bengaluru, have decided to hold a meeting on Sunday over…
- India
Udaipur court transfers Kanhaiya Lal murder case to NIA
Udaipur: A district court in Udaipur has transferred the murder case of tailor Kanhaiya Lal to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) as the latter had applied for it earlier. Following the transfer,…
- Politics
Tejashwi Yadav slams Nitish, BJP over Bihar’s law and order situation
Patna: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday attacked the Nitish Kumar government over the law and order situation in Bihar. In a Facebook post, he said that BJP leaders including Deputy Chief…
- Politics
Eknath Shinde confident of winning floor test, Speaker election
Panaji: Reacting to Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray’s statement that a ‘deserter cannot be a Shiv Sena CM’, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Friday that he has the support of…
- India
Assam CM files criminal defamation case against Manish Sisodia
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has lodged a criminal defamation case against Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia over the latter’s allegations of corruption against him in the purchase of…
- Health
Headache most reported Covid symptom: Study
London: With 69 percent people reporting headache prior to a Covid infection, it has become the leading symptom of the disease, according to a study. Researchers from King’s College London analysed data…
- Delhi
Statement of Nupur Sharma was recorded on June 18: Delhi Police
New Delhi: Delhi Police said on Friday that they have already recorded the statement of former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, who was suspended following her controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammed made during…
- Telangana
BJP, Congress clash in Telangana during protest against Agnipath
Hyderabad: BJP and Congress workers clashed in Hanamkonda town of Telangana on Friday, resulting in injuries to few persons. The incident occurred when Congress workers staged a protest against the Central government’s…
- India
Murmu to visit Patna on July 5 for presidential poll campaign
Patna: NDA Presidential poll nominee Draupadi Murmu is scheduled to come to Bihar on July 5 for campaigning. Murmu will come and meet with MLAs and MPs of different political parties to…
- India
My behaviour shaped by love of people, not by my opponents: Rahul Gandhi
Thiruvananthapuram: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday condemned the violence and threats enacted by the BJP and the CPI-M while addressing a public rally at Kerala constituency Wayanad. Gandhi, who arrived in…
- World
US charges South African firm, CEO with $1.7 bn Bitcoin fraud
Washington: The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a civil enforcement action against a South African company and its CEO for running a fraudulent commodity pool worth over $1.7 billion…
- 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…
