- Delhi
Fire at east Delhi hospital, no casualties
New Delhi: A fire broke out at a private hospital in east Delhi on Saturday evening but there were no casualties, a fire department official said. The official said that they received…
- India
Agra Metro will be most environment-friendly: Kumar Keshav
Agra: On the eve of World Environment Day, Kumar Keshav, Managing Director of Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation, said that Agra Metro will be a most environmental-friendly mode of transport in the…
- India
Nickelodeon and UN in India vouch for sustainable planet
New Delhi: On the eve of the World Environment Day (June 5), Nickelodeon, a kids’ entertainment space major, has joined forces with the United Nations (UN) in India for a flagship campaign in…
- Delhi
Assam CM gave PPE kits’ contracts to kin during Covid, alleges Sisodia
New Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday levelled a fresh allegation of corruption against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, accusing the latter of awarding PPE kits’ contracts to…
- Middle East
Closely monitor Abhishek Banerjee`s foreign trips, ED appeals to Dubai govt
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing the coal and cattle smuggling cases in West Bengal, has requested the UAE government through the Ministry of External Affairs to closely monitor the…
- World
S.Korean, US navies hold combined exercise
Seoul: South Korea and the US staged a combined exercise in international waters off Okinawa this week, the military said on Saturday. The three-day exercise, which ended on Saturday, was aimed at…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad based Corbevax gets DGCI nod as COVID-19 booster for 18+
New Delhi: Hyderabad-based Pharmaceuticals firm Biological E Ltd (BE) on Saturday announced that its Covid-19 vaccine Corbevax has been cleared by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) as a heterologous Covid-19…
- India
Minor girl raped in Delhi, accused at large
New Delhi: A minor girl was raped in Sultanpuri area of Delhi, an official said on Saturday. According to the official, the victim girl came to Sultanpuri police station on May 17…
- Middle East
Lebanon may not host Syrian refugees without homecoming roadmap
Beirut: Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said that his country may not continue to host displaced Syrians if Europe fails to adopt a clear roadmap for returning them to their homeland.…
- India
Delhi HC stays order permitting lawyer’s presence during Satyendar Jain’s ED questioning
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Saturday stayed the special court’s direction allowing the presence of a lawyer during the interrogation of arrested Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain by the Enforcement Directorate…
- Technology
New smartphone app to detect jaundice in babies shows promise
London: A smartphone app that identifies severe jaundice in newborn babies by scanning their eyes could be a life-saver in areas that lack access to expensive screening devices, suggests a study. The…
- World
Myanmar bank blacklists 137 companies for violating regulation
Yangon: The Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) has added 137 more companies to a blacklist for failing to deposit export earnings into accounts in domestic banks within the prescribed periods. The decision came…
- World
UN Security Council urges rebels in DR Congo to lay down arms
United Nations: The UN Security Council has urged all domestic armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to lay down their arms. “The Security Council urges all domestic armed groups…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh postpones declaration of SSC results
Amaravati: School education authorities in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday postponed the declaration of results of class 10 due to a technical problem. The Board of Secondary Education postponed the results of the…
- Bangalore
Karnataka man kills mother for not buying mobile, arrested
Bengaluru: Police in Karnataka on Saturday arrested a 26-year-man on charges of killing his mother for not buying him a mobile phone. The arrested person has been identified as Deepak, a resident…
