- India
Nitish questions UPA’s 2011 socio-economic and caste census
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday raised questions on the socio-economic and caste census conducted by the then UPA government in 2010-11. He said that the census report was never…
- India
Delhi: Order on Sharjeel Imam’s bail plea in sedition case reserved
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday reserved the order on the interim bail plea moved by Sharjeel Imam, in connection with a sedition case linked to the alleged inflammatory speeches delivered…
- Business
Unique airport initiatives for a greener India
New Delhi: Passengers flying through Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Thiruvananthapuram, Lucknow, Jaipur, Mangaluru, and Guwahati, were in for a pleasant surprise. Their baggage tags were not the usual paper tags but filled with plantable…
- India
Kanpur violence: UP police releases posters of rioters caught on camera
Kanpur: The Uttar Pradesh police have released a poster with photographs of 40 persons who were caught on camera pelting stones and participating in the violence that erupted in Kanpur on Friday. A…
- India
Varanasi court reserves order on plea for Shivling worship
Varanasi: A Varanasi court on Monday reserved its order on a plea moved by Sri Vidya Mutt head Swami Avimukteshwaranand, who has been on an indefinite fast seeking permission to pray to a…
- Technology
Sony unveils new TV with cognitive processor XR in India
New Delhi: With an aim to expand its TV lineup in the country, Sony India on Monday announced the new BRAVIA XR X90K series TV powered by the next-generation Cognitive processor XR.…
- Business
Ford to invest $4.7bn to improve manufacturing plants
San Francisco: US-based automaker Ford is reportedly planning to invest $3.7 billion to add over 6,200 union jobs to its manufacturing plants in Michigan, Ohio, and Missouri. The automaker also plans to…
- Technology
Elon Musk teases next-gen Starlink satellites
San Francisco: Tech billionaire Elon Musk has shared a slideshow from a recent SpaceX all-hands meeting, revealing the company’s current priorities, sources of pride, and the first official renders of a few…
- India
Pakistan should focus on safety of its minorities: MEA
New Delhi: India on Monday strongly objected to Pakistan’s comments and said that Islamabad should focus on the safety of its minorities. Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Arindam Bagchi said: “We have…
- Bangalore
Karnataka police arrest rowdy sheeter for trading leopard skin
Bengaluru: Karnataka police on Monday arrested a rowdy sheeter on charges of trading leopard skin in Bengaluru. The Central Crime Branch (CCB) sleuths seized leopard skin worth Rs 10 lakh. The police…
- Afghanistan
Afghanistan condemns ex-BJP leaders’ anti-Prophet comments
Kabul: The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has condemned the remarks made by two former spokespersons of India’s ruling BJP against Prophet Muhammed. In a tweet, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said that the…
- India
Delhi: Angry SUV driver hits biker and escapes, biker safe
New Delhi: A video, posted by a user, of a rashly driven SUV hitting a motorcycle on a road in the national capital went viral on social media prompting the Delhi Police to…
- India
International backlash forced BJP to take action, says Chidambaram
New Delhi: Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Monday hit out at the BJP after two of its leaders were suspended over their remarks against Prophet Muhammad saying it was the international backlash…
- World
Johnson prepares fightback as confidence vote now likely
Londo: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s allies will switch their focus to winning a vote of no confidence, after conceding that they now have little chance of stopping one being triggered. Johnson will…
- Middle East
Second round of talks on reopening Yemen’s Taiz roads begins
Sanaa: Yemen’s internationally-recognised government and the Houthi militia have started their second round of talks over the opening of blocked roads in Taiz city, an official said. “Delegations representing the Yemeni government…
