- World
Finland joining NATO would be a ‘mistake’, says Putin
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned his Finnish counterpart that joining NATO and abandoning Finland’s neutral status would be a “mistake”, the media reported. He told Sauli Niinisto there was no threat…
- India
UP: Groom puts wedding on hold until cousin’s release from jail
Amroha: A groom in Uttar Pradesh’s Amroha district put his marriage on hold to ‘save’ his cousin, who had been arrested following a scuffle with the bride’s relatives during a pre-wedding function. On…
- Politics
Rahul Gandhi to embark on padyatra from Kashmir to Kanyakumari
Udaipur: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is likely to embark on padyatra (foot march) from Kashmir to Kanyakumari to connect with the masses. The yatra was part of discussion during the ‘chintan shivir’…
- India
Gujarat: Is circular to deposit licenced weapons indication of early polls?
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government’s Home Department has issued a circular directing Police Commissioners, District Collectors, and District Superintendents of Police to initiate the process of getting licenced weapons deposited “for fair, just,…
- Automobile
China’s online car-hailing orders fall in April
Beijing: Orders from China’s online car-hailing companies dropped in April, as the resurgence of COVID-19 cases influenced the companies’ operations and people’s willingness to travel, data from the Ministry of Transport showed.…
- Delhi
Delhi’s daily Covid tally dips to 673 cases, 4 new deaths
New Delhi: Delhi on Saturday saw daily Covid cases decline to 673, against 899 recorded on previous day, while there were four fresh deaths, as per the Delhi government health bulletin. Meanwhile,…
- India
Marathi actress arrested for vitriolic post on Sharad Pawar
Thane: The Navi Mumbai Police on Saturday evening arrested a Marathi actress Ketaki Chitale who shared an objectionable post targeting Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar, as all political parties unitedly slammed…
- India
Modi urged to check authenticity of Mamata’s plea on central dues
Kolkata: Just 48 hours after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the plea to initiate immediate release of the state’s dues for the Mahatma Gandhi…
- World
Coup to oust Putin is already underway: Ukraine’s spy chief
Kiev: Ukraine’s spy chief has claimed that a coup to remove Russian President Vladimir Putin is “already underway” and that Moscow would lose the war by the end of this year. Major…
- India
Status quo on all places of worship should be maintained: Chidambaram
Udaipur: Former Home Minister and senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Saturday said that status quo on all places of worship should be maintained else it would lead to a conflict. The…
- India
Punjab to abolish VIP culture in jails
Chandigarh: In a major crackdown on the nexus of gangsters and criminals operating from jails, the Punjab government teams have confiscated 710 mobile phones from prisons in a specially-launched drive. Additionally, Chief…
- Science
ISRO carries out static test of Gaganyaan rocket’s booster
Chennai: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday went a step ahead in its human space mission programme ‘Gaganyaan’ by successfully completing the static test firing of the solid fuel powered…
- Business
Swiggy enters high-end dining market with $200 mn acquisition of Dineout
Online food delivery platform Swiggy on Friday announced it has acquired Dineout, a dining out and restaurant tech platform, for an undisclosed sum. Reliable sources told IANS that the acquisition size could…
- India
‘Foul Cartel’ of airlines loots fliers, claims complaint to PM
As the pandemic tapered off in February, lakhs of excited families planning domestic vacations to exotic locales by flights got a shock. The airfares of all airlines to various destinations had suddenly…
- India
140 displaced fishermen families in TN waiting for promised permanent jobs
At least 140 families from Kattupalli Kuppam in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvallur district, who were displaced in 2009 due to a project to build a shipyard and a port, are still awaiting for…
