- Andhra Pradesh
Atmakur bypoll to be a cakewalk for YSRCP, despite BJP being in the fray
Amaravati: The by-election to the Atmakur Assembly seat in Andhra Pradesh is likely to be a cakewalk for the ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) with the main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP)…
- Technology
Musk retracts statement over job cuts, says headcount will increase
San Francisco: Two days after reportedly emailing employees of a 10 per cent job cut at Tesla, CEO Elon Musk on Sunday retracted his statements saying total headcounts will increase. However, Musk…
- Technology
Snapchat to display local restaurants nearby in Snap Map
New Delhi: Snapchat has partnering with restaurant review website The Infatuation to help users find top local restaurants nearby on Snap Map. Snapchatters from around the world will now automatically see Infatuation…
- India
First Haj 2022 flight with 145 pilgrims takes off from Srinagar
Srinagar: The first Hajj 2022 flight carrying pilgrims to Saudi Arabia left the Srinagar International Airport on Sunday. The annual Muslim pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia re-starts this year after remaining suspended for two…
- World
Bangladesh: 14 killed in container depot fire in Chittagong
Dhaka: At least 14 people were killed and 187 others injured after a blaze ripped through a private container depot in Bangladesh’s Chittagong district, a senior official said on Sunday. The district’s chief…
- World
Ukraine: Zelensky calls on philanthropists to help rebuild country
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on philanthropists to help rebuild his war-torn country by joining a fundraising platform to raise money to support Kiev. During a presentation to United24, the Kiev-based…
- India
Since 2011, Jamia’s RCA has become premier nursery for civil servants
New Delhi: It would not be wrong to say that the Jamia Millia Islamia’s Residential Coaching Academy (RCA) in Delhi is a premier nursery for civil servants that has produced 270 IAS and…
- World
World Bank approves three emergency projects for Afghanistan
Kabul: The World Bank and Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) Management Committee have recently approved three projects totalling $793 million that will provide urgent and essential food, livelihood, and health services to the…
- India
Lucknow: Trouble brews over Tile Wali mosque
Lucknow: Lucknow, known for its Nawabi culture, now threatens to turn into a religious battleground. Even as the Uttar Pradesh government is mulling a proposal to change the name of the state…
- India
Uphold 1991 law to protect Gyanvapi mosque: Jamaat-e-Islami Hind
New Delhi: Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) on Saturday asked the central government to uphold the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 to protect Gyanvapi and other mosques in the country. Addressing a…
- Bollywood
The rapper and the maestro: Honey Singh touches Rahman’s feet
Mumbai: Punjabi rapper and singer Honey Singh touched the feet of music maestro A.R. Rahman while the latter sat in the audience as Singh performed during the ongoing 22nd IIFA Awards ceremony…
- Entertainment
Final autopsy report cites ‘myocardial infarction’ as reason for KK’s death
Kolkata: The final post-mortem and chemical analysis reports of playback singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, was handed over to the Kolkata Police on Saturday. Both the reports cited ‘myocardial infarction’…
- Technology
Blue Origin successfully launches 6 people on 5th space tourism flight
San Francisco: Jeff Bezos’ space venture Blue Origin successfully launched its fifth tourist flight to space on Saturday. Six people were carried to space above the Karman line — an internationally recognised…
- Kashmir
4 killed, 7 injured in J&K road accident
Jammu: Four persons were killed while seven others were injured in a road accident in J&K’s Poonch district on Saturday. Police sources said a Tata Sumo taxi went out of driver’s control…
- Pakistan
US keeps Pakistan as ‘Country of Particular Concern’ for religious freedom
Islamabad: The United States has kept Pakistan’s designation as a ‘Country of Particular Concern’ as part of its annual International Religious Freedom Report. The report reviewed the state of religious freedoms in…
