- India
Half of India reels under scorching sun
New Delhi: Banda in Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest maximum temperature of 47.4 degrees Celsius and at least half a dozen places across India recorded maximum temperatures above 46 degrees Celsius as…
- Politics
Tejashwi Yadav meets Nitish Kumar for third time in a week at Iftar parties
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar again met RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav at an Iftar party on Friday evening – their third encounter at such an event in a week. Friday’s meet…
- World
Explosion at Kabul mosque kills at least 10 people
Kabul: A powerful blast targeted a mosque in Kabul on Friday, killing at least 10 people and wounding several others, security officials confirmed, media reports said. The blast took place in the…
- India
Assam court grants bail to Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani
Guwahati: The District Sessions court in Assam’s Barpeta on Friday granted bail to Independent MLA from Gujarat, Jignesh Mevani, who was first arrested by the Assam police on April 20 in Gujarat…
- Sports
IPL 2022: LSG record 20-run win as Punjab fluff run chase
Pune: The ultra-aggressive and big-hitting batting line-up of Punjab flattered to deceive yet again to slump to a 20-run defeat at the hands of Lucknow Super Giants at MCA Stadium here on…
- Technology
Apple now has 825 mn paid subscriptions across Services
San Francisco: Apple now has more than 825 million paid subscriptions across Services, up 165 million in the last one year. The iPhone maker said that its Services revenue reached $19.8 billion…
- Hyderabad
Four killed after balcony collapses in Telangana
Hyderabad: Four persons were killed and few others were injured after the balcony of a two-storey building collapsed in Telangana’s Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district on Friday. The incident occurred near the highway in…
- India
Skeletons found in Ajnala belong to Gangetic plain martyrs of 1857: Study
Hyderabad: Human skeletons found in Ajnala town of Punjab eight years ago belonged to residents of the Gangetic plain region, killed in 1857, according to a study. Dr J.S. Sehrawat, anthropologist from…
- India
Bihar cop suspended for forcing a woman for body massage
Patna: An officer in-charge of a police post in Saharsa district of Bihar was suspended on the alleged charge of forcing a woman for his body massage, a police official said. A…
- India
India’s peak power demand touches all-time high
New Delhi: Amid severe heatwave sweeping across India, the peak power demand in the country touched an all-time high of 207,111 MW on Friday, the Ministry of Power said. “The maximum All…
- World
Ukraine seeks to seize Russia’s assets for post-war recovery: PM
Kiev: Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said his country is willing to seize Russian assets to finance Kiev’s post-war recovery. “The funds of the Russian government and oligarchs will be one of…
- India
Curfew after massive clash between Shiv Sena, pro-Khalistan activists in Patiala
Chandigarh: Curfew was clamped in Punjab’s Patiala’s town on Friday after police had to fire into the air following a massive clash between members of the Shiv Sena led by Harish Singla…
- Health
Study reveals why 7 hours of sleep is optimal in middle age
London: Seven hours is the ideal amount of sleep for people in their middle age and upwards as a new study has found that both insufficient or excessive sleep is associated with…
- India
After Assam, Meghalaya, Trinamool announces 132-member Tripura committee
Agartala: After Assam and Meghalaya, the Trinamool Congress, headed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Friday announced a 132-member full-fledged state committee in the BJP-ruled Tripura. Former West Bengal Minister…
- World
Why India, Russia, China gave ‘future of Internet’ declaration a miss
New Delhi: The absence of India, Russia and China from the ‘Declaration for the Future of the Internet’ agreement, signed by 60 countries including the US, the European Union and the UK, has…
