- India
Police question three for putting up saffron flags outside JNU
New Delhi: Delhi Police have bound down three persons for defacing public property outside the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus in the national capital on Friday, an official said. In a case where…
- Education and Career
English continues to be the preferred language in competitive exams
New Delhi: After the implementation of the New Education Policy in the country, English is no longer compulsory as the first preferred language in many important competitive examinations, schools, colleges and even appearing…
- India
CBSE may restore pre-pandemic format for board exams
New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has bifurcated the board exams (Class 10 and Class 12) into two different phases for the academic session of 2021-22, but the Ministry…
- Middle East
Iran condemns Israeli operations at Al-Aqsa mosque
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned Israeli forces’ operations at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound during the holy month of Ramadan, which left more than 100 Palestinians wounded. Iran’s Foreign Minister…
- Technology
YouTube Shorts allows creators to use clips from YouTube videos
San Francisco: TikTok competitor YouTube Shorts has allowed creators to use video clips from billions of videos from YouTube platform, albeit with some rules. The new feature is an extension of existing…
- Automobile
Mercedes-Benz EV threatens Tesla with record 1,000 KM on single charge
New York: In a strongest challenge to Elon Musk’s Tesla in the electric vehicle (EV) market, Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its long-range ‘Vision EQXX’ concept car that travelled over 1,000 kms on a…
- Automobile
US judge reduces $137 mn penalty linked to racial abuse against Tesla
San Francisco: Electric vehicle company Tesla has managed to convince a judge to slash the historic $137 million award it was supposed to pay a former employee as part of a racial…
- Sports
IPL 2022: Rana, Russell help Knight Riders to 175/8 against Sunrisers
Mumbai: Nitish Rana struck a fighting half-century while Andre Russell (49 not out) struck a few lusty blows late in the innings as Kolkata Knight Riders managed to put up a par…
- Delhi
Precaution doses of Covid vax at govt hospitals soon: Delhi govt
New Delhi: Precaution doses of Covid vaccines will soon be provided free of cost to people in government hospitals soon, the Delhi government announced on Friday. According to the protocol, the precaution…
- Business
Alliance Air becomes Centre’s independent business unit
New Delhi: Regional airline Alliance Air has become an independent business unit under the Central government’s control. Alliance Air was an esrtwhile part of Air India prior to the latter’s divestment. At…
- Politics
I relish Opposition’s criticism – winks Pawar at BJP’s ‘Twitter-bomb’
Jalgaon: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on Friday said he “enjoys” the Opposition’s criticism — a day after he was bombarded on Twitter with a series of 14 stinging posts…
- Kashmir
Sarpanch shot dead in J&K’s Baramulla
Srinagar: A village Sarpanch, associated with the BJP, was killed by militants in J&K’s Baramulla district on Friday, police said. “Mansoor Ahmad Bangroo was shot and killed by militants in an apple…
- India
Karauli violence: The woman who saved 15 men from angry mob
Jaipur: This is the story of Madhulika Singh, a single mother of two children who saved at least 15 men — most from another community, from an enraged mob that had come…
- World
Russia charges Ukraine with not opening humanitarian corridors
Moscow: Alleging that Ukraine continues to hold 6,224 foreign nationals from 11 countries hostage as human shields, the Russian authorities have charged that it with not providing any humanitarian corridors towards the…
- World
Russia vows more strikes on Kiev after hit a plant making missiles
Kiev: Russia says it has hit a plant making anti-aircraft and anti-ship missiles outside the Ukrainian capital Kiev, the media reported. It came hours after it admitted that the Moskva warship had…
