- India
23 CPI-M men killed by BJP-backed criminals in Tripura in 4 years: CPI-M
Agartala: At least 23 CPI-M members and supporters were murdered during the four-year rule of the BJP-led government in Tripura, but the police took no action against the culprits, instead in many…
- Telangana
PM Modi remarks bring Telangana sentiment to the fore again
Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks in Parliament on the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh has triggered a political slugfest in Telangana with both the ruling TRS and opposition Congress going all out…
- World
Biden, Putin discuss Ukraine crisis over phone
Washington/Moscow: US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation Saturday over the situation in Ukraine. During the call, which lasted for about one hour, the two leaders discussed…
- World
Global Covid caseload reaches 410 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 408.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.80 million and vaccinations to over 10.18 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
- India
UP hospital gets notice for ‘hiring’ labourers as patients
Lucknow: The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Lucknow has sent a show-cause notice to the MC Saxena Group of Colleges (MCSGC) after a police raid found that it had allegedly hired labourers…
- Middle East
Five UN employees kidnapped in Yemen’s Abyan
Aden: A United Nations official confirmed on Saturday that five UN staff members were kidnapped in Yemen’s turbulent southern province of Abyan. Russell Geekie, the Senior Communications Advisor to the Resident and…
- India
NCB seizes drugs worth Rs 2,000 cr off Gujarat coast
New Delhi: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Saturday seized around 800 kg drugs worth Rs 2,000 crore in international market from a vessel in the Arabian Sea off the Gujarat coast in…
- India
NMC to oppose proposal to replace Hippocratic Oath with Charak Shapath
New Delhi: The medical education apex body National Medical Commission (NMC) may replace the centuries-old code of ethics for medical practitioners, Hippocratic Oath with Charak Shapath. According to a document on the minutes…
- Middle East
Israel urges citizens to leave Ukraine
Jerusalem: Israeli foreign ministry has issued a travel warning for Ukraine, urging Israeli citizens to leave the country as soon as possible. The ministry asked Israelis in Ukraine to register with the…
- India
Countdown for launch of India’s ‘eye in the sky’ satellite begins
Chennai: The Indian space agency on early Sunday morning began the countdown for the Monday morning launch of its PSLV-C52 rocket carrying the country’s radar imaging satellite RISAT-1A renamed as Earth Observation…
- Sports
IPL auction: Avesh Khan becomes most-expensive uncapped player
Bengaluru: Uncapped India pacer Avesh Khan joined the ten-crore club in the ongoing IPL auction on Saturday. Khan, who was phenomenal for Delhi in the 2021 season, got bids straightaway from Chennai…
- Elections
EC reduces campaign ban peroid, allows padyatras
New Delhi: Considering the substantial reduction in Covid cases nationwide as well as in the five poll-bound states, the Election Commission of India on Saturday announced further relaxation of curbs on campaigning…
- Delhi
Dark net drug trafficking network busted in Delhi; 22 held
New Delhi: In a major operation, the Narcotics Control Bureau, Delhi, has busted a pan-India dark net drug trafficking network that was having international linkages and arrested 22 members of three syndicates,…
- India
Mamata dissolves all existing posts in Trinamool Congress
Kolkata: In a significant development, Trinamool Congress Chairperson and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday dissolved all the existing posts in the party and formed a 20-member national working committee…
- Technology
Call of Duty to feature ‘new Warzone experience’ soon
San Francisco: Activision has confirmed its plans to release a sequel to 2019’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and a new Warzone experience later this year. Development of the new Call of…
