- India
Mamata announces new Trinamool National Working Committee
Kolkata: In an effort to diffuse the rift within the party, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced the new National Working Committee at a meeting held at her residence here,…
- Telangana
Telangana Congress leader arrested for stealing donkey
Hyderabad: In a bizarre incident, a Congress leader in Telangana was arrested for stealing a donkey. Venkat Balmoor, the President of NSUI’s Telangana unit was taken into custody after he led a…
- Bangalore
Arrest those creating ruckus in schools, colleges: Union Min on hijab row
Hubballi: Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Mining, Pralhad Joshi said on Friday that those who come to schools or colleges to make girl students wear or remove the hijab in classrooms…
- India
Calcutta HC rejects PIL seeking removal of Bengal Governor
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking removal of West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar for indulging in unconstitutional activities. The division bench of Chief Justice…
- Kashmir
J&K wildlife dept guard arrested for taking bribe
Srinagar, Feb 18 (IANS) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday arrested a guard of the Jammu and Kashmir wildlife department for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000. A statement issued…
- Stock Market
Global cues, FIIs outflows subdue indices; realty stocks down
Mumbai: Global cues as well as continuous selling by FIIs subdued India’s equity indices — S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 — on Friday. Accordingly, indices closed lower for the third consecutive…
- World
Australia’s largest coal-fired power plant to close 7 yrs earlier
Sydney: Australia’s largest coal-fired power station is proposed to close seven years earlier than planned, as its operator said it is increasingly unable to compete with the “influx of renewables”. The Eraring…
- World
US SEC running ‘harassment campaign’ against me: Elon Musk
San Francisco: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has slammed the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), saying the agency is targeting him and stifling his free speech. Musk’s attorneys made the…
- Technology
Noise launches new smartwatch in India
New Delhi: Domestic tech-lifestyle brand Noise on Friday launched a new smartwatch ‘ColorFit Pulse Grand’ with an Sp02 monitor, 150 watch faces, IP68 rating and more in the Indian market. The smartwatch…
- Pakistan
Perceptible drop in Imran’s popularity, Nawaz Sharif leads in Pak provinces
New Delhi: There is a perceptible drop in the popularity of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in an opinion survey, which also revealed that opposition PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif is leading in…
- India
‘Committed crime, face it’: SC declines urgent listing of plea by Sulli Deals app accused
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea seeking urgent listing of petitions seeking clubbing of various FIRs across the country in connection with offences related to the…
- Delhi
Recovered IED designed to attack public places: Delhi Police Chief
New Delhi: Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana on Friday said that the Improvised Explosive Devices, recovered twice in the last five weeks, were prepared in a way to make them explode in…
- World
Strong winter storm hits central US
Washington: A winter storm system with strong winds hit central US, bringing with it rain, sleet, ice and snow from the Central Plains to the Midwest and the Great Lakes. Heavy snow…
- Stock Market
Equities erase early losses, rise marginally in afternoon trade
New Delhi: India’s key indices — S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 — recovered from its early trade losses and traded higher during the afternoon session on Friday. “The roller coaster ride…
- Automobile
Ford’s Mustang Mach-E removes Tesla Model 3 as top EV
Los Angeles: The Ford Mustang Mach-E secured the “Top Pick” spot on Consumer Reports’ EV list, replacing the Tesla Model 3. According to Consumer Reports, a non-profit consumer research and advocacy organisation,…
