- India
Centre enhances Intelligence Bureau Budget by over 13 percent
New Delhi: Amid threats from the Pakistan-based terrorists, Afghan Mujahideen, insurgency in the Northeast states and the Left Wing Extremism (LWE), the Centre has enhanced Budget for the Intelligence Bureau (IB) by…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Drug racket busted, police nab four suspects
Hyderabad: Rachakonda police on Tuesday nabbed four persons who were allegedly involved in a drug trafficking racket. 38 grams of cocaine, cash worth Rs 22,000 were seized from the accused. The accused…
- Middle East
Israeli army to build laser-based shield against missiles
Jerusalem: Israel will start using a laser-based system to intercept missiles within a year, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced on Tuesday. “Within about a year, the IDF (Israel Defense Force) will bring…
- Business
Google’s parent firm Alphabet logs record $257 bn revenue in 2021
San Francisco: Google’s parent company Alphabet has registered a record $257 billion in annual revenue for full year 2021 — a 41 per cent (on-year) jump from previous year, as the pandemic…
- Technology
Apple releases watchOS 8.4.1 with bug fixes
San Francisco: Apple has released watchOS 8.4.1, a minor update to the watchOS 8 operating system that launched in September. The new update is available as an over-the-air update. Users can also…
- Technology
WhatsApp banned over 2 mn Indian accounts in Dec 2021
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Tuesday said that it has banned 2,079,000 accounts in India in the month of December in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021. The company said that…
- Politics
Mukhtar Ansari gets bail in 14-year-old case
Lucknow: There is finally some good news for beleaguered mafia don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari. Ansari has been granted bail in a 14-year-old Gangster Act case. The Ghazipur Session Court granted bail to Ansari…
- India
Father alleges replay of Hathras incident, UP Police deny
Bulandshahr: In a horrifying replay of the 2020 Hathras incident, the family of a 16-year-old girl who was allegedly gang-raped and killed, has alleged that the police forced them to cremate the minor…
- World
Global Covid caseload reaches 381.2 million
Washington: Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 381.2 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.68 million and vaccinations to over 9.95 billion, according…
- Middle East
Israel orders bus operators to buy only electric buses by 2026
Jerusalem: All buses purchased in Israel since 2026 should be electric types, Israel’s Ministry of Environmental Protection announced on Tuesday. By 2024 at least 30 per cent of the buses purchased will…
- Sports
IPL 2022: I like to take responsibility, says Hardik Pandya
New Delhi: India all-rounder Hardik Pandya on Tuesday said that he likes to take responsibility and is looking forward to the challenge of leading Ahmedabad franchise in the IPL 2022. The Ahmedabad franchise,…
- World
WHO recommends countries ease Covid measures ‘in steady, slow way’
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on countries that are starting to lift Covid-19 measures to do so in a steady and slow way, as recent data have shown a sharp…
- Delhi
Kejriwal announces Rs 10 lakh assistance to Delhi rape survivor
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced an assistance of Rs 10 lakh to help the Kasturba Nagar rape victim, whose horrendous ordeal had shaken the city. “I have…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh extends night curfew by 2 weeks
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has extended the night curfew for two more weeks, with effect from Tuesday. As per the fresh orders issued on Tuesday, the government has taken the decision after…
- India
Conviction can be solely based on dying declaration without corroboration: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that a conviction can be solely based on the dying declaration without corroboration. A bench of Justices M.R. Shah and B.V. Nagarathna, citing previous…
