- Middle East
Iranian protesters attack Afghan trucks to demand flow of Helmand water
New Delhi: People in the Sistan-Balochistan province of Iran which borders Afghanistan took to the streets on Friday and demanded the right to water that flows from Afghanistan, Iranian State media Irna…
- Middle East
Lebanese Prez denies claims about delaying parliamentary polls
Beirut: Lebanese President Michel Aoun has denied claims about a possible delay in parliamentary elections following former Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s decision to step away from politics. “We are carrying out all…
- Bangalore
K’taka court convicts cop who raped mentally challenged woman
Tumakuru: A Karnataka local court has found the Assistant Police Sub-Inspector (ASI) guilty in a sensational case of rape against a mentally challenged woman in a moving car. The court will pronounce…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: CM Jagan expresses reservations over proposed amendments to IAS rules
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has urged the Prime Minister to reconsider proposed changes in the IAS (Cadre) Rules, 1954, and retain the existing process of requiring the…
- India
Best time to ask for advanced version of Pegasus: Chidambaram to PM
New Delhi: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 30 years of diplomatic ties with Israel, Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Sunday took a jibe and asked whether it was…
- Middle East
Houthis launch ballistic missile at Yemeni army positions
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi militia said it launched a ballistic missile at Yemeni army positions in the southeastern province of Shabwa, killing and injuring at least 40 soldiers. The missile targeted the gathering…
- Middle East
Six Islamic State militants killed in airstrike in Iraq
Baghdad: Six militants of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group were killed on Saturday, including an IS local leader, in an airstrike in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala, a security source has…
- Technology
iOS 15.4 to add EU digital COVID-19 vaccination records in Wallet apps
San Francisco: Apple iOS 15.4 beta update is being rolled out to support iPhones and with this users in the EU will be able to add an EU Digital COVID-19 certificate to…
- Technology
35 US states, Microsoft back Epic Games in its fight against Apple
San Francisco: A coalition of 35 US state Attorneys General, Microsoft and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) have come forward to support Fortnite maker Epic Games’s ongoing court battle with Apple. Although…
- Technology
US lawmakers begin probe into Bitcoin miners’ high energy use
San Francisco: Eight US lawmakers have come forward to push Bitcoin mining companies into revealing how much electricity they use for crypto mining, as cryptocurrency mining’s impact on energy is being felt…
- India
Missing girl found dead in Mathura
Mathura: A 17-year-old girl, who had gone missing on Friday evening, was found dead in a vacant plot near Sarvodaya Vidyalaya in Mathura’s Jaant area. The body was found on Saturday. The…
- Elections
Assembly polls: Political parties misusing WhatsApp to woo voters
New Delhi: As India prepares for the Assembly elections in five states, including the all-crucial Uttar Pradesh, Meta-owned WhatsApp is being heavily misused by various political parties as well as individual candidates…
- World
Families of 9/11 victims stake claim to $7 bn of Afghan frozen funds in US
New York: Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, United States seized the Afghan governments assets held abroad, which are now being demanded by the Taliban-led government as their rightful claim. However, as…
- Pakistan
Pakistan issues visa to Sika Khan to visit brother separated 74 years ago
New Delhi: The Pakistan High Commission in India has issued visa to an Indian senior citizen, allowing him to meet his family members in Pakistan, with whom he was separated 74 years…
- India
Veteran Punjab BJP leader Madan Mohan Mittal joins SAD
Veteran Punjab BJP leader and former minister Madan Mohan Mittal on Saturday joined the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in the presence of party President Sukhbir Singh Badal here. The veteran leader, who…
