- Business
Indian stock market opens lower, Nifty below 24,150
Mumbai: The domestic benchmark indices opened lower on Friday as selling was seen in the IT, pharma, financial service and FMCG sectors. At around 9.29 am, Sensex was trading at 79.710.47 after…
- Middle East
Gaza police chief killed in Israeli airstrike: Interior authorities
Gaza: Gaza’s interior authorities confirmed that Mahmoud Salah, the director-general of Gaza’s police department, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip. In a statement, the interior authorities mourned…
- Middle East
Israel confirms September raid on Syrian ‘underground missile factory’
Jerusalem: Israel’s military revealed that around 100 of its troops conducted a raid in Syria in September last year to dismantle an underground missile factory allegedly funded by Iran. In a rare…
- Middle East
Israel to send delegation to Qatar for Gaza ceasefire talks: Netanyahu
Jerusalem: Israel announced that it will send a delegation of senior security officials to Qatar next week to discuss a Gaza ceasefire deal. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed in a statement that…
- Middle East
Iran marks 5th anniversary of top commander Soleimani’s assassination
Tehran: Iranians across the country marked the fifth anniversary of the US killing of top commander Qassem Soleimani. Soleimani, former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, and Iraqi…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra decides to take World Bank, HUDCO assistance for Amaravati works
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet on Thursday resolved to undertake developmental works in the state capital Amaravati with financial assistance from the World Bank, the HUDCO and German financial assistance. The Cabinet…
- Andhra Pradesh
SECI power agreements cannot be canceled without evidence of bribery: Naidu
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said that the state government cannot cancel power purchase agreements with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) without obtaining concrete proof…
- Business
16.15 lakh EVs incentivised under FAME-II scheme: Centre
New Delhi: A total of 16.15 lakh electric vehicles (EVs) have been incentivised under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India)-II scheme, the government said…
- Kashmir
J&K CM Omar Abdullah aims to cut power distribution losses
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said his government will focus on reducing power distribution losses and expediting metering in the union territory to ensure more electricity supply…
- India
Job creation gathers further momentum in 2024-25
New Delhi: While a massive 4.67 crore additional jobs were created in the Indian economy in the financial year ended March 2024, the fast pace of employment generation has continued into 2024-25…
- Bollywood
‘Deva’ poster promises another chilling performance from Shahid Kapoor
Mumbai: The poster of the upcoming movie ‘Deva’, which stars Shahid Kapoor in the lead, was unveiled on Wednesday. The motion poster shows Shahid’s character of a cop smoking a cigarette as…
- India
Mumbai sees highest-ever property registrations in 13 years in 2024
Mumbai: Mumbai had over 1.41 lakh property registrations in 2024 — the highest in 13 years – and an 11 per cent growth from 2023, according to a new report According to…
- India
40 years after Bhopal gas tragedy, toxic waste shifted through green corridor
Bhopal: Toxic waste lying at Bhopal’s Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) premises for the last 40 years was finally shifted on Wednesday to Pathampur dumping site in Dhar district, around 30 km,…
- World
Tax evasion among self-employed foreigners on rise in Lithuania: Authorities
Vilnius: The number of self-employed foreigners avoiding taxes has been on the rise in Lithuania in recent years, according to the State Tax Inspectorate (VMI). The majority of those failing to meet…
- India
Video: Arif Mohammad Khan sworn in as Bihar Governor
Patna: Arif Mohammad Khan took the oath as Bihar’s 42nd Governor on Thursday at Rajendra Mandapam, Raj Bhavan. Patna High Court Chief Justice Krishnan Vinod Chandran administered the oath of office and…
