- Real Estate
Indian real estate sector: 2025 to see new growth opportunities in tier 2, 3 cities
New Delhi: After witnessing a bumper growth in 2024 across residential, office and industrial domains, 2025 is likely to be a year of consolidation and continued innovation for the Indian real estate…
- Entertainment
Zakir Hussain: Film industry veterans mourn the demise of the legend
Mumbai: The tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain left for the heavenly abode on December 15, leaving a huge void in India’s music. With his excellence and humility, the Ustad touched many lives,…
- Business
Congress amended Constitution for gains: Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who initiated the debate on the Constitution in Rajya Sabha on Monday, launched a sharp attack on Congress, accusing the party of amending the Constitution…
- Middle East
Death toll from paramilitary forces attack in Sudan rises to 38
Khartoum: The death toll from a drone attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a market in El Fasher, western Sudan, has climbed to 38, a non-governmental group said. Earlier…
- Middle East
Qatar sends delegation to Syria to finalise embassy reopening
Doha: A Qatari diplomatic delegation has arrived in Damascus, the capital of Syria, to complete the procedures for reopening Qatar’s embassy in Syria, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari said. The…
- Business
Indian manufacturing sector sees 5.6 pc annual pay growth for contractual workers
Bengaluru: The contractual employees in the Indian manufacturing sector saw their compensation packages grow at a 5.9 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from FY21 to FY24, according to a report…
- Middle East
Israel approves plan to expand settlements in occupied Golan
Jerusalem: The Israeli government has approved a plan to expand settlements in the Golan Heights, a Syrian territory currently occupied by Israel, according to a statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s…
- Middle East
Netanyahu says he held ‘very friendly’ call with Trump on need for victory against Iran
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with US President-elect Donald Trump about Israel’s determination to continue acting against Iran and its armed proxies whenever they try to harm the Jewish…
- Technology
Apple leads as India sees 90 pc rise in smartphone exports in Nov
New Delhi: India has seen a record smartphone exports in November this year, surpassing the Rs 20,000 crore mark for the first time in a month, which was led by Apple. According…
- Middle East
At least 25 Palestinians killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza
Gaza: At least 25 Palestinians were killed in two Israeli airstrikes targeting a school sheltering displaced people and a civil defence centre in the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources. Marwan al-Hams,…
- Middle East
Syria’s HTS leader meets UN envoy on national political transition
Damascus: Syria’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader, Ahmad al-Shara, held a meeting with UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen in Damascus to discuss the political transition in the country, according to…
- Stock Market
Indian share market opens lower, auto and IT stocks drag
Mumbai: The Indian stock market opened in red on Monday as selling was seen in Nifty’s auto, IT, PSU Bank, pharma and metal sectors. At around 9:32 am, Sensex was trading at…
- Entertainment
Zakir Hussain: The Ustad of the Ustads
Mumbai: The world of music lost a gem with the demise of Ustad Zakir Hussain. The renowned tabla player passed away due to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in San Francisco, California at the…
- Middle East
Israel continues airstrikes across Syria, targeting military arsenals
Damascus: Israeli warplanes launched multiple airstrikes, targeting former military arsenals across Syria, according to a war monitor. The latest raids hit missile bases in Battalion 107 near Zama and weapons warehouses in…
- Middle East
Israel to close embassy in Ireland due to ‘extreme anti-Israeli policies’: Foreign Minister
Jerusalem: Israel announced Sunday that it will close its embassy in Ireland, attributing the decision to the Irish government’s “extreme anti-Israeli policies”. In a press release, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar accused…
