- India
Schools, colleges shut in Chennai due to heavy rains
Chennai: With the weather department predicting heavy to very heavy rain in coastal districts of Tamil Nadu, the District Collectors of Chennai and Chengalpatu on Friday declared holidays for educational institutions in…
- Business
Share market opens in green, media and pharma stocks shine
Mumbai: The Indian stock market opened in green on Friday as buying was seen in the Media and Pharma sector in early trade. At around 09.44 a.m., the Sensex was trading at…
- India
Parliament Winter Session Day 5: Bills on Banking Laws, Railway Act; Healthcare in focus
New Delhi: After repeated adjournments and protests since the beginning of the session on November 25, both Houses of Parliament will meet on Friday. The Business List of both Houses has a…
- India
Delhi’s air quality remains ‘very poor’ with AQI at 332
New Delhi: The air pollution in Delhi persists as the air quality index (AQI) remained in the “very poor” category for the sixth consecutive day on Friday. At 7 a.m., the average…
- India
SC to hear today plea seeking stay on Sambhal mosque survey
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is set to hear on Friday a plea filed by the Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid Committee seeking a stay on a district court-ordered survey of the mosque…
- India
Uttar Pradesh govt orders judicial probe into Sambhal violence
Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath-led government in Uttar Pradesh has ordered a judicial inquiry into the recent incident of violence in Sambhal in which at least four persons lost their lives. As per…
- Middle East
Israeli fighter jet launches airstrike in Lebanon amid ceasefire
Jerusalem: An Israeli fighter jet launched an airstrike in southern Lebanon, said the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in a statement, claiming the attack aimed to “thwart a threat.” This is reportedly the…
- Delhi
Delhi BJP slams CM Atishi for defunct schemes
New Delhi: Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva on Thursday claimed that Chief Minister Atishi has been taking credit for even those schemes that have been non-functional for the past six months and…
- India
Rabri Devi criticises Nitish Kumar’s stand on Waqf Board Amendment Bill
Patna: Former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi on Thursday criticised Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for his ambiguous stance on the Waqf Board Amendment Bill. She said that Nitish Kumar’s lack of a…
- Delhi
HC reserves verdict on anticipatory bail plea of sacked IAS officer Pooja Khedkar
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved its decision on anticipatory bail plea of sacked Maharashtra cadre probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, who allegedly submitted false OBC and PwBD (Persons…
- India
Shatrughan Sinha urges caution in handling violence in Sambhal, Bangladesh
New Delhi: Actor-turned-politician and TMC MP Shatrughan Sinha on Thursday called for sensitivity and careful handling of the ongoing violence in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, and the situation concerning minorities in Bangladesh. This…
- India
PM Modi to lay stone of horticulture university campus in Karnal
Chandigarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the main campus of Maharana Pratap Horticulture University in Karnal on December 9, Haryana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shyam Singh…
- India
Tejashwi demands action against rebel MLAs of Grand Alliance
Patna: RJD leaders, including Tejashwi Yadav, on Thursday demanded action against MLAs showing disloyalty to the party. During the floor test of the Nitish Kumar government in February this year, three MLAs…
- Kashmir
Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 strikes J&K
Srinagar: An earthquake, measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale, jolted J&K on Thursday, triggering panic among people who rushed out of their homes. Data posted on the National Centre for Seismology (NCS)…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: 5 women die post delivery in Bellary govt hospital in 15 days
Bengaluru: The people in Karnataka’s Bellary district expressed outrage against the authorities following the death of five women after delivering children in two government-run hospitals in a span of 15 days. The…
