- Middle East
United State airstrikes kill five militia in Syria
Damascus: US airstrikes killed five members of militias and wounded several others in eastern Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Britain-based monitoring group reported on Tuesday that US…
- Middle East
Iraq conducts nationwide population census after 27-year hiatus
Baghdad: Iraq launched a general population and housing census nationwide on Wednesday for the first time after a 27-year hiatus. The Iraqi Minister of Planning Mohammed Tamim urged Iraqis to “cooperate with…
- India
11L Below Poverty Line (BPL) cards revoked, claims Karnataka BJP
Bengaluru: Karnataka BJP claimed on Wednesday that the state government has cancelled at least 11 lakh Below Poverty Line (BPL) ration cards. “11 lakh BPL ration cards have been revoked by the…
- Mumbai
Maha polls: Seizures amount to Rs 707 cr, 10,134 complaints resolved
Mumbai: The seizures of cash, alcohol, and other items amid the poll code for the Maharashtra assembly elections amounted to Rs 707 crore, officials said on Wednesday. Out of 10,139 complaints of…
- India
Manipur: Mobile internet suspension extended for 3 days in 7 districts
Imphal: The Manipur government on Wednesday extended the suspension of mobile internet and data services for three more days in seven trouble-torn districts, while with some improvement in the law and order…
- India
Exit polls predict huge win for NDA in Maharashtra, Jharkhand
Voting in Maharashtra and Jharkhand concluded on Wednesday at 6 pm. Exit polls have predicted a close contest between the BJP-led alliance, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) in…
- Telangana
Telangana: One killed, three injured in blast at pharma company
Hyderabad: A worker was killed and three others injured in a chemical reactor blast at a pharma company in Hyderabad on Wednesday, November 20. The incident occurred at Aurore Pharmaceuticals Private Ltd…
- Bollywood
The curious case of two Kumars: Dilip, Dileep, and their Saira Banus
Mumbai: Grammy and Oscar-winning music composer A. R. Rahman and his wife Saira Banu are headed for a divorce. The couple stayed together 29 years, completing silver jubilee and were just short…
- Entertainment
Mufasa’s voice cast revealed: Meet voice artists behind Hindi, Tamil and Telugu versions
Mumbai: Shah Rukh Khan and Mahesh Babu will be voicing Mufasa in Hindi and Telugu, respectively. Tamil actor Arjun Das will lend his voice to Mufasa in the Tamil version. In addition…
- India
DMK slams Centre for imposition of Hindi
Chennai: A high-level meeting of the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) held at the party headquarters has condemned the Union Government’s move to impose Hindi on non-Hindi speaking states. In a strongly-worded…
- Bollywood
Kangana Ranaut praises Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan
Mumbai: Actress and MP Kangana Ranaut has heaped praise on Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan for making his debut as a director and not an actor. She said that…
- India
Schools closed in Rajasthan’s Khairthal-Tijara district due to rising pollution
Jaipur: In view of the rising pollution, schools were closed in Rajasthan’s Khairthal-Tijara district from Wednesday till November 23. Owing to pollution in the area, the Rajasthan government had announced the closure…
- Middle East
Launched rocket attack on Panama-flagged ship in Red Sea: Houthis
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi group said in a statement that it had launched a rocket attack on the Anadolu S ship in the Red Sea. “We carried out an operation targeting the ship,…
- Technology
SpaceX aces Starship 6th test flight, fails to catch booster
New Delhi: Billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX has successfully aced the sixth test flight of its huge Starship rocket early on Wednesday. However, it failed to repeat the “booster catch”. The huge 30-foot-wide,…
- India
Nitish to distribute appointment letters to over 1.14 lakh special teachers
Patna: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is set to distribute appointment letters to 1,14,138 special teachers on Wednesday at an event at Patna’s Convention Hall. Prominent leaders will attend the programs, including Deputy…
