- Middle East
Israel declares 48-hour nationwide emergency amid Hezbollah airstrikes
Tel Aviv: Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant declared a 48-hour nationwide state of emergency on Sunday morning after the Israeli military launched pre-emptive strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon. The emergency measure, effective…
- Technology
Telegram founder Pavel Durov faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted
Paris: Russian-born Pavel Durov, founder and owner of popular encrypted messaging app Telegram, has been arrested in France over several charges related to his platform, and faces up to 20 years in…
- World
Telegram Chief Pavel Durov arrested at French airport
Paris: Pavel Durov, billionaire co-founder and chief executive of Telegram, was arrested at the Bourget airport outside Paris on Saturday evening for alleged offences related to the popular messaging app, media reports…
- India
Prohibitory orders near Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital extended
Kolkata: The Kolkata Police have extended prohibitory orders near the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital for an additional week, until August 31, an official said. Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal…
- India
Manipur CM slams Congress for allying with NC ahead of J&K polls
Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Saturday strongly criticised the Congress for allying with the National Conference (NC) ahead of three-phase Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls starting September 18. Biren…
- Kolkata
RG Kar protests: 2K cops deployed to ensure security during ‘Nabanna Abhijan’
Kolkata: A ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ (March to Secretariat) call given by the students of West Bengal on August 27 in protest against the rape and murder of a junior doctor at Kolkata’s R.G.…
- Chennai
Tamil Nadu: Over one lakh engineering seats vacant
Chennai: After the completion of the second round of counselling for the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA), over one lakh seats remained vacant in the state. However, the third round of counselling…
- World
Russia and Ukraine exchange 230 prisoners of war
Moscow: Russia and Ukraine on Saturday successfully exchanged 230 prisoners of war following negotiations held with the mediation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). “As a result of the negotiation process, 115…
- Kashmir
24 polling stations set up for Kashmiri migrants to vote in J&K polls
Srinagar: The election commission of India (ECI) has set up 24 polling stations for Kashmiri migrants to vote in the upcoming J&K assembly polls. P.K. Pole, chief electoral officer (CEO) of J&K…
- Business
India’s $30 billion creative industry employs 8 pc of working population: Hardeep Puri
New Delhi: The creative industry in India now stands at $30 billion, responsible for the employment of nearly 8 per cent of the country’s working population, Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri…
- Science
‘New appetite inhibiting drugs’ may lower rising obesity levels in US: Musk
New Delhi: The rising obesity levels in the US may be curbed by ‘new appetite inhibiting drugs’, said Elon Musk on Saturday. The tech billionaire said this as a reply to a…
- India
India’s $30bn creative industry employs 8 pc of working population: Puri
New Delhi: The creative industry in India now stands at $30 billion, responsible for the employment of nearly 8 per cent of the country’s working population, Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri…
- News
Israeli shelling kills five Palestinians in Gaza
Gaza: Five Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza as the Israeli military ordered evacuations from the area. Palestinian security sources reported that Israeli artillery heavily shelled the outskirts of Beit…
- Technology
India’s 1st reusable hybrid rocket ‘RHUMI-1’ launched
New Delhi: Tamil Nadu-based startup Space Zone, in collaboration with the Martin Group on Saturday successfully launched India’s first reusable hybrid rocket ‘RHUMI-1’. RHUMI-1, carrying 3 Cube satellites and 50 PICO satellites…
- Middle East
Indirect peace talks between Israel, Hamas in Cairo on Sunday
Tel Aviv: The indirect peace talks between Israel and Hamas to bring about a ceasefire will commence in Cairo on Sunday. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief William Burns and White House Advisor…
