- Business
US rate cut announcement: Indian markets set to respond positively
Mumbai: Buoyed by positive US economic data and other global cues, the Indian stock markets continued their recovery rally this week. With the US government now confirming a rate cut (most likely…
- World
Kennedy quits US presidential race, backs Trump
Washington: Independent US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr has announced that he is suspending his campaign and is supporting former President and Republican nominee Donald Trump. Kennedy, who belongs to one…
- India
Assam gangrape: Prime accused escapes police custody, dies after jumping in pond
New Delhi: One of the three accused involved in the gang-rape of a 14-year-old girl in the Dhing area of Assam’s Nagaon district died after he allegedly jumped into a pond with…
- World
US welcomes PM Modi’s Ukraine visit, says can be helpful in ending conflict
Washington: The US has welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Ukraine, saying it can be helpful if it facilitates ending the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. “India is a strong partner for the…
- Hyderabad
Land acquisition to be expedited for Hyderabad Metro Rail in Old City
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd (HMRL) is speeding up the land acquisition process for the old city Metro between Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (MGBS) and Chandrayangutta, a senior official said on Friday.…
- Middle East
Delayed humanitarian pause in Gaza could fuel polio outbreak in children
Gaza: Delaying a humanitarian pause in the Gaza Strip increases the risk of polio spreading among children, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)…
- India
US must speed up process for issuing tourist visa, says top Indian official
New Delhi: There is a need to expedite the “cumbersome” process of getting a US visa that Indian nationals face, to promote tourism between the two countries which enjoy a strong bilateral…
- Bangalore
Land to Jindal as per Law, Karnataka govt on allotment of 3,677 acres
Bengaluru: Karnataka Large and Medium Industries Minister, MB Patil, on Friday strongly defended the government’s decision to execute a lease cum sale deed of 3,677 acres of land to Jindal Steel Company,…
- India
14-year-old gang-raped in Assam; CM Sarma warns of stern action
Guwahati: A 14-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped when she was returning home from a tuition centre in the Dhing area in Assam’s Nagaon district. According to police, the crime took place on…
- Bangalore
Monkeypox scare: Karnataka govt reserves 50 beds in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: In response to growing concerns over the spread of the Monkeypox (Mpox) virus in several countries, Karnataka’s Medical Education Minister, Dr Sharan Prakash Patil, chaired a high level meeting on Friday.…
- World
PM Modi, Zelensky pay tribute to children lost in Russia-Ukraine conflict
Kyiv: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accompanied by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, visited the Martyrologist Exposition at the National Museum of History of Ukraine in Kyiv on Friday to honour the memory of…
- Andhra Pradesh
Jagan slams TDP-led AP govt for ‘negligence’ over pharma company blast
Visakhapatnam: Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday alleged that the TDP-led coalition government in the state was negligent in responding to the industrial accident at a pharma…
- Technology
1 out of 4 millennials in India experiencing burnout, firms need to evolve: Report
Mumbai: As companies in India strive to engage and retain millennials at the workplace, one in four from this dynamic generation are experiencing burnout, highlighting the urgent need for organisations to create…
- India
Make ‘Maharashtra Bandh’ successful to arrest ‘perverse mentality’: Thackeray
Mumbai: Maha Vikash Aghadi (MVA) ally, Shiv Sena (UBT) President and ex-CM Uddhav Thackeray on Friday issued a clarion call to the people asking them to participate in Saturday’s Maharashtra Bandh (shutdown)…
- Middle East
India in touch with Qatar over seizure of Guru Granth Sahib: MEA
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday that it remains in touch with the Qatar government following reports of Guru Granth Sahib being seized by the local authorities.…
