- India
Rajnath Singh to embark on four-day US visit for high-level defence talks
New Delhi: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will embark on an official visit to the United States from August 23 to 26, at the invitation of US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin,…
- India
Teacher molests six schoolgirls in Maha’s Akola, arrested
Akola: Amid the raging controversy over the sexual abuse of two girls in Badlapur’s reputed school, a 42-year-old schoolteacher was arrested in Maharashtra’s Akola district for repeatedly molesting six Class 8 girl…
- Business
PM Modi congratulates RBI Guv for top global rating 2nd time in a row
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on being rated “A+” for the second time in a row in the ‘Global Finance Central Banker Report Cards…
- Middle East
Egyptian, Canadian FMs discuss efforts to facilitate Gaza ceasefire
Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly have discussed efforts to facilitate a ceasefire in Gaza. During a phone conversation on Tuesday, the two ministers exchanged views…
- India
Kolkata doctor case: Sandip Ghosh at CBI office, police also summons him
Kolkata: Former principal of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata Dr Sandip Ghosh, on Wednesday, reached the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) office here despite being summoned by the…
- Technology
Google to face lawsuit over Chrome’s data collection: US court
San Francisco: Tech giant Google will face a class-action lawsuit in the US over alleged data collection via Chrome browser without users’ consent, a court here has ruled. A federal appeals court…
- India
PM Modi embarks on three-day visit to Poland, Ukraine
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embarked on a three-day visit to Poland and Ukraine to lay the foundation for stronger bilateral ties with the two nations. He will first arrive…
- Middle East
Israel airstrikes: Hezbollah announces death of four members
Tel Aviv: The Hezbollah group has announced that four of its operatives were killed during the early hours of Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon‘s Matmoura. The militant group based…
- Middle East
Hamas says Biden’s comments on Gaza peace talks ‘misleading’
Gaza: Hamas has called US President Joe Biden’s statements about the movement backing away from the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip “misleading”. Hamas said in a statement on Tuesday that it…
- India
Karnataka to set up task force for safety of doctors, paramedical staff
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has convened a meeting with medical organisations here in the aftermath of the incident of the rape and murder of a woman doctor in Kolkata, and announced the…
- News
Bengaluru: 24-year-old Techie ends life by inhaling helium gas
Bengaluru: A 24-year-old techie working with a reputed IT company committed suicide by inhaling helium gas in a hotel in Bengaluru on Tuesday. The software professional has been identified as Yagnik, a…
- India
RJD to support Bharat Bandh on Aug 21
Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has announced its support for the Bharat Bandh scheduled on August 21 which has been called by the Aarakshan Bachao Sangharsh Samiti. This bandh call has been…