- India
Credit card spending in India crosses Rs 2 lakh crore in Oct: RBI data
New Delhi: As the festive season saw robust growth in India across all parameters, credit card spending crossed Rs 2 lakh crore in October, a 14.5 per cent rise from September. According…
- India
Waqf JPC seeks time till 2025 Budget Session, motion in LS today
New Delhi: A motion will be moved in the Lok Sabha on Thursday seeking an extension in the tenure of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the Waqf (Amendment) Bill. The extension…
- Pakistan
Pakistan won’t play in India, they don’t come here: PCB chairman
Lahore: PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi has insisted that the board remains “clear” in its view on hosting the Champions Trophy, and added that “it’s not possible that Pakistan play in India, and…
- Delhi
Delhi’s air quality deteriorates, AQI in ‘very poor’ category
New Delhi: The air quality in Delhi remains a grave concern as the Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 304 in the “very poor” category on Thursday at 6 a.m., according…
- India
Priyanka Gandhi to take oath today as MP in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who won the Lok Sabha bypoll from Kerala’s Wayanad, will take her oath as a Member of Parliament on Thursday. With this, she will join…
- World
Trump names hardliner to lead trade negotiations
New York: President-Elect Donald Trump has named Jamieson Greer to be the official who will sit across negotiators from India and other countries in negotiations to pilot his hardline trade policies. In…
- Middle East
Egyptian President, Qatari PM meet on Gaza ceasefire efforts
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani held talks in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss joint efforts to reach…
- Middle East
Hamas says ready to cooperate on ceasefire in Gaza
Gaza: Hamas said that it is ready to cooperate with any ceasefire efforts in the Gaza Strip, following a ceasefire deal struck between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. “We are following the…
- Middle East
Israel to appeal to ICC on arrest warrant against Netanyahu
Jerusalem: Israel filed a notice with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague of its intention to appeal the arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defence…
- Andhra Pradesh
CM Naidu unveils plans for Andhra Pradesh as Maritime Hub
Amaravati: The government of Andhra Pradesh will formulate a maritime policy to transform the state into a maritime hub taking advantage of a long coastline. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday…
- India
Train accidents have declined by 73% in last 10 years: Ashwini
New Delhi: As a consequence of various safety measures taken by Indian Railways there has been an over 70 per cent decline in the number of train accidents during the last 10…
- Kolkata
Trump names Kolkata-born doctor-researcher to head health research powerhouse
New York: US President-Elect Donald Trump has named the Kolkata-born Jay Bhattacharya, who raised questions about Covid policies, to head the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the medical research powerhouse. Trump announced…
- Mumbai
Maharashtra’s new CM likely announced by Nov 30, says Ajit Pawar
Chhatrapati Sambhaji: NCP National President and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said on Wednesday that the MahaYuti partners will finalise decisions about the candidates for the post of chief minister and…
- Bangalore
Karnataka seer claims minorities are Indian citizens after controversy
Bengaluru: After his controversial remarks regarding the Muslims, Vokkaliga seer Kumara Chandrashekaranatha Swami said on Wednesday that Muslims are Indian citizens and do not belong to any other country. On Tuesday, Chandrashekaranatha…
- Telangana
BJP’s presence in Telangana growing rapidly: PM Modi
Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that the presence of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Telangana is growing rapidly as people are fed up with the Congress government. PM…
