- Science
Head and neck cancers on the rise in India, youth at key risk: Experts
New Delhi: India is witnessing a significant increase in the incidence of head and neck cancers, with projections estimating 2.1 million new cancer cases by 2040, healthcare experts said on Saturday. On…
- India
Bengaluru hostel murder case: Accused arrested from Madhya Pradesh
Bengaluru: Karnataka police have nabbed the killer in the sensational murder case of a 24-year-old woman reported from Bengaluru in a PG hostel in the upscale Koramangala locality.The special teams, which had…
- Mumbai
2 trapped, 2 hurt in Navi Mumbai building collapse; 50 escape narrowly
Navi Mumbai: Two persons were feared trapped while two others were rescued and 50 people managed to rush to safety when a multi-storey building collapsed in Belapur, Navi Mumbai, in the wee…
- World
EU transfers 1.5 bn euros of frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine
Brussels: The European Union (EU) has announced that it has transferred 1.5 billion euros ($1.62 billion) worth of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine. The diversion of funds was made possible after…
- Kashmir
Kupwara encounter: Soldier killed, captain among 4 injured as Army foils BAT attack
New Delhi: An Army personnel was killed and four others, including a captain, were injured as the Indian Army on Saturday foiled an attack by Pakistan’s Border Action Team (BAT) in Kamakari…
- News
Odisha CM announces 10 per cent reservation for Agniveers
Bhubaneswar: In a significant development, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday announced 10 per cent reservation for Agniveers of his state. Speaking to mediapersons at Lokseva Bhawan before leaving for…
- India
Bengaluru: Tension at railway station over consignment of meat
Bengaluru: Tension prevailed at the Bengaluru City Railway Station when a consignment of meat weighing about three tonnes loaded in about 150 cartons reached here from Jaipur in a train on Friday…
- India
Crucial Muslim Leadership Summit to be held in Mumbai on July 27
Mumbai: Against the backdrop of the demands for Muslim quotas in education and jobs, the community’s leading intelligentsia and lawmakers will hold a meeting in Mumbai on July 27 to discuss the…
- Middle East
2 Hezbollah members killed in Israeli airstrike in Lebanon
Beirut: Two Hezbollah members were killed on Friday in an Israeli strike on a Lebanese village in southern Lebanon, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua. The sources, who spoke anonymously, said that an…
- India
PM Modi, EAM hail selection of Charaideo Maidams to Unesco World Heritage list
New Delhi: Calling it as a matter of “immense joy and pride” for India, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said that the selection of Assam’s Charaideo Maidams to Unesco World Heritage list…
- Middle East
AP man stuck in Saudi Arabia returns after minister’s intervention
Amaravati: A man from Andhra Pradesh, who was stuck in Saudi Arabia, returned home on Friday following intervention by state Human Resource Development and IT Minister Nara Lokesh. Sarella Veerendra Kumar, who…
- Business
Indigo’s net profit drops 11.7 pc to Rs 2,728 cr in Q1, revenue up 17.3 pc
Mumbai: Leading low-cost airline Indigo on Friday reported net profit at Rs 2,728 crore for the April-June quarter — a drop of 11.7 per cent from Rs 3,090.6 crore in the same…
- World
Barack, Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris for US President
Washington: Former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in her bid for the presidential race on Friday. “Earlier this week, Michelle and I called…
- World
Study reveals human impact on increased rain variability over a century
Beijing: A new study has provided evidence showing that human activities have made global rainfall more volatile over the past century. Published on Friday in the journal Science, the study was conducted…
- India
Leading Indian IT firms look to hire 90,000 freshers in FY25
New Delhi: Robust IT sector earnings in the April-June quarter means that jobs are back and the country’s top tech companies are looking to hire close to 90,000 freshers in the current…
