- World
Nearly 1 million Afghan refugees return home in eight months
Kabul: A total of 970,000 Afghan refugees have returned to their motherland from Iran, Pakistan and Turkey in the past eight months. “Among them, about 88,000 are from Pakistan, around 5,000 from…
- Middle East
Three powerful explosions rock Syrian capital
Damascus: Three explosions were heard in Syria’s capital Damascus on Sunday, in what are believed to be Israeli airstrikes targeting abandoned military bases, according to local media reports. The explosions, rocking the…
- India
J-K: Four of family die from food poisoning in Rajouri
Jammu: Four members of a family, including three minors, died of food poisoning on Sunday, December 8, in Badhal Gorla village of the Budhal area in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.…
- India
UPI provided credit access to poor, fuelled growth: Study
New Delhi: India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has succeeded in increasing financial inclusion and promoting equitable economic growth and access to formal credit for the first time, by enabling underserved groups, according…
- India
India issues travel advisory amid escalating tensions in Syria
New Delhi: India on Friday, December 8, issued an advisory urging all its citizens to avoid travelling to Syria in the wake of the violence and unrest in the Middle Eastern country. …
- Bollywood
Alia Bhatt trades her swanky drive for a quick autorickshaw ride
Mumbai: Bollywood star Alia Bhatt, who was recently seen in the theatrical movie ‘Jigra’, ditched her swanky car, and took a quick ride as she sat in an autorickshaw. The actress was…
- India
Gurugram Traffic Police issue Rs 2.41 crore fine for not using seat belt
Gurugram: In a major crackdown against traffic violators, the Gurugram traffic police, during a special campaign, issued a Rs 2.41 crore fine against 24,000 drivers for not using seat belts while driving,…
- India
BJP questions Rahul Gandhi’s leadership
New Delhi: Amid growing discontent within the INDIA bloc, BJP national spokesperson Nalin Kohli on Sunday highlighted concerns over the leadership of Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, suggesting…
- India
Farmers stopped at Punjab-Haryana border, teargas shells fired
Chandigarh: Tension prevailed at the Shambhu border, the entry point to Haryana from Punjab, on Sunday as the batch of 101 protesting farmers was stopped and not allowed to move ahead to…
- Telangana
Revanth Reddy claims record in farm loan waiver, job creation in first year
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said on Sunday that during the first year in power, the Congress government in the state set a record in farm loan waiver, crop bonus,…
- India
India to become USD 30 trillion-economy by 2047: Union minister
Jamshedpur: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has asserted that India will become a USD 30 trillion-economy by 2047. Delivering a lecture at the concluding function of XLRI-School of Management’s year-long platinum jubilee…
- India
Youth arrested for raping 5-year old girl in Bengal’s Murshidabad
Kolkata: A youth was arrested on the charges of raping a five-year-old girl in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district. The accused was caught red-handed by the victim’s father and his neighbours in a…
- Middle East
Israel deploys forces in Golan buffer zone amid ‘fall’ of Assad regime in Syria
Tel Aviv: Israel has deployed its forces in new positions within the buffer zone along the Israel-Syria border in the Golan Heights on Sunday following the”fall” of the Assad regime in Syria.…
- India
India-US workshop to assess current 6G status in India
New Delhi: India has kicked off its 6G research journey and a collaboration with the US can further advance use cases around the new technology, according to experts. Towards this goal, IIT…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh: Four killed as car rams into tree
Amaravati: The joy of buying a new car turned into gloom within a month for a family as the vehicle met with an accident on Sunday, killing four members and injuring four…
