- Middle East
Yemeni govt warns of disastrous consequences as Houthis target oil tankers in Red Sea
Aden: The Yemeni government has condemned recent Houthi attacks on chemical and oil tankers in the Red Sea, describing them as “systematic terrorism” that threatens environmental, economic, and humanitarian stability in the…
- Politics
J-K polls: Rahul Gandhi to begin election campaign with two rallies
Jammu: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will start the party’s J&K election campaign on Wednesday as he is scheduled to address two election rallies in the union territory. Rahul Gandhi will address…
- Middle East
Second batch of polio vaccines arrives in Gaza
Ramallah: A shipment of 350,000 polio vaccine doses arrived in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian Health Minister Majed Abu Ramadan said. This is the second batch of vaccines, which are being stored in…
- World
At least 51 killed, over 200 injured in Russian missile attack in Ukraine
Kyiv: At least 51 people were killed and more than 200 others injured in a Russian missile attack against a military educational facility in central Ukraine in one of the deadliest single…
- India
Karnataka govt notifies dengue fever as ‘epidemic disease’
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Tuesday notified dengue fever as an epidemic disease. The government has also amended the regulations of the Karnataka Epidemic Diseases Regulations, 2020. “In exercise of power conferred…
- India
Protesting junior doctors meet Kolkata Police Commissioner, demand his resignation
Kolkata: Junior doctors and medical students on Tuesday evening withdrew their demonstration from outside the Kolkata Police headquarters after a 22-member delegation representing the fraternity met Commissioner Vineet Kumar Goyal and handed…
- India
Mamata can’t hide her criminal intent behind new anti-rape Bill: Malviya
New Delhi: After the West Bengal Assembly unanimously passed the Aparajita Women and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill, 2024, with a voice vote on Tuesday, the BJP expressed its scepticism…
- News
Death toll from floods in Yemen’s Hodeidah province rises to 95
The death toll after a month of heavy rains and floods in Yemen’s Hodeidah province has risen to 95, with 34 others injured, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported on Tuesday. Dozens of houses…
- Pakistan
293 killed, 564 injured in monsoon rain-related accidents in Pakistan
Islamabad: A total of 293 people have been killed and 564 others injured in monsoon rain-triggered accidents in Pakistan in the past two months as heavy downpours continued to wreak havoc in…
- Business
Sale of smartphones worth Rs 1 lakh and above surge in India
New Delhi: With disposable incomes rising amid the premiumisation trend, the sales of luxury smartphones have surged in India in recent quarters, industry experts said on Tuesday. The smartphone shipments of Rs…
- Telangana
Encroachments caused floods in Khammam: CM Revanth Reddy
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Tuesday said that the floods in Munneru Rivulet in Khammam town were the result of encroachments. For a second consecutive day, the Chief Minister…
- Bollywood
Ananya Panday plunges into grief, mourns death of her baby Fudge
Mumbai: Actress Ananya Panday on Tuesday expressed her heartfelt condolence on the demise of her furry friend–her pet dog ‘Fudge’, and dropped unseen throwback childhood pictures. Ananya took to Instagram where she…
- India
Naqvi slams Cong on caste census issue, takes dig at Mamata’s tall claims on justice
New Delhi: BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday criticised the Congress for politicising the caste census issue, emphasising that the focus should be on addressing social concerns rather than political agendas.…
- Kashmir
J&K polls: Cong leader threatens to contest as Independent against Omar Abdullah
Srinagar: In an unexpected turn of events, the Congress district president of J&K’s Ganderbal district on Tuesday threatened to fight as an Independent candidate against National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah…
- Middle East
979 migrants intercepted off Libyan coast in past week: IOM
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that 979 migrants were intercepted and returned off the coast of Libya in the past week. “From 25 to 31 August 2024, 979 migrants were…
