- India
Centre’s meeting on safety of healthcare workers underway
New Delhi: The Central government’s meeting to discuss measures for ensuring the safety of healthcare workers across the country was underway in the national capital on Wednesday. This meeting, conducted via video…
- India
RG Kar case: CBI tracks Sandip Ghosh’s phone calls
Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing the rape and murder of a woman doctor at state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital is now tracking the mobile phone calls made…
- Middle East
Yemen: 25 killed in deadly flash floods
Sanaa: At least 25 people were killed after flash floods hit Yemen’s region of Al-Mahwit, a local health source reported on Wednesday. The flash floods in Al-Mahwit, triggered by over 24 hours…
- Hyderabad
Colleges run by BRS MLA get notices for alleged constructions on lake
Hyderabad: Continuing the crackdown on unauthorised constructions, authorities in Greater Hyderabad on Wednesday issued notices to colleges owned by Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA Marri Rajasekhar Reddy. Revenue officials issued notices to…
- World
Apple’s global revenues to cross USD 400 billion for 1st time: Report
New Delhi: Driven by growth in both hardware and services segments, Apple’s global revenues are expected to cross the $400-billion mark for the first time in 2024, a report said on Wednesday.…
- Stock Market
Sensex trades flat on global negative global cues
Mumbai: India equity indices were trading flat following negative global cues from Asian peers. At 9.40 a.m., Sensex was down 45 points or 0.05 per cent at 81,667 and Nifty was down…
- Middle East
Israel-Hamas indirect peace talks in Doha today
Tel Aviv: The ongoing indirect peace talks will continue on Wednesday in Doha, confirmed the office of the Israel Prime Minister but gave no details on the members of the delegation. According…
- India
MP: Namibian Cheetah dies at Kuno National Park
Bhopal: India’s ambitious ‘Project Cheetah’ received yet another setback on Tuesday as one more feline Pawan died at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, the forest official said. Pawan (Indian name)…
- Business
Over 53 crore Jan Dhan accounts opened in last 10 years: FM Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday that a total of 53.13 crore Jan Dhan accounts for the poor have been opened in the last 10 years with deposits worth…
- India
SC to hear pleas challenging cancellation of OBC certificates in Bengal on Sept 2
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday fixed September 2 for hearing a batch of petitions challenging the Calcutta High Court ruling cancelling all the Other Backward Class (OBC) certificates issued in…
- Bangalore
Karnataka court orders to shift actor Darshan to Bellary prison
Bengaluru: The 24th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) court on Tuesday ordered to shift jailed Kannada superstar Darshan, an accused in the kidnap and murder case, from the Bengaluru Central Prison to…
- India
Out on parole, rape convict Asaram taken to Pune for ayurveda treatment
Jodhpur: Self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, who is serving life sentence in Jophpur Central Jail following his conviction in a rape case, left for Pune for medical treatment on Tuesday after being granted…
- Business
Zee, Sony end all disputes, $10 bn merger deal scrapped amicably
Mumbai: ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEE), and Culver Max Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (CMEPL) operating as Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI), together with its group company Bangla Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (BEPL), have arrived…
- India
‘Welcome any probe’: Actor Mukesh denies former actress’ allegations
Thiruvananthapuram: A day after former actress Minu Muneer levelled grave allegations of sexual harassment against him, actor-turned-CPI-M legislator Mukesh on Tuesday denied the charges and welcomed a probe into them. Mukesh, who…
- India
Caste census is RJD’s long-standing demand: Tejashwi Yadav
Patna: Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Monday said that the demand for a caste-based census has long been a long-standing demand of RJD. He claimed that the idea was…