- India
Breaking free from digital dominance of West: Case for Indian-owned messaging platform
New Delhi: In an article written by Rebecca Kern published in Politico in 2024, it was alleged that WhatsApp had been operating for over eight months worldwide without explicit election-disinformation policies. While…
- India
13 girls sexually abused at fake NCC camp in TN school, principal & teachers arrested
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Police on Monday said that 11 people, including the principal and two teachers of a private school in Krishnagiri district, have been arrested in connection with the sexual…
- India
Headline numbers of India’s economy are strong: Gita Gopinath
New Delhi: The overall headline numbers of India’s economy are strong, reflecting a large amount of public investment which has been a critical factor driving growth, according to IMF Deputy Managing Director…
- India
Adani Portfolio clocks 50 pc surge in net profit Q1
Ahmedabad: Led by emerging businesses, including solar and wind manufacturing as well as airports and roads, the Adani Portfolio’s net profit soared 50.1 per cent to Rs 10,279 crore (year-on-year) in the…
- Telangana
RS bypoll: Abhishek Manu Singhvi files nomination from Telangana
Hyderabad: Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Monday filed nomination for the by-election to Rajya Sabha from Telangana. Accompanied by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, Ministers Uttam Kumar Reddy,…
- Bollywood
‘Got a problem?’ Big B opens up on working at 81
Mumbai: Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan, who was recently seen as Ashwatthama in Nag Ashwin’s ‘Kalki 2898 AD’, has finally responded to people’s query about him working at the age of 81. On…
- Bangalore
19 fall ill in Bengaluru hostel after insecticide spray, FIR lodged
Bengaluru: Karnataka Police on Monday lodged an FIR against the hostel management staff for negligently spraying rodent repellent on the premises resulting in the hospitalisation of 19 students in Bengaluru. The incident…
- Stock Market
Sensex trades higher on positive global cues
Mumbai: Indian equity benchmarks opened in the green on Monday, following positive sentiments in global markets. At 9:40 a.m., Sensex was up 200 points or 0.25 per cent at 80,636 and Nifty…
- Telangana
Telangana Police nab Kerala bank manager on the run
Kozhikode: An alert Telangana Police has nabbed a former Vadakara branch manager of Bank of Maharashtra, who was on the run after a major fraud was detected. The former manager will soon…
- Middle East
Spike in child malnutrition across Yemen’s gov’t-controlled areas: UN
Aden: A comprehensive report released on Sunday by the United Nations (UN) unveiled a severe escalation in acute malnutrition rates among children under five in areas controlled by the internationally-recognized government of…
- Middle East
Hamas criticises new Gaza ceasefire proposal as favouring Netanyahu’s conditions
Gaza: Hamas has criticised the new ceasefire proposal for Gaza, presented in Doha last week, as catering to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s conditions, particularly his refusal to agree to a permanent…
- India
Kolkata doctor had multiple injuries, all inflicted before death
Kolkata: The post-mortem report of the woman doctor of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata, who was raped and murdered on August 9, has suggested that the body had…
- Middle East
EAM Jaishankar interacts with Indian community in Kuwait
Kuwait City: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar, who paid an official visit to Kuwait on Sunday, met prominent members of the Indian community there as well as representatives of various professional…
- World
Blinken in Tel Aviv as ceasefire talks hits roadblock
Tel Aviv: The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet Israel President Issac Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday. He arrived here late Sunday night…
- Kashmir
After 52 days & over five lakh pilgrims, Amarnath Yatra concludes today
Srinagar: After it continued smoothly and peacefully during the last 52 days with nearly five lakh Yatris having ‘darshan’ inside the cave shrine, the annual Amarnath Yatra will conclude on Monday. ‘Chhari…
