- India
India lost 200 elephants in train accidents in 10 years: Wildlife SOS
Mumbai: Ahead of World Elephant Day on August 12, the Wildlife SOS said that India lost at least 200 elephants in train collisions between 201-2020, or on average, 20 pachyderms run or…
- India
3 killed in Manipur gun fight between militants and village volunteers
Imphal: In a fresh incident of violence, at least three persons died in a clash between two armed groups at Molnoi in Manipur’s Tengoupal district on Friday, officials said. A police official…
- Andhra Pradesh
Setback to YSR Congress Party as former Deputy Andhra CM quits
Amaravati: In a setback to the opposition YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), key leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas resigned from party posts on Friday. Krishna Srinivas, who is…
- India
SC rejects plea to postpone NEET-PG, cites impact on 2 lakh careers
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking directions to the National Board of Examinations (NBE) to reschedule the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-PG 2024, which is scheduled…
- Business
Mutual funds have earned trust of Indian investors amid robust regulations: SEBI
New Delhi: As the financial landscape in India witnesses a significant shift, the mutual fund ecosystem has played a crucial role in this transformation, stepping up remarkably to earn the trust of…
- Business
Indian bond market issuances cross $105 billion in FY24, $25 billion new equity issued
Mumbai: Debt issuances and corporate bond issuances exceeded $105 billion in the last financial year (FY24) and new equity issuances was about $25 billion, underlining the depth of Indian bond markets, Pramod…
- World
Russia declares federal emergency in Kursk region
Moscow: Russia has declared a state of emergency in the Kursk region due to the tense situation there, Ministry of Emergencies said on Friday. On August 9, an extraordinary meeting of the…
- India
Video: Jaya Bachchan questions Speaker Dhankar’s ‘tone’, leaves him fuming
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha proceedings on Friday witnessed a heated face-off between House Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan. The verbal altercation saw Jaya Bachchan taking umbrage at…
- World
Ready to work with interim govt in Bangladesh, says China
Dhaka: Citing that friendship between China and Bangladesh runs “long and deep,” Beijing said on Friday that it “stands ready” to work with the newly formed interim government in Bangladesh to promote bilateral…
- India
Underground sounds heard in parts of Wayanad, Kozhikode and Palakkad
Thiruvananthapuram: Even as the people of Wayanad are slowly recovering from the devastating July 30 landslides that left 413 people dead and 152 still missing, there was tension and fear in certain…
- India
Will names not reveal religion: SC stays hijab ban by Mumbai college
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday passed an interim order staying the instruction passed by a Mumbai college banning sporting of hijab, veil, stole, cap, etc. on the academic campus. Posting…
- Business
Daily online grocery demand slows down, FMCG sales growth drops: Report
New Delhi: As stocks of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies keep growing, the sector growth has slowed down due to less packaged food consumption among the Indians and slowdown in daily online…
- Business
Paramount Global to cut 15 per cent of US workforce
Los Angeles: Media conglomerate Paramount Global announced that it will cut 15 per cent of its US-based workforce, or about 2,000 jobs, as part of a broader cost-cutting plan. The cuts will…
- India
Oppn building narrative on Waqf amendment: Union Minister Giriraj Singh
New Delhi: Union Minister of Textiles, Giriraj Singh on Friday slammed the Opposition parties for raising objections to the amendments proposed in the Waqf Bill. Giriraj Singh said that the Opposition should…
- Telangana
Telangana will become ‘the future state’, says CM Revanth Reddy
Hyderabad: With game-changing projects like the AI city, Net Zero Future City, and the massive reimagining of Hyderabad, Telangana will deserve the sobriquet of “The Future State,” said Chief Minister A. Revanth…
