- Middle East
Israel on alert for Hezbollah retaliation over pager attacks
Jerusalem: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) was braced for a response after Hezbollah accused Israel of being behind a wave of exploding pagers that killed at least nine and injured thousands. Lieutenant…
- News
Lebanon pager explosions ‘an extremely concerning escalation’: UN
United Nations: The United Nations has said that pager explosions that killed nine people and wounded 2,800 across Lebanon on Tuesday marked “an extremely concerning escalation” nearly one year into the Gaza…
- World
‘Not involved’, says US after pager explosions strikes Lebanon
Washington: The US was “not involved” in the series of pager explosions in Lebanon and was “not aware” of any attack in advance, said a State Department spokesperson “The US was not…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra CM announces compensation for flood victims
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday announced compensation for those who suffered losses due to the recent heavy rains and floods. He told a news conference that the…
- Middle East
9 dead, 2,800 injured in pager blasts in Lebanon, Hezbollah blames Israel
Beirut: At least nine people were killed and 2,800 others, including Hezbollah fighters and medics were injured on Tuesday when the pagers they use to communicate exploded across Lebanon, security sources and…
- Middle East
Gaza publishes identities of 34,344 Palestinians killed in war with Israel
Ramallah: Gaza’s Health Ministry has identified 34,344 Palestinians killed by Israeli attacks in the territory, publishing a list of names, age, gender and ID numbers that cover more than 80 per cent…
- India
Donald Trump to meet PM Modi next week
Washington/New Delhi: US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said at a campaign event that he will meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week, media reports said. Trump announced the meeting…
- India
Karnataka govt to request Centre for Rs 5000 cr annual grant for Karnataka region
Kalaburagi: The Karnataka Cabinet held in Kalaburagi on Tuesday decided to request the Union government for a Rs 5,000 annual grant for the development of the Kalyan Karnataka region. Speaking at a…
- India
Special langar to be organised at Ajmer Sharif Dargah on PM Modi’s birthday
Ajmer: To celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 74th birthday in a special and unique way, a pure vegetarian langar will be organised at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah. It is being said that…
- Telangana
BRS stages protests over installation of Rajiv Gandhi statue
Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Tuesday staged protests over the installation of the statue of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in front of the state Secretariat by making milk offerings…
- India
SC says CBI status report on Kolkata rape-murder case ‘disturbing’
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it was disturbed by the findings given in a status report filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the rape and murder…
- India
Amanatullah Khan moves Delhi HC challenging his arrest by ED
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan has petitioned the Delhi High Court challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case linked to…
- Business
India sees 5.35% growth in exports at $328.86 billion in April-August
New Delhi: India’s total exports during the April-August period are estimated at $328.86 billion, registering a positive growth of 5.35 per cent, data by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry showed on…
- Middle East
Indian clerics condemn Khamenei’s remarks on minorities, advised to look at ‘own record’
Several leading Indian Islamic clerics, diplomats and politicians have severely condemned the remarks made by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the “suffering” of Muslims in Gaza, Myanmar, and India. India…
- India
Odisha: PM Modi launches women empowerment scheme ‘SUBHADRA’
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched ‘SUBHADRA’, the flagship scheme of the newly elected BJP government in Odisha, during a special programme held at Janata Maidan in Bhubaneswar here. This…
