- News
BRICS could have its own parliament in the future: Putin
St Petersburg: The BRICS could establish their own parliament in the future, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. “Thus far, BRICS does not have its own institutionalised parliamentary structure. But I…
- India
3 held for making Dalit minor drink urine in UP
Shravasti: Three youth have been arrested on Thursday for forcing a Dalit minor to drink urine two days ago in Uttar Pradesh’s Shravasti district, the police said. The victim, who is 15…
- India
AIMPLB may challenge SC verdict on maintenance to Muslim divorced women
Lucknow: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) is preparing to challenge a recent Supreme Court ruling that mandates the payment of maintenance to Muslim divorcee women beyond the period of…
- India
Rajasthan: SpiceJet crew member booked for slapping CISF ASI
Jaipur: An airline crew member slapped Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) ASI at Jaipur airport. Officials said that the crew member after reaching the airport tried to enter without checking. The ASI,…
- Middle East
Israel’s Defence minister calls for state inquiry over Hamas’s Oct 7 attack
Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has called for the establishment of a national inquiry committee into Hamas’s October 7 attack, which will also probe the conduct of the government, military, and…
- Andhra Pradesh
Vizag to be transformed into Fintech hub: Chandrababu Naidu
Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said that Visakhapatnam will be transformed into a Fintech hub. He also assured industrialists that the state government would provide them with…
- World
Kremlin says NATO expansion into Ukraine ‘unacceptable threat’
Moscow: The expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) into Ukraine is an “unacceptable threat” to Russia’s security, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday. Peskov’s remarks came following a joint declaration…
- Middle East
Qatar: Indian tourists will soon be able to make UPI QR payments
New Delhi: NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), the international arm of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), on Thursday signed an agreement with QNB, the largest financial institution in the Middle…
- India
CBI obtains 10 days’ remand of NEET paper leak accused Rocky
Patna: One of the masterminds of the NEET question paper leak case, Rakesh Ranjan alias Rocky was produced in the CBI Court in Patna on Thursday which gave the central agency his…
- Kashmir
Family says senior Kashmiri advocate arrested by police without warrant
Srinagar: The family of a senior J&K High Court advocate, Nazir Ahmad Ronga said that the police arrested him in the wee hours of Thursday morning. Taking to X-post microblogging website, Umair…
- Business
Musk’s X banned over 1.9 lakh accounts for policy violations in India
New Delhi: Elon Musk-run X Corp has banned 194,053 accounts in India between May 26 and June 25, mostly for promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity. The microblogging platform, going through…
- Business
Centre picks 7 homegrown startups to build next-gen tech for aerospace, defence sectors
New Delhi: The government on Thursday awarded seven new projects to startups under the Technology Development Fund scheme for various requirements of the Armed Forces and aerospace and defence sectors. The move…
- Business
Demat accounts surge to 162 mn in June, NSE active clients reach 44.2 mn
New Delhi: The number of demat accounts increased to 162 million in June, jumping 4.2 million (month-on-month), a report showed on Thursday. In the current fiscal, the average monthly demat accounts addition…
- Business
Homegrown Indkal to manufacture Acer-branded smartphones in India
New Delhi: Homegrown Indkal Technologies on Thursday announced its foray into the smartphone market under a trademark licencing agreement with the Taiwanese electronics company Acer, in which it will design, manufacture and…
- Bollywood
Alia Bhatt starts shooting for ‘Alpha’, trained for four months to play super agent
Mumbai: Actress Alia Bhatt has commenced shooting for the spy universe film ‘Alpha’ after undergoing a rigorous four-month training regimen to portray a super agent. A picture of the actress is doing…
