- India
Open court hearing sought in SC on review pleas filed against same-sex marriage ruling
New Delhi: The petitioners demanding marriage equality rights have sought an open court hearing of the review petitions filed against the Supreme Court Constitution Bench’s ruling refusing to grant any legal recognition…
- Bangalore
Tribal welfare board scam: Misuse of funds by officers: Shivakumar
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday admitted that the misuse and misappropriation of funds in the tribal welfare board had taken place. Speaking to reporters here, Shivakumar said, “It…
- India
Aim to make India third-largest economy in my third term: PM Modi
Moscow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that during his third term, his governmentaims to make India the third-largest economy. Addressing an Indian community event in Moscow, he said it was…
- India
LoP Rahul Gandhi reaches Raebareli, meets party leaders
Raebareli: Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, reached his parliamentary constituency Raebareli for a day-long visit on Tuesday. This is the first visit of the Congress MP…
- India
Number of new jobs more than doubles in 2023-24: RBI data
New Delhi: As many as 46.6 million new jobs were created in the Indian economy during 2023-24, according to the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India. The total number…
- Entertainment
Bhuvan Bam takes legal action against person advertising a false product
Mumbai: YouTube sensation and actor Bhuvan Bam has alerted his fans about a fake video of him being circulated on social media. The video falsely represents Bhuvan urging people to invest in…
- Stock Market
Stock markets open on a high, auto & pharma shares lead
Mumbai: The benchmark indices opened on a high on Tuesday, with Sensex crossing the 80,000 mark again led by auto and pharma stocks, gaining over 200 points in morning trade. The NSE…
- India
Army fires at Pakistani drone in J&K’s Poonch
Jammu: Alert soldiers fired at a Pakistani drone near the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K’s Poonch district. The incident happened on Monday evening. Officials said that the drone hovered over the…
- Middle East
Iraq retrieves 181 smuggled antiquities
Baghdad: Iraq’s Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Antiquities has announced the successful repatriation of 181 smuggled artifacts from the US and other countries. The recovered items include a bronze figurine and eight…
- India
State legislature competent to make amendments in criminal law: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday welcomed the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to appoint a committee to suggest state-specific amendments to the three new criminal laws and asserted that criminal…
- Middle East
Israel’s Shin Bet chief visits Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks
Jerusalem: An Israeli delegation, headed by Shin Bet security service chief Ronen Bar, spoke in Cairo on a ceasefire deal with Hamas, the media reported. State-owned Kan TV reported on Monday that…
- Middle East
Palestinian official warns of weak health capabilities in Gaza hospitals
Gaza: The health capabilities in the hospitals of the Gaza Strip are weak, and the fuel shortage is a major crisis for the health sector, a Palestinian medical official warned. Munir al-Bursh,…
- World
UNSC to meet on Russian attack on Ukraine children’s hospital
United Nations: Security Council is scheduled to take up on Tuesday Russia’s bombing of a children’s hospital in Ukraine that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned as “particularly shocking”. Ukraine’s largest children’s health…
- World
Russia to release Indians fighting in Ukraine war
New Delhi/Moscow: Russia has decided to release and facilitate the return of all Indians fighting for the Russian army in Ukraine, a breakthrough achieved after Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised the issue…
- India
ECI team reviews Assembly poll preparations in Maharashtra
Mumbai: A team of the Election Commission of India on Monday reviewed the preparations for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections with the state Chief Electoral Officer S. Chockalingam, the Municipal Commissioners of…
