- India
Tharoor moves SC for quashing of defamation case filed over’scorpion’ remark
New Delhi: Congress parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor has moved the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court’s refusal to quash a defamation case filed against him over his “scorpion sitting on a Shivling”…
- India
EAM Jaishankar shares insights on key global issues with Gulf Councilmembers in Riyadh
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held a series of bilateral meetings with the Foreign Ministers from GCC member countries at the sidelines of the First India–Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting…
- Middle East
Syria strongly condemns deadly Israeli airstrikes on central province
Syria on Monday strongly condemned the overnight Israeli airstrikes on military sites in Hama, which have killed 16, including four civilians, and injured 36 others, six of whom remained in critical condition.…
- Middle East
Death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Syrian military sites rises to 18
The death toll from the Israeli airstrikes on military sites in the city of Masyaf in Syria’s Hama has risen to 18, including four civilians, according to updated reports. The Syrian Observatory…
- Technology
iPhone production in India to reach 25 pc of global shipments by 2025: Jefferies
New Delhi: Buoyed by the ‘Make in India’ initiative and the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, iPhone production in India has gone up from less than 1 per cent in 2017 to 10…
- India
Kolkata police chief came to me several times to quit, did not accept resignation: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that Kolkata’s Commissioner of Police, Vineet Kumar Goyal, had come to her several times to put in his papers in the wake…
- India
Dengue cases surge in Bihar, 55 reported in last 24 hours
Patna: Dengue cases in Bihar are rising rapidly with 55 new cases being reported in the past 24 hours, said officials here on Monday. Of these, 27 have been identified in Patna.…
- India
India’s defence export projected to grow at 18 pc by 2030: Report
New Delhi: India’s defence export is estimated to grow at 18 per cent CAGR (compound annual growth rate) from FY24-FY30, driven by the ‘Make in India’ initiative and thrust on local manufacturing.…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru court extends judicial custody of Darshan & other accused till September 12
Bengaluru: A court here on Monday extended till September 12 the judicial custody of Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa along with his friend Pavithra Gowda and others, who are accused in the Renukaswamy…
- India
Giriraj Singh slams Rahul Gandhi for his remark on ‘BJP, RSS idea of women’
New Delhi: Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh on Monday hit out at Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi over his controversial remark about the BJP and RSS idea of women. Rahul…
- India
Pawan Khera backs LoP Rahul Gandhi’s criticism of RSS’ ideology
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera on Monday rallied behind Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi’s statement regarding the RSS, during his visit to the US. During…
- Telangana
BRS hails Telangana HC order on disqualification pleas
Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) welcomed the Telangana High Court order on Monday directing the Assembly Speaker to act on the petitions seeking disqualification of defected MLAs. BRS leader and former…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra floods affect 10 lakh people, damaged crops over 5 lakh acres
Vijayawada: Heavy rains and floods that battered parts of south coastal Andhra Pradesh last week affected over 10 lakh people, destroyed agriculture crops of over 5 lakh acres, and damaged 4,222 km…
- India
Kolkata rape-murder case: SC expresses concern over absence of document for autopsy
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday voiced concern over the absence of a key document that was needed for the postmortem of the medic raped and murdered at the RG Kar…
- Middle East
Saudi GDP down 0.3 per cent year-on-year in Q2: Report
Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday a 0.3-per cent year-on-year decrease in real gross domestic product (GDP) for the second quarter of 2024, mainly due to an 8.9-per cent year-on-year drop in oil…
