- India
Joint Parliamentary Committee invites suggestions on Waqf Bill
New Delhi: The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), formed to discuss the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024, has invited suggestions from the public and experts on the Bill. In the first meeting of the…
- India
PM Modi in Maharashtra today for Vadhvan Port, Global Fintech Fest events
Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he looks forward to his visit to Mumbai and Palghar in Maharashtra on Friday for a series of engagements, including laying the foundation stone for…
- World
US election: ‘Boring, rambled incoherently’, Trump on Kamala
New Delhi: Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump on Friday slammed his rival Kamala Harris over her first major interview since her entry into the election after Joe Biden’s…
- Stock Market
Sensex trades higher after opening at new all-time high
Mumbai: Indian equity indices were trading higher after opening at a fresh record high on Friday, following positive cues from Asian peers. At 9:37 a.m., Sensex was up 221 points or 0.27…
- India
Crashed Shivaji statue’s structural consultant nabbed in Kolhapur
Kolhapur: In a breakthrough, Kolhapur Police tracked and nabbed Chetan Patil, the structural consultant of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj bronze statue which crashed in the Rajkot Fort in Malvan, Sindhudurg, officials said…
- World
Kamala Harris defends policy reversals
Washington: US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has said her “values have not changed” as she has altered her position on key issues that could determine her elections, such…
- Business
Blinkit rival Zepto raises $340 mn at $5 bn valuation
Mumbai: Quick e-commerce platform Zepto on Friday said it has secured $340 million in a follow-on financing round, taking the company’s valuation to $5 billion after its previous fundraise in June. General…
- Middle East
Hezbollah claims suicide drone attack on Israeli military site
Beirut: Hezbollah has claimed that it had launched a suicide drone attack on the headquarters of the 210th Golan Division of the Israeli army, achieving a “direct” hit. “In response to the…
- India
Moody’s ups India’s GDP growth forecast for 2024
New Delhi: New York-based Moody’s Ratings on Thursday raised its forecast for India’s GDP growth for 2024 to 7.2 per cent from 6.8 per cent as projected earlier on the back of…
- Middle East
Israel, Hamas agree to pauses for polio vaccinations in Gaza: WHO
United Nations: Israel and Hamas have agreed to three separate, zoned three-day pauses in fighting in the Gaza Strip for the polio vaccination campaign, a World Health Organization (WHO) official has said.…
- Bangalore
Justice has prevailed for me, says Shivakumar as HC quashes CBI, BJP leader’s petitions
Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Thursday welcomed the Karnataka High Court dismissing the petitions filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal in the…
- India
ED attaches Rs 834 cr assets in money laundering case against Bhupinder Hooda, others
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth Rs 834 crore located in 20 villages across Gurugram and Delhi in a money laundering case involving former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder…
- Andhra Pradesh
Two Rajya Sabha members of YSRCP quit, to join TDP
Amaravati: In a big shock to the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), its MPs Mopidevi Venkataramana and Beeda Mastan Rao on Thursday resigned from the Rajya Sabha. The MPs met Vice President and…
- Andhra Pradesh
Chandrababu Naidu wants Amaravati to be AI city
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, on Thursday, directed officials to formulate plans to develop Amaravati as the city of Artificial Intelligence (AI). He directed the officials to design the…
- India
Lawyer files police complaint against Mamata over her ‘if you burn…’ warning
New Delhi: A lawyer practising in the Supreme Court has filed a complaint with Delhi Police against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her ‘provocative’ remarks wherein she reportedly warned that…
