- World
China tightens precautions at ports as global mpox cases increase
Beijing: Chinese customs authorities have announced tighter surveillance measures at ports of entry to prevent the import of the mpox virus, following a rise in global cases. People coming from countries and…
- India
Vandalism at RG Kar Hospital: Calcutta HC raises serious questions on police’s role
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday raised questions on the role of Kolkata Police in relation to the ransacking of the emergency department of state-run RG Kar Medical College & Hospital.…
- Bollywood
Priyanka Chopra wishes ‘coolest cat in town’ Joe Jonas happy birthday
Mumbai: Indian actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas wished her brother-in-law, Joe Jonas, whom she referred to as the “coolest cat in town,” on his 35th birthday. Priyanka took to her Instagram stories, where…
- Telangana
KTR expresses regrets over comments on women
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao on Friday expressed regret over certain comments made by him, which were considered derogatory towards women traveling in RTC buses. The…
- Bollywood
Sukesh Chandrashekhar gifts yacht to Jacqueline Fernandez, pic viral
Mumbai: Alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, who is lodged in a Delhi jail, has gifted a yacht to actress Jacqueline Fernandez on her birthday. The yacht has been named after the actress. This…
- Kashmir
ECI likely to announce poll schedule today, J&K awaits celebration of democracy
Srinagar: As the Election Commission of India (ECI) is expected to announce the schedule for the J&K Assembly elections on Friday, the uncertainty finally may be over regarding the restoration of the…
- World
Sweden reports 1st case of more infectious mpox variant outside Africa
Helsinki: Swedish health authorities have confirmed that they have identified the first case of the more infectious Clade I variant of mpox in the country. The Public Health Agency of Sweden said…
- Middle East
Palestinian death toll in Gaza exceeds 40,000 as peace talks renew
Gaza: The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has surpassed 40,000, at a time when the Gaza ceasefire talks were set to resume in Qatar. During…
- Telangana
Congress cheated farmers in the name of crop loan waiver, says BRS
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao on Thursday accused the Congress government in Telangana of deceiving and defrauding farmers under the guise of a Rs 2 lakh loan…
- World
Trump says he is ‘entitled’ to personal attacks on Harris
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump on Thursday insisted he is “entitled” to launch personal attacks on his Democratic rival for the White House, saying he was “angry with her” and, besides,…
- World
US ties with India remains one of great importance: Pentagon
Washington: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin is set to host his Indian counterpart, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, at the Pentagon on August 23. “The relationship with India remains one of great importance.…
- World
Dhaka to decide whether to seek Hasina’s extradition
Dhaka: As cases rise against her, including murder accusations, Bangladesh will decide whether to ask India to extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who resigned and fled to New Delhi last week,…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu re-launches ‘Anna’ Canteens
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday re-launched ‘Anna’ Canteens and said their main aim is that the poor should not go hungry. Inaugurating Anna Canteen at Gudivada, he…
- India
‘Not keen to contest Maha Assembly polls’, Ajit Pawar’s remark sparks buzz
Pune: A buzz was sparked in the political corridors of Maharashtra after NCP president and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said that he has contested elections 7 to 8 times, and therefore,…
- Kolkata
RG Kar hospital ransacked; chances of evidence tampering worries CBI
Kolkata: The vandalism at the emergency department of the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata, where a woman doctor was brutally raped and murdered, has caused worry to the…
