- Business
EV startup Fisker to lay off 15 pc of workforce amid cash crunch
San Francisco: Electric vehicle (EV) startup Fisker is laying off at least 15 per cent of its workforce, as its current resources are “insufficient to satisfy its requirements over the next 12…
- Chennai
Stalin asks Centre to list schemes being obstructed by TN govt
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement that his government was obstructing Central government schemes in the state, asking him to list examples. “Are…
- Middle East
Guterres condemns killing of over 100 around food convoy in Gaza
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday condemned the killing of more than 100 people in incidents in northern Gaza and repeated his demands for a ceasefire, his Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric…
- World
Bangladesh: 43 killed, several injured in Dhaka building fire
Dhaka: At least 43 people were killed in a deadly fire that broke out at a six-storey commercial building on Baily Road in Dhaka late on Thursday night. Of the deceased, 33…
- Top Stories
Domestic violence case can be filed even after marriage is declared ‘void’: HC
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Thursday observed that a case of domestic violence could be filed even after a marriage is declared ‘void’. A single-judge bench of…
- Bangalore
Karnataka:’Public debate on caste census report must’, says Bommai
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai urged the state government to clarify whether the socio-economic and education survey report, commonly known as the caste census report, which was received by Chief…
- India
SP-Congress alliance jolted as AIMIM jumps into UP fray
Lucknow: In a jolt to the Congress-Samajwadi Party alliance, Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has decided to contest seven Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. The seven seats on which…
- World
Euphoria star Hunter Schafer arrested for pro-Palestine protest in US
Los Angeles: Actress Hunter Schafer, who is known for her work in the drama streaming series ‘Euphoria’, was taken into police custody for storming 30 Rock during the taping of US President…
- Top Stories
About 20-odd Indians stuck in Russia, efforts on for their early release: MEA
New Delhi: At least 20 Indians, who had gone as support staff to work with the Russian Army, are stuck in that country and efforts are on to seek their early release,…
- Top Stories
Political googly? Sharad Pawar invites Maha CM, Deputy CMs home for dinner
Pune: Apparently throwing a political googly, NCP-SP President Sharad Pawar has invited Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and both Deputy CMs, Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, to his home in Baramati in…
- India
Shahjahan’s close aid Amir Ali Gazi held by CID from Bengal-Jharkhand border
Kolkata: The sleuths of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of West Bengal Police, on Thursday, February 29, arrested Amir Ali Gazi, a close confidant of suspended Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan. Gazi…
- India
Pro-Pak slogan case: 7 interrogated & statements recorded, says Karnataka CM
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said in the Assembly on Thursday that the police have interrogated seven people and recorded their statements in connection with the case of raising of pro-Pakistan slogans…
- World
Pakistan struggling to arrange $1.8 billion for repayment of Chinese loan
Karachi: Pakistan’s foreign exchange market is tense on reports about the expected higher dollar outflows, local media reported. State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is currently burdened with arranging $1.8 billion for repayment…
- World
4.9-magnitude quake jolts Japan
Tokyo: A 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s Chiba prefecture, east of Tokyo, the weather agency said on Thursday. The temblor occurred at 6:35 p.m. local time (0935 GMT) at a depth of…
- Business
Cabinet okays Rs 75,000 crore rooftop solar scheme for 1 crore households
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana with a total outlay of Rs 75,021 crore for installing rooftop solar power units…
