- India
India urges BIMSTEC nations to speed up talks on Free Trade Agreement
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said that BIMSTEC members should re-examine the priorities of member nations with regard to trade negotiations so that the delayed Free Trade…
- India
India hiring sees 11 pc surge in July
Bengaluru: Hiring activity in India saw an 11 per cent yearly increase in July compared to the same period last year, with retail and telecom jobs taking the lead, according to a…
- Bangalore
Yediyurappa should retire from public life for being charged in POCSO case: Siddaramaiah
Mysuru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said that former Chief Minister and BJP Parliamentary Board Member, BS Yediyurappa should retire from public life after being charged in a Protection of Children…
- Telangana
KTR urges Centre, Telangana to ‘rescue’ handloom sector
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao on Wednesday urged the governments at the Centre and in Telangana to continue the welfare scheme for weavers and “rescue the…
- India
‘Atishi to hoist Tricolour on August 15’, Delhi CM writes to L-G
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday wrote to Lieutenant Governor (L-G) V.K. Saxena, informing him that Education Minister Atishi Marlena will hoist the flag in his place on August…
- India
Sadhguru calls for ensuring safety of Hindus in violence-hit Bangladesh
New Delhi: Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, the spiritual leaders and founder of the Isha Foundation, said on Wednesday that atrocities are being perpetrated against Hindus in violence-torn Bangladesh and called for swift action…
- Business
Credit card spendings via UPI platform touch new high
Mumbai: The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platform, a flagship of the Indian Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) which has gone global, has added another feather to its cap. According to Dilip Asbe, Managing…
- India
Wayanad disaster toll reaches 413, search for missing 152 continues
Wayanad: The death toll in the devastating landslides in Kerala’s Wayanad has reached 413, with 152 people still missing even as the rescue operations entered the ninth day. The over 1,000-strong rescue…
- World
Paris Olympics, Medal Tally: USA extend lead on top, India on 63rd
Paris: The USA extended its lead over China to remain on top of the Paris Olympics medal tally, entering Day 12 of the competition with 24 gold, 31 silver and many as…
- India
Congress gives adjournment notice in LS to discuss caste-based census
New Delhi: Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Wednesday gave an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha to discuss the issue of the caste-based census. “I hereby give notice of my intention…
- Business
Take measures to curb bulk communications using voice calls: Centre
New Delhi: The government has warned access service providers and their delivery telemarketers to come forward and take effective measures to curb bulk communications and spam using voice calls. The Telecom Regulatory…
- Pakistan
Pakistani man charged in elaborate assassination plot against Trump
New York: A Pakistani citizen has been charged in an elaborate plot that reads like a spy thriller to assassinate Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. US Attorney General Merrick Garland, who announced…
- World
Video shows Kamala Harris calling Tim Walz asking him to be her running mate
Washington: US Vice-President (V-P) Kamala Harris on Wednesday posted a video of the moment that she called Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to inform him that he was her choice as her running…
- World
Paris Olympics: Indian hockey suffers 2-3 defeat to Germany in semis
Paris: The Indian men’s hockey team played its heart out but went down 2-3 to World Champion Germany in the second semifinal at the Paris Olympic Games here on Tuesday, the players…
- Middle East
Hamas names Gaza chief Yahya Sinwar as new political bureau chief
Tehran: Palestinian group Hamas on Tuesday announced that its Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar will be its new political leader, replacing the assassinated Ismail Haniyeh, reports said. The announcement came a week after…
