- India
Kerala CM attacks Rahul Gandhi only to appease BJP: Congress
Kochi: A day after Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan attacked Rahul Gandhi for remaining silent on the CAA, Leader of the Opposition (LoP) V. D. Satheesan on Friday said the Kerala Chief Minister…
- Bangalore
Yediyurappa refutes charges of sexual harassment
Bengaluru: Former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Friday refuted the charges of “harassing a minor girl” and said that he was ready to face any case. Reacting to the development of an…
- Business
Gadkari approves Rs 421 crore Gauripur bypass project in Assam
New Delhi: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday announced an allocation of Rs 421.15 crore has been approved for the construction of a 4-lane Gauripur Bypass along…
- Top Stories
BRS hands over Hyderabad, another Lok Sabha seat to BSP
Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has decided to leave two Lok Sabha seats in Telangana for Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) under the seat sharing agreement for the upcoming general elections. BRS…
- India
No alliance this time, AIMIM to fight 6 Maha LS seats
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: The Hyderabad-based All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) plans to contest at least six of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in the state, a top party leader said here on Friday.…
- Business
Paytm Payments Bank ban: Key changes come into effect post March 15
New Delhi: As the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) deadline to ban Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL) ends on Friday, here are key changes for millions of Paytm users and merchants that…
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Gyanesh Kumar, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu take charge as Election Commissioners
New Delhi: Newly appointed Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu took charge of the office on Friday at the ECI headquarters here. CEC Rajiv Kumar welcomed the two newly-appointed Election…
- India
Southern push: PM Modi to visit TN, Kerala and Telangana
Hyderabad: As part of the BJP’s southern push for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Telangana on Friday. He will campaign for…
- Middle East
Israel receives Hamas’ response to Gaza truce proposal
Jerusalem: Israel has reportedly received Hamas’ response to a new ceasefire deal proposal from Qatari mediators. David Barnea, chief of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, on Thursday received the written response from Qatari…
- India
Minor orphan abused by ‘kin’ for years, rescued in Lucknow
Lucknow: A 15-year-old orphan girl, gang-raped by men claiming to be her relatives, has been rescued by Child Line, a lawyer and the police, said officials here. The girl was rescued on…
- India
Newly appointed Election Commissioners to take charge today
New Delhi: Newly appointed Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu will take charge of the office on Friday. Earlier, a notification for the appointment of the two Election Commissioners was…
- Technology
India backs effort at UN to ensure AI is ‘secure, trustworthy’ & open
United Nations: India is behind an effort at the United Nations (UN) to ensure that artificial intelligence (AI) systems are “secure and trustworthy” and to keep them open and accessible to the…
- India
Govt puts seven critical minerals blocks up for E-auction
New Delhi: The Ministry of Mines launched the third tranche of E-auction for seven blocks of critical and strategic minerals on Thursday. These seven blocks pertain to critical minerals such as glauconite,…
- News
7 dead in China coal mine accident
Taiyuan: Seven miners trapped in an accident in an underground warehouse of a coal mine in north China’s Shanxi Province were confirmed dead, local authorities said on Friday. The last body was…
- World
Rishi Sunak rules out UK general election on May 2
London: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that there will not be a general election on May 2, ending months-long speculation that he would call an early election. Sunak made the…
