- India
Mandatory Aadhaar info in forms: SC won’t initiate contempt proceedings against ECI
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to initiate contempt action against officials of the Election Commission of India (ECI) for not modifying the forms which compel the voter to mandatorily…
- Pakistan
Pakistan stock market sinks as uncertainty surrounds election results
Karachi: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) opened the day on a negative note as the benchmark KSE-100 index plunged over 2,000 points on Friday as uncertainty surrounded election 2024 results, local media…
- India
Man held for faking UPSC aspiration to marry cop
Lucknow: A woman constable has filed an FIR against her husband for cheating and abuse after she found that he had lied about his UPSC aspirant status to woo her for marriage…
- India
5 of a family from Telangana killed as SUV plunges into river in Maharashtra
Nanded: At least five persons from Telangana were killed and six others injured when their Scorpio SUV plunged from a bridge into a local river near Moghali village of the district early…
- Business
Google joins global coalition to bring transparency to digital content in AI era
New Delhi: The Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA), a global standards body advancing transparency online through certifying the provenance of digital content, on Friday announced that Google has joined as…
- India
SC adjourns hearing on CBI’s plea against interim bail to Chanda Kochhar
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned till February 12 the hearing on the CBI’s petition challenging interim bail granted by the Bombay High Court to former ICICI Bank chief Chanda…
- India
VHP men held in Karnataka for assaulting Muslim youth over ‘Love Jihad’ allegations
Chikkamagaluru: Karnataka police arrested seven VHP activists on Friday for assaulting a Muslim youth over allegations of ‘Love jihad’ in Chikkamagaluru District. The assault on the youth had taken place in Alduru…
- Kashmir
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq put under house arrest in J&K’s Srinagar
Srinagar: Anjuman Auqaf, the management of historic Jamia Masjid in J&K’s Srinagar city, said on Friday that senior separatist leader, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has been put under house arrest by the authorities.…
- Telangana
BRS MLCs demand apology from Telangana CM
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) members in Telangana Legislative Council demanded that Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy apologise for his remarks about MLCs. The BRS MLCs staged a protest in the house…
- Pakistan
PTI claims lead on 150 plus seats; asks Nawaz to ‘accept defeat’
Islamabad: As the counting of votes for the national elections is underway, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Friday claimed to have leads on over 150 seats, and asked PML(N) supremo Nawaz Sharif to “accept…
- Stock Market
Small and mid-cap stocks come under selling pressure
New Delhi: Small and mid-cap indices slumped on Friday in a broad based selling while the bluechip Sensex was flat. PSU stocks were also down across the board as the broader market…
- Hyderabad
Watch: Why did BRS legislators arrive in auto rickshaws to attend budget session?
Hyderabad: Legislators of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) arrived in autorickshaws to attend the Budget session of the state legislature on Friday. Members of the Assembly and Council belonging to the main opposition…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Hindu organisations protest against Hanuman flag removal
Bengaluru: Condemning the removal of the Hanuman flag by the authorities, the Hindu organisations are observing a protest in Karnataka on Friday. The authorities have also beefed up security in Mandya district.…
- India
No eggs with noon-meal for tribal children in TN’s Krishnagiri, probe begins
Chennai: Krishnagiri district collector (DC) in Tamil Nadu will conduct an inquiry into the alleged lack of eggs in the noon-meal scheme of a tribal school in the district. There have been…
- Technology
Deepfakes: EU prepares 1st guidelines for digital platforms ahead of election
London: The European Union has asked digital platforms like Facebook, Google, TikTok and X (Twitter) to give feedback on first-ever draft guidelines to maintain integrity of elections. The draft guidelines include recommendations…
