- World
German chemicals firm BASF to withdraw from Xinjiang after Uyghur abuse claims
London: The German chemicals producer BASF has said it will withdraw from its two joint ventures in Xinjiang, after reports about alleged human rights abuses relating to its partner company, which BASF’s…
- India
Govt blocks about 1.4L mobile handsets linked to financial frauds
New Delhi: The government said that it blocked about 1.4 lakh mobile numbers so far that were involved in cyber-crime or financial frauds. Financial Services Secretary Vivek Joshi chaired a meeting on…
- India
EPFO raises interest rate on PF deposits
New Delhi: The Central Board of Trustees of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has recommended an interest rate of 8.25 per cent on Provident Fund deposits for 2023-24. At present, the…
- Middle East
Erdogan urges unity in Islamic countries against Israel’s offensive in Gaza
Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Islamic countries to act in unity in response to the ongoing Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip. He made the remarks on Friday…
- Middle East
Egypt opens Rafah crossing since ‘1st moment’ of Gaza conflict
Cairo: The Egyptian presidency, in response to US President Joe Biden’s statement, has said that Egypt has opened the Rafah crossing to enable the flow of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip…
- India
FPI equity selling in 2024 at Rs 28,818 crores
New Delhi: Chief Investment Strategist of Geojit Financial Services V K Vijayakumar on Saturday said that the FPI investment trend of selling in equity and buying in debt witnessed in January is…
- World
Indian-origin executive dies after assault outside US restaurant
New York: A 41-year-old Indian-origin tech executive has died in the US, days after he was assaulted outside a restaurant in Washington, according to media reports. Vivek Taneja, president and co-founder of…
- Telangana
Telangana Cabinet approves vote-on-account Budget
Hyderabad: Telangana Cabinet has approved the vote-on-account Budget for 2024-25 to be presented by Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka in Assembly later in the day. The Cabinet meeting…
- India
Parliament set to take up discussion on Ram Temple today
New Delhi: In what is going to be a golden chapter in the history of Parliamentary proceedings, both Houses of the Parliament — Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha — will on Saturday…
- Politics
Amit Shah to visit Karnataka today
Bengaluru: Home Minister Amit Shah will arrive in Karnataka on Saturday and will participate in a meeting on the upcoming Lok Sabha polls with the party leaders. The visit holds significance as…
- News
Meta will no longer recommend political content to users on Insta, Threads
New Delhi: Meta (formerly Facebook) has said that it will not proactively suggest political content to users by default on Instagram and Threads. Instagram boss Adam Mosseri announced the change in a…
- Middle East
US, UK launch 2 more airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen
Sanaa: The US-British coalition has launched two airstrikes on Houthi sites in Yemen’s northern province of Saada, the media reported. The strikes targetted the area of al-Kutaynat in the northern border district…
- Middle East
Palestinian death toll in Gaza nears 28,000: Ministry
Gaza: The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has risen to 27,947, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. In a press statement, the Ministry said on Friday that…
- Middle East
Palestinian Presidency condemns Israel’s military plans in Rafah ‘safe zone’
Ramallah: The Palestinian Presidency has condemned a statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding plans to start a military operation in the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip. Earlier,…
- India
PM Modi to launch BJP LS polls with mega rally of tribals in MP
Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch BJP’s campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from tribal-dominated Jhabua in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday by addressing a rally. PM Modi will begin the…
