- Business
Blue Planet receives $35 mn IFU funding to boost key operations in India
New Delhi: Blue Planet Environmental Solutions, a sustainable waste management company with operations in India, South-East Asia and the UK, on Monday said it has received $35 million investment from The Investment…
- Pakistan
Pakistan concerned over ‘generous’ supply of weapons to India
Islamabad: Pakistan has expressed serious concerns over what it termed as “generous” supply of conventional weapons to “one state” in South Asia in an obvious reference to India, insisting that it was…
- Kerala
Protesters in Wayanad demand killing of man-eating tiger
Thiruvananthapuram: Protests broke out in Wayanad on Monday as a large number of people demanded that a man-eating tiger caught in a cage put up by the forest department, be shot dead.…
- Middle East
UN Security Council anticipates key vote on Gaza aid access
United Nations: The UN Security Council is gearing up for a crucial vote, possibly on Monday, on a draft resolution calling for the facilitation of aid access to the war-torn Gaza Strip…
- Bollywood
With past predictions proven true, Bharat Mehra says ‘Dunki’ to soar past Rs 1K cr
Mumbai: Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan is poised to continue his winning streak with his upcoming release, ‘Dunki’, directed by the acclaimed Rajkumar Hirani. Following the resounding success of ‘Jawan’ and ‘Pathaan’…
- Middle East
At least 110 people killed in Israeli strikes in northern Gaza
Tel Aviv: At least 110 people, including women and children, were killed and 100 others injured in Israeli airstrikes in northern Gaza’s Jabaliya region, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Monday. According…
- Hyderabad
Woman gang-raped in Hyderabad, 5 arrested
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Police have arrested five persons on the charges of gangraping a woman in Secunderabad. According to police, the crime was committed on December 7 in Tarnaka under the limits of…
- India
Delhi HC refuses to entertain PIL for urgent implementation of Women’s Reservation Bill
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) urging to urgently implement the Women’s Reservation Bill, 2023, ensuring 33 per cent reservation for women…
- India
ASI submits survey report on Gyanvapi mosque, court reserves verdict
Varanasi: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Monday, December 18, submitted a 1,500-page survey report on the Gyanvapi mosque at a Varanasi court in a sealed cover. The report was submitted…
- World
Egypt monitoring Red Sea tension as ships avoid Suez Canal
Cairo: Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority (SCA) announced it was closely monitoring the impacts of military tensions in the Red Sea, following major carriers taking alternative routes due to safety concerns. SCA Chairman…
- India
How Taj Mahal was saved from environmental pollution
Agra: Tourists who visit the 17th century monument of love, the Taj Mahal in Agra, rarely fail to ask if the world heritage monument has finally become safe from the dangers of…
- India
Kerala Guv walks through crowded famed ‘Sweet Street’ in Kozhikode
Thiruvananthapuram: Making his intentions clear that he cannot be cowed down by the threats of the SFI- the student wing of the CPI-M, Kerala Governor on Monday reached the famed and crowded…
- India
Elderly, people having Covid symptoms must wear masks: Karnataka minister
Kodagu: After Covid-19 sub-variant was detected in a woman in neighbouring Kerala, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Monday said that people who are having Covid symptoms, co-morbidities and above 60…
- India
Jairam takes swipe at PM Modi, Shah’s media interviews over Parliament security breach
New Delhi: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for giving media interviews over the December 13 Parliament security…
- Andhra Pradesh
Naidu, Pawan Kalyan discuss joint strategy for 2024 Andhra Assembly polls
Hyderabad: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo N. Chandrababu Naidu and Jana Sena Party (JSP) leader Pawan Kalyan discussed a joint strategy for the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections. Naidu met Pawan Kalyan…
