- Middle East
Iraq, Saudi Arabia discuss repercussions of drone attack on US base in Jordan
Baghdad: Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein held a phone talk with his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud to follow up on regional repercussions of a deadly drone attack on a…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Youth arrested after garlanding of Tipu Sultan statue with slippers
Raichur: Karnataka police have arrested an accused in connection with the case of garlanding Tupu Sultan’s statue with slippers in Raichur district, police said on Friday. The accused is identified as 23-year-old…
- Middle East
Israel releases 114 Palestinians arrested in Gaza ground operation
Gaza: The Israeli army has released 114 Palestinians through the Kerem Shalom crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, who were arrested during the ground operation, the media reported. A Palestinian security source…
- India
Rape case against Chinmayanand withdrawn
Shahjahanpur: A special MP/ MLA court in Shahjahanpur has acquitted former Union Minister of State Chinmayanand in a 2011 rape case, observing that it did not find enough evidence against the accused…
- India
IIT-BHU student found hanging in hostel room
Varanasi: A student of IIT (BHU) in Varanasi has been found hanging in his hostel room. Final-year B.Arch (architecture) student Utkarsh Raj, 23, was reportedly suffering from depression and undergoing counselling sessions.…
- India
Hindu side announces schedule of five ‘aartis’ in Gyanvapi complex
Varanasi: Even as the legal battle over the Hindu religious ceremonies being performed at the Gyanvapi mosque-Shringar Gauri complex after a Varanasi court allowed worship at the disputed site intensifies, the Hindu…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh gets Rs 9,138 crore for railways, Telangana Rs 5,071 crore
Amaravati: The Centre has allocated Rs 9,138 crore for Andhra Pradesh and Rs 5,071 crore for Telangana for railways in the interim Union Budget, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday. Addressing…
- India
Lalu Prasad Yadav slams Centre for harassing Hemant Soren
Patna: A day after Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren was arrested by the ED and quit his post, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Thursday came in support of him, alleging the BJP-led…
- India
‘Bharat is a mindset, an approach’, says Jaishankar
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has said Bharat is a mindset which encapsulates all the changes that have been taking place in the country over the last few years. He…
- World
Indian-American doc found not guilty of masturbating next to minor on plane
New York: A 33-year-old Indian-American doctor accused of masturbating next to a 14-year-old girl on a plane has been found not guilty following a three-day trial in Boston federal court. Sudipta Mohanty,…
- Photos
Photos: President Murmu at Amrit Udyan in Delhi
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu during the Udyan Utsav-I, in New Delhi, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Under the Udyan Utsav-I, Amrit Udyan will remain open for public from February 2 to March…
- India
Gyanvapi case: Muslim side files plea in Allahabad HC against puja in basement
Varanasi: The Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, which manages Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, has moved the Allahabad High Court challenging the Varanasi district court’s order which allowed Hindus to perform prayers in the…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Congress questions ‘use’ of sending Sitharaman to RS from state
Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister for RDPR, IT and BT, Priyank Kharge asked BJP leaders on Thursday what was the use of electing Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman from the state to the Rajya…
- India
People queue up to buy land in Ayodhya after Ram temple opening
Ayodhya: After the inauguration of Ram temple in Ayodhya last months, people – both Indians and NRIs – are now queuing up to buy property in the city that has come to…
- India
Govt to form committee to address fast population growth: Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that the government will form a high-powered committee for an extensive consideration of the challenges arising from fast population growth and demographic changes.…
