- India
Karnataka: Man alleges illegal detention, torture by Bengaluru cops
Bengaluru: A complaint has been lodged against the Karnataka Police for the alleged illegal detention and torture of a man. Venkat, a resident of Konanakunte locality in Bengaluru, has filed the complaint…
- India
Three held for playing obscene song outside Lucknow temple
Lucknow: Three persons have been arrested on Tuesday for allegedly playing obscene songs to celebrate the Ayodhya Pran Pratishtha ceremony, outside a temple in the Narhi area of Hazratganj here. The police…
- Middle East
US strikes ‘Iranian-backed’ militia targets in Iraq
Washington: US forces have conducted strikes against facilities used by an “Iranian-backed” militia group in Iraq, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) has said. CENTCOM said in a post on X that the…
- Middle East
Turkey approves Sweden’s bid to join NATO
Ankara: Turkish lawmakers have approved a long-delayed bill on Sweden’s bid to become the 32nd member of NATO. The Turkish Parliament on Tuesday voted on the bill after a debate in the…
- Middle East
Houthis ask UN staff from US, UK to leave Yemen in one month
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi group has reportedly asked UN workers from the US and the UK to leave the areas under its control in a month. An official, who spoke on condition of…
- Middle East
Israel-Hamas war: Mediatory talks on for a 2-month-long ceasefire to release hostages
Tel Aviv: Hectic parleys are on in Doha, Cairo and Washington for a two-month-long ceasefire between Israel and Hamas for release of hostages. Arab and Qatari media have reported that the Hamas…
- World
5.3-magnitude quake hits Indonesia
Jakarta: A 5.3 magnitude quake jolted Indonesia’s Tual city on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said. The temblor that hit the region at 01:29:46 GMT was epicentred at 6.16 degrees south latitude…
- India
11 arrested for waving saffron flag in UP mosque
Agra: Eleven people were arrested for allegedly waving saffron flag in a mosque in Billochpura under Tajganj police station of Agra in Uttar Pradesh. The arrests were made on Tuesday after a…
- World
Trump projected to win New Hampshire Republican primary
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump has been projected by multiple media outlets on Tuesday night to have defeated former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley in the New Hampshire…
- World
Oxford University ends ties with TCS: Report
London: The University of Oxford has terminated its partnership with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) following a detailed analysis of technical problems experienced by students taking online admission tests in 2023, according to…
- Politics
Case filed against Rahul Gandhi, other Congress leaders: Assam CM
Guwahati: A case has been filed in Assam against Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, K.C. Venugopal, Kanhaiya Kumar and others on charges of violence, provocation and damage to public property, Chief Minister Himanta…
- Middle East
UN chief warns of spillover of war in Gaza
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned of the spillover risks of the war in Gaza. War and misery in Gaza are fueling turmoil far beyond, he told a high-level open…
- India
Goa Congress burns effigy of Assam CM over attack on Rahul Gandhi’s Yatra
Panaji: Congress leaders and supporters in Goa on Tuesday protested against the alleged violent attacks on the ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ in Assam and condemned Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who…
- India
Badal slams Kejriwal, Mann for rejection of Bhullar’s plea for premature release
Bathinda: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President, Sukhbir Badal on Tuesday said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann had committed a heinous crime against humanity by rejecting the…
- India
Coal scam: Delhi court allows Naveen Jindal to go abroad for 20 days
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday granted permission to Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal, who is accused in three cases related to alleged irregularities in the allocation of coal blocks,…
