- Andhra Pradesh
Congress urges Jagan govt to beef up Sharmila’s security
Amaravati: Congress has urged the Andhra Pradesh government to beef up security of its state unit chief Y. S. Sharmila. All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge Manickam Tagore has requested Chief Minister…
- Middle East
Israel’s PM calls for closure of UN Palestinian refugee agency
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for the closure of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), amid allegations of some UNRWA employees’ involvement in the…
- Middle East
Lebanon blocks 900 Syrians’ illegal entry in January
Beirut: The Lebanese army has said in a statement that it foiled the attempt by around 900 Syrian nationals to enter Lebanon through illegal land crossings in January. According to the statement…
- Hyderabad
Comprehensive plan for traffic management in Greater Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has asked officials to prepare a comprehensive plan for traffic management in Greater Hyderabad. At a review meeting, the Chief Minister suggested to the police…
- Middle East
UN chief calls for urgent steps to de-escalate situation in Gaza
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urgently appealed for measures to reduce tensions in Gaza and its neighbouring regions. “I call for urgent steps to de-escalate the situation and spare the…
- India
Ex-MLAs, MPs no longer ‘VIPs’ in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has issued a clarification regarding the categorisation of ‘Very Important Persons’ (VIPs) for the purpose of forwarding complaints against public servants. Former MLAs, MPs and many other…
- India
Interim Union Budget 2024: FM reaches Rashtrapati Bhawan
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reached Rashtrapati Bhawan to call on President Droupadi Murmu before presenting the interim Union Budget for 2024 in Lok Sabha. The FM will also attend…
- India
Puja begins in Gyanvapi basement after court orders
Varanasi: More than 30 years after worship was banned in the basement of the Gyanvapi complex, barricading was removed at around midnight, within nine hours of the court’s order, and puja-aarti was…
- World
US Fed keeps interest rate unchanged
Washington: The US Federal Reserve Bank has kept the interest rate unchanged for the fourth consecutive time after its customary two-day meeting, saying the “economic outlook is uncertain” despite the economy was…
- World
Halting funds to UN Palestinian refugee agency will be catastrophic: WHO
Geneva: The head of the WHO has warned that cutting funds to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) would have “catastrophic consequences” for…
- Top Stories
Delhi airport: 100 flights delayed, 5 diverted due to bad weather on Wed
New Delhi: Flight operations were significantly impacted at the Delhi airport on Wednesday as around 100 flights were delayed, at least five were diverted and many were cancelled due to bad weather.…
- India
IYC, NSUI slam BJP over UGC’s ‘attempt to de-reserve’ posts for SC & ST
Panaji: The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) and the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) have criticised the alleged attempt of the University Grants Commission (UGC) to ‘de-reserve’ the posts of SC, ST…
- India
India, Oman ink MoU for collaboration in defence sector
New Delhi: India and Oman on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) pertaining to procurement of defence material and equipment which would provide a framework for a new area of defence collaboration.…
- India
Earlier it was my wife, now it’s my daughter, my hands are clean: Vijayan
Thiruvananthapuram: Breaking his silence on the affairs of his daughter’s IT firm Exalogic, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told the Kerala Assembly on Wednesday that his hands were clean. “Before it was against…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP to rope in Geneva-based education body to train govt school teachers
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to have Geneva-based educational organisation International Baccalaureate (IB) as partner for training the teachers of government schools and staff of the education department in handling…
