- India
UP: Couple sentenced to death for sexual exploitation of 33 minor boys
Banda: In a landmark verdict, a special court in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda on Friday, February 20, sentenced a former junior engineer of the Irrigation Department and his wife to death for the…
- Delhi
Delhi court convicts 21-year-old in 2016 NDPS case
New Delhi: A court here has convicted a 21-year-old man under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act for possessing 200 grams of heroin, saying the prosecution has proved his guilt…
- India
CM Vijayan to inaugurate Akkulam-Chettuva Waterway Phase 1 on Feb 26
Thiruvananthapuram: Marking a milestone in Kerala’s inland waterways development, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the first phase of 280-km Akkulam-Chettuva Water Way at Chilakoor Beach Park in Varkala on February 26.…
- Business
India’s oil import shift signals structural energy security pivot: GlobalData
New Delhi: India’s recalibration of crude oil imports marks a structural shift from opportunistic discount buying to disciplined geopolitical risk management, according to analytics firm GlobalData. With oil accounting for roughly a…
- Kashmir
Include 50 per cent import duty on apples: Mehbooba Mufti to Modi
Srinagar: Emphasising that the interim Indo-US trade deal would take a toll on the nation’s farmers and fruit growers, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday, February 20, appealed to Prime Minister Narendra…
- Business
Govt announces seven measures to help boost exports
New Delhi: The government on Friday, February 20, announced seven measures, including credit assistance for e-commerce exporters and support for alternative trade instruments, with an aim to promote the country’s outbound shipments.…
- India
Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah mosque dispute: HC fixes Mar 12 for next hearing
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Friday fixed March 12 as the date of the next hearing on the amendment application moved by the Muslim side in the Krishna Janmabhoomi and Shahi…
- India
Raj Kundra appears before court in Bitcoin money laundering case; granted bail
Mumbai: A special court here on Friday granted bail to businessman Raj Kundra after he appeared before it in a money laundering case linked to an alleged Bitcoin scam. Special judge for…
- Business
India-US interim trade pact likely to be operationalised in April: Goyal
New Delhi: An interim trade agreement between India and the US is likely to be signed in March and operationalised in April, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday, February…
- Business
Tata Punch EV facelift launched: price range, specs and details
Mumbai: Tata Motors on Friday, February 20 launched the facelift version of the Punch EV and said it expects the latest offering to democratise the adoption of entry-level EVs, which account for…
- India
High-rise near INS Shikra: HC raps Navy over ‘lapse’, ‘intelligence failure’
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday pulled up the Navy for its “failure in intelligence” while questioning how a high-rise came up unnoticed in the vicinity of INS Shikra, the maritime…
- India
After Macron’s praise for UPI, Congress credits UPA; takes dig at PM Modi
New Delhi: A day after French President Emmanuel Macron lauded India’s UPI architecture, the Congress on Friday said its initial conception happened under the UPA government in 2012-2013 and likened Prime Minister…
- Bollywood
Furore over ‘The Kerala Story 2’: parties divided, producer says real life stories
Thiruvananthapuram: The yet to be released Hindi film “The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond” on religious conversion is at the centre of an escalating row, much like its 2023 predecessor, with Left…
- Top Stories
Shirtless Youth Congress workers protest at AI Summit, 10 detained
New Delhi: A group of Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers on Friday, February 20, staged a brief protest, where they removed their shirts at an exhibition hall of the AI Impact Summit…
- Andhra Pradesh
SC raps AP police, sets deadline in murder case against YSRCP MLC
New Delhi: Observing that the Andhra Pradesh Police is in “complete collusion” with those in power, the Supreme Court on Friday ordered that the trial against YSRCP MLC Anantha Satya Udaya Bhaskara…
