- World
9 more cases filed against Sheikh Hasina, her aides in Bangladesh
Dhaka: At least nine more complaints were filed on Tuesday against deposed former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her aides, taking the number of cases against her to 31, including 26 on…
- India
Govt had to cancel lateral entry recruitment because Oppn is strong: Kharge
Mumbai: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said the Union government had to cancel the latest lateral entry recruitment due to resistance by a strong opposition. Speaking at an event in Mumbai…
- India
Student stabbed at college in Karnataka
Puttur: A college student in Puttur town allegedly stabbed his college mate and injured her in the hand on Tuesday. The girl was rushed to the government hospital. Upon receiving the report,…
- India
No limit to hypocrisy: Ramesh takes jibe at ministers over lateral-entry move remarks
New Delhi: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh took a jibe at some Union ministers on Tuesday, saying those who were blaming former prime minister Manmohan Singh over the lateral-entry issue have suddenly been…
- India
July salary not paid to staff due to SC order, says Byju’s Raveendran
New Delhi: Edtech firm Think and Learn, which owns Byju’s brand, has not paid the July salary to employees as the company was unable to access its accounts due to a temporary…
- India
Sexual assault of 4-yr-old girls: Protesters in Badlapur storm school building
Mumbai: Thousands of protesters on Tuesday blocked railway tracks at Badlapur station in Thane district and stormed a local school building after the alleged sexual assault of two four-year-old girls by the…
- India
Serum Institute says working to develop Monkeypox vaccine
New Delhi: Serum Institute of India on Tuesday said it is currently working to develop a vaccine for Monkeypox, with positive outcomes expected in a year’s time. The World Health Organisation on…
- Kashmir
Cong’s doors open for pre-poll alliance in J-K, says state unit chief
Jammu: Newly-appointed Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq Hameed Karra on Tuesday said the doors of his party are open for pre-poll alliance in the Union territory with parties opposing BJP’s policies…
- India
Gold prices witness sharpest gain in one month by Rs 1400
New Delhi: Gold prices saw the sharpest gain in the past month and rallied by Rs 1,400 to touch Rs 74,150 per 10 grams in the local market on Tuesday, amid strong…
- India
Maha sexual abuse case: Parents made to wait for 11 hrs, claims Oppn
Mumbai: Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra assembly Vijay Wadettiwar on Tuesday alleged that the parents of a girl who was sexually abused at a school in Badlapur were made to sit…
- World
Hindus in Pakistan celebrate Raksha Bandhan, Rakhi tied to Bilawal Bhutto
Peshawar: The Hindu community in Pakistan, especially those in the north-western city of Peshawar and the southern city of Karachi celebrated the Raksha Bandhan festival with enthusiasm even as a Hindu Senator…
- Hyderabad
Ikea piloting same-day delivery service in Hyderabad
New Delhi: Swedish furniture retailer Ikea said on Tuesday, August 20, that it is piloting same-day delivery in Hyderabad and has plans to scale it up across all its markets in the coming…
- India
Mayawati slams Centre, UP govt over unemployment, ‘growing’ inequality
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Tuesday slammed both the central and Uttar Pradesh governments over “lack of employment” as she raised concern over the “growing divide between the rich and…
- India
West Bengal govt seeks SC stay on HC verdict striking down OBC status of several castes
New Delhi: The West Bengal government on Tuesday sought an urgent hearing by the Supreme Court of its appeal against the Calcutta High Court verdict striking down the OBC status of several…
- India
Regulatory failures can cause damage to investor confidence: Congress amid SEBI row
New Delhi: Amid row over Hindenburg’s allegations against Sebi chief Madhabi Buch, the Congress on Tuesday said regulatory failures and conflicts of interest may be brazened out briefly but they can cause…
