- India
Congress claims Gujarat govt helping Adani Ports ‘secure monopoly’, says JPC essential
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday reiterated its demand for a joint parliamentary committee into the Adani issue and alleged that the Gujarat government was helping Adani Ports to “secure a monopoly”…
- India
Manish Sisodia’s ‘padyatra’ postponed
New Delhi: The AAP on Wednesday postponed senior leader Manish Sisodia’s ‘padyatra’ to August 16 following a Delhi Police advice against holding it on the eve of Independence Day due to security…
- India
1,037 police medals for central and state forces announced on I-Day eve
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday announced service medals for 1,037 police personnel of various central and state forces on the eve of Independence Day. According to a Union Home Ministry statement,…
- India
CBI team to investigate doctor murder case reaches Kolkata
Kolkata: A team of senior CBI officers reached Kolkata on Wednesday morning to investigate the alleged rape and murder of a woman doctor at a state-run hospital in West Bengal, sources at…
- Business
Rupee rises 7 paise to 83.90 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai: The Indian rupee appreciated 7 paise to 83.90 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday, as the American currency retreated from its elevated levels. Forex traders said the US…
- India
Air India flight suffers bird-hit at Goa airport, take-off aborted
Panaji: An Air India flight, which was about to depart from the Dabolim airport in Goa for Mumbai, had to abort its take-off due to a bird-hit on Wednesday morning, an official…
- India
Every confidence we’ll be able to work with whoever wins US election: Jaishankar
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said India has “every confidence” that it will be able to work with the next President of the United States, whoever occupies the…
- Pakistan
Arrest of former ISI chief Faiz Hameed is an ‘internal issue’ of Pak military: Khan
Islamabad: Pakistan’s jailed former premier on Tuesday termed the arrest of former ISI chief Faiz Hameed as an “internal issue” of the military and said that the army’s action against the former…
- India
India, US ink ‘landmark’ MoU on MSMEs
New Delhi: India and the US on Tuesday signed a “landmark” agreement that provides a framework for both sides to explore cooperation in the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector. External…
- India
Wayanad landslides linked to 10 pc heavier rainfall due to climate change: Study
New Delhi: The deadly landslides in Kerala’s ecologically fragile Wayanad district were triggered by a heavy burst of rainfall, made 10 per cent heavier by climate change, according to a new rapid…
- India
Doctors decide to call off strike over Kolkata medic rape-murder: FORDA
New Delhi: The Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association (FORDA) on Tuesday said it was calling off its strike over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata as the Union…
- India
India carries out maiden flight test of long-range glide bomb ‘Gaurav’
New Delhi: India has carried out a “successful” maiden flight test of long-range glide bomb (LRGB) Gaurav from a Su-30 MK-I fighter jet of the Indian Air Force. During the flight test,…
- India
SC to hear Arvind Kejriwal’s pleas on Aug 14 against arrest by CBI
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on August 14 Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea against the Delhi High Court order upholding his arrest by the CBI in a corruption…
- India
Collector transferred as he followed law on Bijamandal controversy: Owaisi
Bhopal: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday alleged that the collector of Vidisha district in Madhya Pradesh was transferred because he followed the law while…
- World
In her 1st public statement since ouster, Sheikh Hasina demands ‘justice’
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday demanded “justice”, saying those involved in recent “terror acts”, killings and vandalism must be investigated, identified and punished. In her first public statement…
