- Business
People queue up at RBI offices to exchange Rs 2,000 notes
New Delhi: With banks stopping accepting Rs 2,000 notes, people have started queuing up at 19 Reserve Bank of India offices to exchange the high denomination currency, which was withdrawan from circulation.…
- Pakistan
Ex-Pak PM Nawaz Sharif performs Umrah in Saudi Arabia
Islamabad: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif performed the Umrah pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia and is expected to meet top leaders before his scheduled return to Pakistan on October 21, ending a four-year…
- Business
No restriction on laptop imports; we are only monitoring: Commerce Secretary
New Delhi: India will not impose the licensing requirement on imports of laptops and computers but will only monitor their inbound shipments, a top government official said. The remarks assume significance as…
- India
Shiv Sena row: SC says Maha speaker cannot defeat orders of apex court
New Delhi: The delay in deciding the disqualification petitions against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Shiv Sena MLAs loyal to him Friday came under strict scrutiny by the Supreme Court which came…
- Middle East
Police detain protesters trying to stage sit-in at Jantar Mantar in support of Palestine
New Delhi: Police on Friday detained members of different organisations who were trying to demonstrate in support of Palestine at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. There was no permission for the protest, police…
- Sports
Babar Azam speaks on India-Pakistan match, recalls Hyderabad reception
Ahmedabad: Babar Azam does not believe that the outcome of the much-anticipated India-Pakistan clash in World Cup on Saturday will have an impact on his captaincy. The captains of both teams feel…
- Sports
T20 cricket is all set to feature in 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles
Mumbai: Cricket is set to feature in the 2028 Olympics as the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Executive Board on Friday approved the proposal of Los Angeles Games organisers to include the sport…
- India
MP: Man beheads sister over interfaith live-in relationship, held
Agar Malwa: A man allegedly beheaded his 24-year-old sister with a sword for being in a relationship with a man from another community in Madhya Pradesh’s Agar Malwa district, police said on…
- Andhra Pradesh
Won’t arrest TDP chief Naidu in FiberNet case till Oct 18: AP police to SC
New Delhi: The Andhra Pradesh police Friday told the Supreme Court they will not arrest TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu in the FiberNet case till October 18 due to the pendency of…
- India
Female labour force participation rate improved to 37 percent in 2023: WCD
New Delhi: The female labour force participation rate in the country has improved by 4.2 percentage points to 37 per cent in 2023, the government said on Friday. According to the data…
- India
CBI arrests ‘mastermind’ behind two missing Manipuri students
New Delhi: The CBI has arrested from Pune a 22-year-old man suspected to be the mastermind behind the case of two missing Manipuri students who were believed to have been killed, officials…
- India
Delivery of justice to 1984 anti-Sikh riots victims started only after 2014: Amit Shah
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said justice to the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots started being delivered only after the Narendra Modi government assumed office in 2014.…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: Lokesh alleges ‘immediate threat’ to Naidu’s life in jail
Amaravati: TDP general secretary Nara Lokesh on Friday alleged there is an ‘undeniable and immediate threat’ to his father and TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu’s life in jail, citing health reasons and…
- India
Congress appoints vice presidents, general secretaries in its Andhra Pradesh unit
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday appointed 29 vice presidents and 64 general secretaries in its Andhra Pradesh unit. It also appointed new district presidents in Andhra Pradesh to strengthen the organisation…
- India
Bengal govt providing all help to those returning from Israel: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that her government is providing help to people from the state who are returning home from war-torn Israel. Banerjee said she has…
