- India
Former Doordarshan news reader, Sarla Maheshwari dies at 71
New Delhi: Former Doordarshan newsreader Sarla Maheshwari, one of television’s most recognised faces in the 80s and 90s who embodied a calm far removed from the clamour of televised news bulletins today,…
- India
India has 25,001 active pilots: Government tells parliament
New Delhi: India has a total of 25,001 active pilots, including 10,261 ATPL (Airlines Transport License) holders, the government told Lok Sabha on Thursday, February 12. The number of pilots who are…
- News
Leadership change not discussed with high command, patience will pay: DK Shivakumar
New Delhi: Amid speculation over a leadership change in the Congress-led Karnataka government, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday, February 12, said the matter was not discussed with the party’s top…
- World
Voting ends in crucial Bangladesh polls, counting begins
Dhaka: Bangladesh people on Thursday, February 12, voted in the crucial general elections, marred by sporadic incidents of violence, to elect a new government to replace the interim administration which took charge…
- Hyderabad
Telangana government to introduce Anganwadi units across Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Telangana government is planning to introduce mobile Anganwadi centres to provide nutritious food and other services to eligible beneficiaries in underserved slums and residential areas of Hyderabad. Official sources said…
- India
BJP calls labour Bill historic, Opposition calls it ‘anti-labour’
New Delhi: The BJP and its allies on Thursday, February 12, strongly defended the Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill terming it “historic reforms” for the welfare of labourers while the opposition described…
- India
False and incorrect: Congress accuses Sitharaman of distorting Bali WTO record
New Delhi: Congress leader Anand Sharma slammed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday for criticising India’s stand at the WTO Ministerial Conference in Bali in 2013 during the UPA rule, and accused…
- India
Rahul Gandhi wants to start civil war in India: Giriraj Singh
New Delhi: Union minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday, February 12, launched a scathing attack at Rahul Gandhi, calling him “liar and rowdy” and alleged that the Congress leader wants to start a…
- News
After 13 years, Centre revives Rs 3.6 lakh crore 114-Rafale plan
New Delhi: The defence ministry on Thursday, February 12, cleared a long-pending proposal to procure 114 Rafale fighter jets under a government-to-government framework from France, nearly 13 years after a similar acquisition…
- Photos
Bharat Bandh: Left, Congress hold protests across Telangana
Hyderabad: Congress, CPI, CPI(M) leaders and workers held protests in Hyderabad and other places in Telangana on Thursday, February 12, as part of the nationwide strike called by trade unions against the…
- Business
Sensex tumbles 558 points on sell-off in IT shares over AI disruptions
Mumbai: Benchmark BSE Sensex fell 558 points on Thursday, February 12, amid heavy selling in IT shares, as concerns over AI-led disruptions and waning hopes of a Fed rate cut after firm…
- Hyderabad
UBS opens new GCC in Hyderabad, to add 3K jobs next 2 years
Hyderabad: Swiss multinational investment bank and financial services company UBS on Wednesday announced the opening of its new global capability center (GCC), which, over the next two years, would generate 3,000 jobs…
- India
Uddhav Thackeray’s Sena corporator Syed Iqbal elected Parbhani Mayor
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator Syed Iqbal was on Thursday, February 12, elected the new Mayor of Parbhani city in central Maharashtra with Congress support, defeating his BJP rival Tirumala Khillare…
- Top Stories
Tamannaah becomes face of Mysore sandal soap amid ‘non-Kannadiga’ row
Bengaluru: Actress Tamannaah Bhatia formally took on her role as the brand ambassador of KSDL, amid objections from some persons, including a BJP MP, who questioned the rationale behind picking a non-Kannada…
- Sports
T20 WC: Sri Lanka thrash Oman by 105 runs for second consecutive win
Pallekele: Sri Lanka outclassed Oman by 105 runs to register their second successive victory in the T20 World Cup here on Thursday, February 12. In a Group B match, Oman were limited…
