- Middle East
Smriti Irani in Jeddah on two-day visit
Jeddah: Minority Affairs Minister Smriti Irani on Sunday arrived here on a two-day visit to attend the Haj conference and sign the Haj Agreement 2024 between India and Saudi Arabia. Irani was…
- India
CM Shinde dubs Uddhav Thackeray as ‘anti-development’
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday criticised Shiv Sena (UBT) head and former CM Uddhav Thackeray saying he is “anti-development”. He (Thackeray) was sitting at home for two-and-a-half years and…
- Sports
David Warner expresses coaching ambition in future
Sydney: Batting great David Warner has expressed his ambition to take up coaching in future, while also predicting that sledging will be gone from the sport within the next decade as players…
- India
Rani becomes first transgender to enter electoral politics fray in Bangladesh: Report
Dhaka: Anowara Islam Rani, a young transgender from Bangladesh’s northern region has emerged as the first candidate of her gender to enter electoral politics, a symbol of resilience and change in the…
- World
UK Oppn raises questions over Akshata Murty’s liquidated firm
London: The UK’s Opposition Labour Party has got into campaigning mode for an expected general election later this year, with advertisements claiming British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is giving the British public…
- India
Banner with Savitribai Phule’s image torn in Thane; case registered
Thane: A case has been registered against five persons for allegedly tearing a banner having the image of social reformer Savitribai Phule in Maharashtra’s Thane district and abusing a woman who questioned…
- World
Rajnath Singh’s UK visit 1st by Indian Defence minister in 22 years
London: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is set to embark upon a three-day visit to the UK from Monday, seen as significant to the bilateral partnership in the sphere of defence and security…
- India
Congress sets up election committees for 8 states
New Delhi: The Congress has set up election committees for several states, including Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Chhattisgarh and Himachal Pradesh, besides a political affairs committee for Madhya Pradesh. The move comes…
- World
Bangladesh goes to poll amid boycott by main Opposition BNP
Dhaka: Bangladeshis on Sunday began voting in the general elections expected to be won by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the absence of the main Opposition BNP which is boycotting it. Voting…
- Telangana
Telangana: Kidnapped private firm employee rescued
Hyderabad: A private company employee who was kidnapped here was rescued, police said on Saturday. The employee, who was standing at Khajaguda in the city, was taken away in a car, they…
- India
Decision on seat sharing in INDIA bloc will be made after Surya Uttarayan: Akhilesh
Ballia: Commenting on the seat sharing in the INDIA bloc, SP president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said here that a decision will be made as soon…
- News
Dhanbad- Chandrapura passenger train to restart services after 7 yrs
Dhanbad: The Dhanbad-Chandrapura passenger train will be up and running on the tracks again from January 10 after nearly seven years, an official said on Saturday. Amresh Kumar, senior divisional commercial manager…
- News
AP: CEC, ECs to review preparations for LS polls on 8 January
New Delhi: The chief election commissioner and the two election commissioners will visit Andhra Pradesh on January 8 to conduct a review of the state’s preparedness for the Lok Sabha polls, due…
- India
AIUDF chief asks Muslims not to travel during Ram Temple consecration ceremony
Guwahati: AIUDF chief and MP Badruddin Ajmal on Saturday asked Muslims to avoid travel during the period coinciding with the Ram Temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya later this month to avoid “any…
- India
Meeting of BJP morchas discusses Lok Sabha poll strategy
New Delhi: A meeting of top office bearers of the BJP’s morchas was held on Saturday to review implementation of the party’s strategy for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Held at the…
