- India
SC raps CBI for not appearing in plea for probe into ‘irregularities’ by Indiabulls
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the CBI for not appearing in a matter against Indiabulls Housing Finance Limited (IHFL), now known as Sammaan Capital Limited, for allegedly disbursing…
- World
Face smashed, stripped, Indian man assaulted in racist attack in Ireland
London: An Indian man in his 40s was hospitalised following what has been dubbed “mindless, racist violence” in a suburb of the Irish capital of Dublin, with the Indian Ambassador to Ireland…
- Andhra Pradesh
TTD inaugurates advanced lab to test food quality, ghee in-house
Tirupati: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) chairman BR Naidu on Tuesday inaugurated a food quality testing laboratory in Tirumala, which will test ghee and prasadam, officials said. The chairman noted that samples, which…
- India
Political parties deployed 1.5L booth agents for SIR in Bihar but oppose it in SC: ECI
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has claimed all major political parties were “involved” in Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and deployed over 1.5 lakh booth level agents to reach…
- World
Dhaka plane crash death toll rises to 31, students protest
Dhaka: Thousands of students on Tuesday protested in Dhaka demanding “accurate” information on casualties and compensation for the families of those killed in a Bangladesh Air Force training jet crash into a…
- Technology
Akasa Air says financial performance improving; aims to have 226 planes by 2032
New Delhi: Bullish on growth prospects, Akasa Air is improving its financial performance, expanding capacity and aiming to have 226 planes by the end of 2032, a senior executive said on Tuesday,…
- India
Allahabad HC to hear Abbas Ansari revision plea on Jul 30
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday fixed July 30 to hear the revision plea of Abbas Ansari, son gangster turned politician Mukhtar Ansari. Ansari moved court challenging the order of MP-MLA…
- Photos
Photos: India set to move away from tried-and-tested formula against England
Manchester: An injury-plagued India could be forced to depart from its preferred template when it takes on a reinvigorated England in the fourth Test starting here on Wednesday, hoping to end a…
- Photos
Photos: Opposition stages protest outside Parliament over ‘SIR’ drive in Bihar
New Delhi: Opposition parties on Tuesday staged a protest at the Makar Dwar of Parliament, against the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Review (SIR) exercise in Bihar, accusing the Centre of attempting to…
- India
Couple returning from Dubai held at Surat airport with 20kg gold paste
Surat: A couple coming from Dubai were apprehended by the CISF and Customs at the Surat airport for allegedly smuggling in over 20 kg of gold paste by concealing it under their…
- India
SC directs all hotel owners along Kanwar Yatra route to display licenses
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed all hotel owners along the Kanwar Yatra route in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand to display their licences and registration certificates in accordance with statutory…
- India
Election Commission justifies SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has justified its ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar saying it adds to the purity of the election by “weeding out…
- India
2006 Mumbai blasts: SC to hear Maharashtra govt’s plea against HC verdict
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear on July 24 plea of the Maharashtra government against the Bombay High Court verdict acquitting all 12 accused in the 2006 Mumbai…
- Middle East
Iran to hold nuclear talks with European nations in Turkey
Tehran: Iran said Monday it would hold renewed talks this week with European nations over the country’s nuclear program, with discussions to be hosted by Turkey. The talks, to be held in…
- Technology
Subway hires former Burger King executive as its new CEO
New York: Subway has hired a former Burger King executive as its new CEO. The Miami-based sandwich chain said Monday that Jonathan Fitzpatrick will join the company on July 28. Fitzpatrick is…
