- India
India to host virtual G20 summit Wednesday; Trudeau to attend
New Delhi: Against the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas conflict, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a virtual summit of G20 leaders on Wednesday which would be attended by the likes of Russian…
- Kerala
Video of woman trying to ‘return’ cash to Rajasthan minister Dhariwal goes viral
Kota: Two video clips purportedly showing a woman trying to “return” some money to Rajasthan Minister Shanti Dhariwal has triggered a row with PM Modi alleging at an election rally Tuesday the…
- Kerala
Kerala: 3 Congress workers in police custody in fake voter ID case
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Police on Tuesday took into custody three Congress workers in connection with the alleged use of fake voter ID cards during the recent organisational polls. Laptops, mobile phones and fake…
- India
Silkyara Tunnel collapse: Trapped workers get veg pulao, matar-paneer for dinner
Uttarkashi: Labourers trapped in Silkyara tunnel were supplied veg pulao, matar-paneer, and chapatis slapped with butter for dinner Tuesday night through a food pipe stuck through the collapsed part of the structure.…
- India
Manipur clash ‘political problem’; 4K looted arms still in open: Lt Gen
Guwahati: Terming the ethnic clashes in Manipur as a “political problem”, Eastern Army Commander Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita on Tuesday said incidents of violence will continue unless around 4,000 weapons, which…
- India
West Bengal: TMC worker shot dead outside his house
Barrackpore: A 35-year-old TMC worker was shot dead outside his house in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on Tuesday, police said. The incident happened in Purani Tala in Bhatpara in Jagaddal…
- India
Digvijaya and Cong MLA Booked for Violating Election Code
Chhatarpur: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, party MLA Vikram Singh Nati Raja and others were booked on Tuesday for alleged violation of the model code of conduct after they staged a sit-in without…
- World
Xi Jinping calls for ceasefire to end Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for a ceasefire in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict for lasting peace and security and said that the two-state solution is the way out for…
- Mumbai
Live-in partner held for killing woman, stuffing her body in suitcase
Mumbai: The Mumbai police have cracked the murder case of a woman, whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase in Mumbai’s Kurla area two days back, with the arrest of her…
- Bangalore
Rajneesh Goel appointed as Karnataka’s new Chief Secretary
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Tuesday appointed senior IAS officer Rajneesh Goel as the next Chief Secretary, with incumbent Vandita Sharma due to retire at the end of November. Goel, a 1986-batch…
- India
NHRC seeks report from Karnataka authorities on electrocution of mother-child on pavement
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to the Karnataka government seeking a detailed report on the electrocution of a woman and her daughter on a footpath in…
- India
Ramayana, Mahabharata should be included in social sciences curriculum: NCERT
New Delhi: Epics such as the Ramayana and the Mahabharata should be included in social sciences textbooks and the Preamble of the Constitution written on classroom walls, a high-level NCERT panel has…
- Pakistan
Pak chief justice bans use of word ‘sahib’ for govt officials
Islamabad: Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa has barred the addition of the word “sahib” to the title of public servants, saying it unnecessarily elevates their status and makes them feel…
- Mumbai
Mumbai civic body slaps Rs 10K fine for dumping trash near Gateway of India
Mumbai: The Mumbai civic body on Tuesday slapped a Rs 10,000 fine on a man for dumping trash in the sea near Gateway of India while the police registered a case against…
- World
SL’s Parl passes 2024 budget; highlights need for tough reforms
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Parliament on Tuesday approved the 2024 budget, emphasising the need for tough reforms until the full recovery of the cash-strapped island nation’s economy. Although Sri Lanka has managed to…
