- India
Double engine govt guarantees ‘jungle raj’ in UP: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: The truth of the double engine government in Uttar Pradesh is that it is a “guarantee of jungle raj”, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Friday while announcing a statewide…
- India
SC to hear Gyanvapi committee’s plea against HC order
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an appeal of the Gyanvapi management committee against an Allahabad High Court order which held that lawsuits for “restoration” of a temple…
- World
Nikki Haley hammers Trump for being all about himself; faces protests in Virginia
Richmond and Falls Church: Indian-American Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has hammered her rival Donald Trump for being all about himself as she told enthusiastic crowds here that one more term for…
- India
Sena vs Sena: SC to hear on March 7 plea of Thackeray faction against speaker’s order
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said it will list on March 7 the plea of the Uddhav Thackeray faction challenging Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar’s order declaring the Shiv Sena…
- Business
Rupee rises 4 paise to 82.85 against US dollar in early trade
) The rupee appreciated 4 paise to 82.85 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday on the back of robust GDP data and massive inflow of foreign funds in the domestic…
- Stock Market
Sensex, Nifty soar in early trade on impressive GDP data, foreign fund inflows
Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty jumped in early trade on Friday helped by impressive GDP data and fresh foreign fund inflows. Also, a rally in global markets added to the positive…
- Business
Paytm, Paytm Payments Bank to discontinue inter-company pacts
New Delhi: Amid RBI’s action on its associate firm, One 97 Communications on Friday said the board has approved the discontinuation of inter-company pacts with Paytm Payments Bank to reduce dependencies. The…
- Chennai
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin turns 71
Chennai: DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday turned 71, and leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended their birthday greetings to him. Stalin paid tributes at…
- India
TN: ‘Designer’s mistake,’ says DMK leader on ‘China flag’ in rocket ad
Thoothukudi: A day after an advertisement related to ISRO’s new launch complex in Tamil Nadu caused a row for featuring a ‘Chinese flag’, DMK leader and Fisheries Minister Anitha R Radhakrishnan on…
- India
Bill Gates meets PM Modi, discusses ‘AI for public good’
New Delhi: Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Thursday and said they discussed AI for public good, women-led development and innovation in agriculture and health.…
- India
Haryana: 15-yr-old girl kidnapped, raped for 20 days rescued, 3 held
Jind: A 15-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped for 20 days by three men here, police said on Thursday. The minor was rescued and the accused were arrested, they said. According…
- India
BJP’s poll body meet to finalise first list of LS candidates concludes
New Delhi: The BJP’s Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting, attended by senior leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to hold deliberations to finalise the first list of candidates for the Lok Sabha…
- Bangalore
Congress believes in Mahatma Gandhi’s ‘Sita Ram’, BJP in Godse’s ‘Ram’: Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: Raising the ‘Jai Sita Ram’ slogan in the legislative assembly, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday asserted that he too is a disciple of Lord Ram and has built two temples…
- Pakistan
Imran Khan’s letter to IMF akin to hostility towards state: Nawaz Sharif
Islamabad: Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday criticised jailed ex-premier Imran Khan’s letter to the IMF linking the cash-strapped country’s political stability with any future bailout talks, saying his action…
- Middle East
India voices grave convern over situation in Palestine
United Nations: Voicing grave concern over the situation in Palestine, India on Thursday said there is an immediate need for a sustainable humanitarian corridor to provide relief and underlined that the conflict…
