- India
Chhattisgarh: 13 maoist surrender before security forces in Bijapur
Bijapur: Thirteen maoist including eight women, carrying a collective bounty of Rs 22 lakh on their heads, surrendered before security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Friday, a senior official said. The…
- Business
Rupee rises 22 paise to close at 85.50 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee rose 22 paise to close at 85.50 against the greenback on Friday on the back of sustained inflow of foreign funds and firm domestic equity markets. Lower level of…
- Business
India’s external debt hits USD 736.3 billion in March 2025: RBI
Mumbai: India’s external debt increased by 10 percent to USD 736.3 billion at the end of March 2025 compared to USD 668.8 billion in the year-ago period, the Reserve Bank said on…
- Pakistan
Pak SC rules against awarding reserved seats to ally of Imran Khan’s party
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday ruled against awarding the reserved seats to an ally of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), in a blow to jailed former premier Imran Khan’s party. The case…
- World
India bans imports of certain jute products from Bangladesh via land routes
New Delhi: India on Friday banned imports of certain jute products and woven fabrics from Bangladesh through land routes. However, it is allowed only through Nhava Sheva seaport, the Directorate General of…
- Technology
Indian researchers develop device to detect early-stage bone cancer
New Delhi: In a major scientific breakthrough, researchers from IIT (BHU) in Uttar Pradesh have developed a miniaturised, self-reporting diagnostic device that can detect early-stage bone cancer with high precision. The first-of-its-kind…
- Middle East
‘Slap on America’s face’: Khamenei in first statement post Iran-Israel conflict
Dubai: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday, June 26, his country had delivered a slap to America’s face with its strike on a US airbase in Qatar, and warned…
- World
Photos: Rajnath refuses to sign SCO communique
Qingdao: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday refused to sign a joint communique of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) following the omission of the Pahalgam terror attack and not explicitly addressing India’s…
- India
Constitution is supreme, all three wings of democracy work under it: CJI Gavai
Amravati: Chief Justice of India B R Gavai has said the Constitution of India is supreme and all three wings of democracy work under it. Referring to a judgment passed by the…
- India
Veteran Communist leader V S Achuthanandan remains critical
Thiruvananthapuram: Former Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan remains in a critical condition at a private hospital here, days after suffering a cardiac attack, doctors said on Thursday. The 101-year-old Marxist leader…
- India
Learning like a baby: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla from spacecraft
New Delhi: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla on Thursday said he was learning to live in microgravity conditions “like a baby” and it was an amazing experience to float in vacuum as the Dragon…
- News
Jharkhand: Man beaten to death by in-laws after he kills wife
Giridih: A 30-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by his in-laws after he was accused of killing his wife in Jharkhand’s Giridih district, police said on Thursday. The incident occurred late…