- India
Supreme Court to examine next CEC appointment as per new law
New Delhi: All eyes are on the Supreme Court which will examine the law on appointing members of the Election Commission as its validity has been challenged for not having the chief…
- Pakistan
Coal mine blast in Pakistan leaves at least 4 dead, 8 missing
Karachi: A methane gas explosion caused a coal mine to collapse in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, killing at least four miners, authorities said, as officials launched a search operation to rescue eight…
- India
BJP attempting to deceive EC with fake voter registration applications: AAP
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday accused the BJP of attempting to deceive the Election Commission by submitting fake voter registration applications in large numbers from the residential addresses of…
- India
Infant detected with HMPV, first case in Assam: Officials
Dibrugarh: A 10-month-old child has been detected with the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infection, the first such case this season in Assam, officials said on Saturday. The child is undergoing treatment at Assam…
- World
Los Angeles wildfires: Thousands evacuate as flames consume neighborhoods
Los Angeles: Many watched their homes burn on television in a state of shock. Since the flames erupted in and around Los Angeles, scores of residents have returned to their still smouldering…
- World
IMF projects weaker Indian economy in 2025
Washington: The Indian economy is expected to be “a little weaker” in 2025 despite steady global growth, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has said. Georgieva also said she expects quite a lot of…
- Sports
ICC Cricket Committee looking to go easy on bowlers on wides: Shaun Pollock
Durban: South African legend Shaun Pollock says the ICC Cricket Committee is working towards giving bowlers “bit more leeway on wides” as the current rule is “very strict on them”, particularly when…
- Telangana
BJP names candidates for Telangana MLC polls
Hyderabad: BJP in Telangana on Friday announced candidates for the upcoming poll for the three vacancies in the Legislative Council. Union Minister and state BJP president G Kishan Reddy announced Puli Sarotham…
- India
Shivaji statue collapse case: Sculptor Jaydeep Apte given bail by Bombay HC
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday granted bail to Jaydeep Apte, the sculptor who made the 28-feet statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Malvan that collapsed in August last year. A…
- World
Plane crash-lands, bursts into flames in Kenya, killing 3 on ground
Nairobi: A light aircraft crash-landed Friday in Kenya’s coastal Malindi County, killing three people on the ground, a local police official said. The three fatalities included a motorcycle taxi driver who was…
- India
Yogi Adityanath calls Waqf Board ‘Land Mafias’ amid Maha Kumbh claims
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday likened the Waqf Board to land mafias after claims that the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj is being held on a waqf property. Adityanath, while speaking…
- World
US Supreme Court to consider possible TikTok ban
Washington: The law that could ban TikTok is coming before the Supreme Court on Friday morning, with the justices largely holding the App’s fate in their hands. Here is what you need…
- Pakistan
Will take cases against Imran Khan to international stage, says Sister
Islamabad: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan said that his party has no other option but to take the cases against him and other party leaders to the international stage, according…
- World
Biden administration targets Russian oil with new sanctions before Trump takes office
Washington: President Joe Biden’s administration announced on Friday that it’s expanding sanctions against Russia’s critically important energy sector, unveiling a new effort to inflict pain on Moscow for its nearly 3-year-old war…
- Andhra Pradesh
Tirupati stampede: TTD offers free Education for victims’ children
Tirupati: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Trust board on Friday expressed condolences over the recent stampede here and decided to offer free education for the deceased victims’ children at its institutions. It…
