- Pakistan
Pakistan’s interim PM holds emergency meeting
Islamabad: Amid a public outcry over inflated electricity bills, Pakistan’s interim Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar held an emergency meeting on Sunday during which he directed authorities to devise “concrete steps”…
- Politics
Siddaramaiah reiterates govt commitment to fulfilling pre-poll guarantees
Bengaluru: As the Congress government in Karnataka completed 100 days, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday sought people’s cooperation to lead the “chariot of development” along with the execution of the five election…
- India
Muzaffarnagar slap row: Muslim student unable to sleep, taken to Meerut for checkup
Lucknow/Muzaffarnagar: The Muslim student, who was slapped by his classmates following the orders of a school teacher in Muzaffarnagar, was taken to Meerut on Sunday for a medical checkup after he complained…
- India
Recent raids by ED in Chhattisgarh were politically motivated, alleges CM Baghel
Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday claimed recent raids conducted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the state were politically motivated. He alleged the federal anti-money laundering agency neither took…
- India
All eyes on opposition meeting in Mumbai; alliance logo, seat sharing on agenda
New Delhi: As the race for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls hots up, all eyes are on the opposition bloc INDIA’s meeting in Mumbai where a logo of the coalition is likely…
- World
UK PM Sunak to make whole-life sentences mandatory for heinous murderers
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has unveiled plans for tough new laws which would mean those convicted of heinous murders will face life behind bars for the rest of their lives,…
- India
Maharashtra: Man killed by friends over argument, two detained
Nashik: Two men allegedly killed their 27-year-old friend following an argument over a minor issue in Nashik city of Maharashtra, police said on Sunday. The offence took place at Shivajinagar in Satpur…
- India
Senior railway official begins probe into Madurai train coach fire
Madurai (TN): Commissioner of Railway Safety, Southern Circle, A M Chowdhary commenced his inquiry into the train compartment fire accident here on Sunday. Chowdhary, while answering a question, told reporters that presently,…
- India
UP Congress keen to field Priyanka Gandhi from Varanasi: Ajay Rai
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee is keen to field senior leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra from Varanasi and will soon send a proposal in this regard to the top leadership, said newly appointed…
- India
BJP has made MP ‘laboratory’ for atrocities on Dalits, alleges Kharge
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday hit out at the BJP over the reported killing of a Dalit man in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar and alleged that the ruling party has…
- India
Security tightened in Haryana’s Nuh, other areas after ‘shobha yatra’ call
Nuh: Security arrangements have been stepped up in Haryana’s Nuh and other areas following the Sarv Jatiya Hindu Mahapanchayat’s call for a ‘shobha yatra’ on Monday, despite the authorities denying permission for…
- India
‘Suicide proof’: After fans with springs, Kota hostels use nets
Kota: After spring-loaded fans in rooms, “anti-suicide nets” are now being installed in balconies and lobbies of hostels in coaching hub Kota to prevent students from taking any extreme step. Hostel owners…
- India
Chandrayaan-3 living example of women power: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said Chandrayaan-3 is a living example of women power with several women scientists and engineers directly involved in the mission. In his monthly ‘Mann…
- Mumbai
Maharashtra: 73 farmers commit suicide in Chandrapur from Jan to July 2023
Chandrapur: As many as 73 farmers have committed suicide in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district from January to July this year, including 13 last month, as per the district administration data. From 2001 to…
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COVID: Should we start wearing masks again?
By Simon Clarke, University of Reading Reading: One thing that can be guaranteed about COVID is that evolution will provide us with a more or less constant stream of new coronavirus variants,…
