- India
Too many civil bodies in Manipur; they need to talk in single voice: CM Biren Singh
Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Thursday lamented that there are too many civil society organisations in the state and they speak in different voices, making it difficult to find…
- India
Govt call special session of Parliament between Sep 18 and 22
New Delhi: The government has convened a special session of Parliament for five days between September 18 and 22, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Thursday. There was no official word…
- India
Aditya-L1 to shed more light on present, future of Sun: ARIES director
Kolkata: Scientists expect to get new information about the past, present and future of the Sun after analysing the data that will be collected by India’s first solar mission Aditya-L1, scheduled to…
- News
Bommai demands immediate halt to release of Cauvery water to TN
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday demanded that the state government immediately stop the release of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu, file an appeal in the Supreme Court…
- World
US state of Georgia officially declares October as ‘Hindu Heritage Month’
New York: The US state of Georgia has officially declared October as the “Hindu Heritage Month” to acknowledge the contributions of the vibrant Hindu-American community in the state. In a proclamation, Governor…
- Sports
Canada’s McGahey to become first transgender to play international cricket
London: Danielle McGahey of Canada will become the first transgender cricketer to play in an international match when she represents her adopted country during the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup qualifier in…
- India
Adani’s links with PM Modi have ensured no action against business group: CPI(M)
New Delhi: In the wake of fresh allegations against the Adani Group, the CPI(M) charged on Thursday that the links of the Gujarat-based business conglomerate with Prime Minister Narendra Modi have ensured…
- India
Here’s why Adani shares are falling today; Adani Green Energy drops over 4%
New Delhi: Shares of Adani group stocks fell on Thursday after a report from investigative reporting platform OCCRP alleged hundreds of millions of dollars were invested in publicly traded group stocks through…
- Delhi
Millions invested in Adani stock by mysterious offshore accounts: Report
Delhi: The Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) on Thursday trained gun at billionaire Gautam Adani’s group, alleging hundreds of millions of dollars were invested in publicly traded group stocks through…
- Pakistan
Pakistan’s poll body pledges to hold general elections by mid-February
Islamabad: Pakistan’s election commission has assured the political parties that the general elections would be held by January end or mid-February, allaying fears about the fate of the polls in the cash-strapped…
- World
China yet to confirm Prez Xi’s in-person participation in G20 summit
New Delhi: India has not yet received any confirmation on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s in-person participation at the upcoming G20 summit, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday amid reports that…
- Mumbai
Maha: Will protest against Rahul Gandhi over Savarkar remarks, says BJP
Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Mumbai unit chief Ashish Shelar on Thursday said his party would protest against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks against Hindutva ideologue late VD Savarkar. Gandhi…
- India
Suicide major cause of unnatural deaths among prisoners: SC panel tells court
New Delhi: Suicide is a major cause of the 817 unnatural deaths reported in jails across the country between 2017 and 2021, the Supreme Court Committee on Prison Reforms has told the…
- India
AAP targets LG, BJP over ‘Shivling’ fountains installed in Delhi
New Delhi: The AAP on Thursday accused Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena and the BJP of disrespecting the ‘Shivling’ by installing fountains shaped like it in the capital ahead of the…
- World
Fire breaks out in Johannesburg’s multi-storey building; at least 63 dead
Johannesburg: At least 63 people were killed and 43 others injured after a massive fire broke out in a multi-storey building in the central business district here in South Africa’s biggest city,…
