- India
Gauhati High Court receives bomb threat; turns out hoax
Guwahati: A bomb threat was received by Gauhati High Court on Thursday, which turned out to be a hoax, police said. An officer of Guwahati Police told PTI that a mail landed…
- Middle East
Israel OKs more settlements in West Bank as Gaza strikes kill at least 13
Jerusalem: Israel announced Thursday, May 29, it will establish 22 Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, including the legalisation of outposts already built without government authorisation. Israeli strikes on the Gaza…
- Business
RBI to use shredded banknotes in making particle boards
Mumbai: To make banknote disposal more environment-friendly, the Reserve Bank will use shredded banknotes for making particle boards and has started a process to empanel board manufacturers, according to its annual report…
- Bangalore
Man tested positve for COVID-19 dies in Karnataka
Bengaluru: In a second similar incident in Karnataka, an elderly man tested positive for COVID-19 has died at a hospital in Belagavi district, a senior official in health department said. Harsh Gupta,…
- India
Rupee declines 10 paise to settle at 85.48 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee declined 10 paise to close at 85.48 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday due to a strong American currency against major crosses overseas and rising global crude oil…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru man turns thief to maintain three wives, nine children
Bengaluru: A 36-year-old man, who became a thief allegedly to take care of his three wives and nine children, has been arrested in Bengaluru, a police officer said on Thursday. Police recovered…
- India
Delhi HC asks LG, Centre to reply to plea on online content takedown notices
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has sought the response of the Lieutenant Governor on a plea challenging a notification issued by him empowering police to issue takedown notices for social media…
- News
Himachal: Man held after ‘sensitive’ content related to India’s security found in his phone
Shimla: An 18-year-old man was arrested on Thursday after sensitive content which could endanger the sovereignty, unity and integrity of the country was allegedly found in his mobile phone, police said. The…
- World
In Azerbaijan, Pakistan PM Sharif reiterates his willingness to hold talks with India
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday reiterated his willingness to hold talks with India, saying the two sides must sit together and address issues, including Kashmir, water and terrorism. Sharif…
- India
Gujarat: ‘Drishyam’ style plot unfolds as woman kills man, fakes own death
Patan: Loosely drawing on a plot from crime thriller “Drishyam”, a married woman along with her paramour allegedly killed a middle-aged man and dressed the corpse with her clothes before setting it…
- India
Cong slams BJP for its MLC’s ‘Pakistani’ remark against Karnataka IAS officer
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday slammed the BJP over its MLC’s controversial remark on Kalaburagi deputy commissioner Fouzia Tarannum and said if the country is portrayed as “Modi-Shah’s India” abroad it…
- Andhra Pradesh
Never pitched for shifting HAL from Karnataka to Andhra, says CM Naidu
Kadapa: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday clarified that he had never proposed to the Centre to shift Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) from Karnataka to Andhra Pradesh. Addressing a…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: Goods train derails in Visakhapatnam, restoration underway
Bhubaneswar: An iron ore-laden goods train derailed on Wednesday in Visakhapatnam district, disrupting services inside a tunnel, with railway authorities swiftly starting restoration, officials said. Twenty-five wagons of the train derailed near…
- India
Congress questions Centre over Trump’s claim of mediating between India, Pakistan
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday called US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims of brokering the India-Pakistan ceasefire a “dangerous” sign and challenged the BJP-led Centre to come clean on what transpired…
- Business
Rupee settles 2 paise higher at 85.38 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee consolidated in a narrow range and settled for the day higher by just 2 paise at 85.38 against the American currency in a volatile trade on Wednesday, amid a…
