- India
Congress’s Pawan Khera arrested on complaint by Assam BJP leader: Police
Guwahati: A police case was registered against senior Congress leader Pawan Khera in Dima Hasao district of Assam for his alleged remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and a team has already…
- India
Earthquake in Tajikistan: India in touch with authorities for possible assistance
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken stock of the situation after an earthquake hit Tajikistan on Thursday, official sources said. The earthquake of 6.8 magnitude hit eastern Tajikistan in the…
- India
NCHMCT, JNU join hands for academic collaboration, research
New Delhi: The National Council for Hotel Management Catering Technology (NCHMCT), an autonomous body under the Centre, and the JNU on Thursday entered into an agreement to foster academic collaboration and promote…
- India
Indian students evacuated from Ukraine move to Russia to complete degrees
New Delhi: From being a student in a country which is bearing the wrath of a brutal war to studying in another that is responsible for this mayhem, Jisna Jiji (25), a…
- Middle East
Visually-impaired Iranian woman on solo world tour now heading to Kashmir
Jammu: On a solo world tour to raise awareness about people with special needs, a 22-year-old visually-impaired woman from Iran is heading for Kashmir after recently entering India from Pakistan through the…
- India
3.1 magnitude tremor hits Amreli in Gujarat
Amreli: A mild tremor of 3.1 magnitude was recorded in Savarkundla taluka of Gujarat’s Amreli district on Thursday, an official from the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said. There was no report…
- India
Congress leaders should not live in ‘misconception’ that they are above law: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday hit back at the Congress for protesting police action against its spokesperson Pawan Khera, saying the opposition party’s leaders should not live in this “misconception” that they…
- India
Report probing WFI chief’s sexual harassment allegations to be submitted by March 9
New Delhi: The Sports Ministry has extended by two weeks the deadline given to the Oversight Committee to submit its report on sexual harassment allegations against WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.…
- Chennai
Four advocates elevated as additional judges of Madras, Allahabad high courts
New Delhi: Four advocates were on Thursday appointed as additional judges in the high courts of Madras and Allahabad. According to separate notifications issued by the Department of Justice in the Law Ministry,…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Haj Committee to send up to 3,000 pilgrims in 2023
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Haj Committee will facilitate the pilgrimage of 3,000 devotees in 2023 for the Haj pilgrimage, its chairman B S Ghouse Azam said. Azam said the number of Haj pilgrims…
- Business
Bengaluru: FM Sitharaman meets US Treasury Secy ahead of key G20 meet
Bengaluru: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday met US Treasury Secretary Janet L Yellen ahead of the First G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting under the G20 Indian Presidency…
- India
SC upholds Madras HC order, allows E Palaniswami to continue as interim gen secy
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the order of the Madras High Court which allowed Edappadi Palaniswami to continue as the interim general secretary of the AIADMK. A bench of…
- India
Khalistan ideologue, associates of criminal gangs among 6 arrested by NIA
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested six people, including a close aide of a designated terrorist, in connection with its cases related to unholy nexus between criminal gangs, terror…
- World
UK Chancellor to arrive in Bengaluru for G20 finance meet
London: The UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, will arrive in Bengaluru on Thursday to attend the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting, and with a declared mission to…
- World
Seattle city resolution on caste shows rise of Hinduphobia in US: Indian-American state senator
Washington: Condemning a resolution passed by the Seattle City Council on caste discrimination, an eminent Indian-American state senator alleged the move showed the rise of ‘Hinduphobia’ in the United States. “I condemn…
