- World
Australia pulls out from Afghanistan series citing education ban on women
Melbourne: Cricket Australia (CA) on Thursday announced it has withdrawn from the upcoming ODI series against Afghanistan, saying it is “unable to proceed” with the fixture amid Taliban’s growing restrictions on women…
- India
Amid calls for recalling Governor Ravi, TN government apprises President
New Delhi: Amidst the intense tussle between the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu and Governor R N Ravi, the state government on Thursday apprised President Droupadi Murmu over the issue and submitted a…
- Pakistan
Pak denies uranium-tainted cargo found at Heathrow Airport came from Karachi
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday rejected the reports in British media that a uranium-tainted cargo package that landed at London’s Heathrow Airport last month originated from Karachi, saying the news is “not factual”. The…
- India
Bird flu outbreak in state-run poultry farm in Kerala, 1800 birds dead
Kozhikode: A bird flu outbreak has been reported in a state-run poultry farm in Kozhikode district of Kerala as around 1,800 chickens have died of the infection, official sources said. The presence of…
- India
Proposal to Maha govt seeks additional barracks in Yerawada jail to tackle overcrowding
Pune: Maharashtra Additional Director General of Police (Prisons) Amitabh Gupta has said a proposal has been sent to the state government to set up additional barracks in Pune’s Yerawada Central Jail to tackle…
- India
‘Kill Modi’ remark: MP HC rejects bail plea of Congress’ Raja Pateria
Jabalpur: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has rejected the bail application of Congress leader and former state minister Raja Pateria, arrested last month for his controversial “be ready to kill Modi to save…
- India
Cough syrup deaths: Production license of Noida firm suspended, test results awaited
Noida: The production license of Noida-based pharmaceutical firm Marion Biotech, allegedly linked with the deaths of children in Uzbekistan, has been suspended while the results of its controversial cough syrup are awaited,…
- India
SC to hear PIL on Jan 20 against Bihar govt’s move to conduct caste survey
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear on January 20 a plea against the Bihar government’s decision to conduct a caste census in the state. A bench of Chief Justice…
- Hyderabad
Geophysical scientists from Hyderabad to study land subsidence issue in Joshimath
Hyderabad: A team of experts from CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) will be leaving for Joshimath in Uttarakhand, which witnessed land subsidence recently, to conduct subsurface physical mapping of the affected town, a…
- Hyderabad
PM to virtually flag off Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat train: Union Minister
Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually flag off a Vande Bharat train between Secunderabad and Visakhapatnam on January 15, Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy has said. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and…
- World
Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines increased globally: Study
Washington: Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines increased globally, from 75.2 per cent in 2021 to 79.1 per cent in 2022, according to a survey in 23 countries that represent more than 60 per…
- World
Delay in business visa issuance discussed with US, says minister Goyal
Washington: India discussed with the US the inordinate delays in issuance of business visas to the people from India, and there has been a good resonance of it by the Americans, visiting…
- India
Over 40 killed in 2019 fire incident in Anaj Mandi factory, Delhi HC told
New Delhi: Over 40 people including several minors lost their lives in the December 2019 fire that broke out at a factory in Anaj Mandi here which was illegally storing and using…
- India
Stop Assam’s eviction drive in winter: Ajmal in letters to Modi, Shah
Guwahati: Lok Sabha MP Badruddin Ajmal has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to direct the Assam government to stop the ongoing eviction drive, which he alleged…
- India
BF.7 found in several positive samples of international passengers: Mandaviya
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday said the Omicron sub-variant, BF.7, has been found in several of the 200 Covid-positive samples of international air passengers that have so far…
