- Middle East
UAE’s 250sq metre Onam Pookalam’ reflects the 17 Sustainable Development Goals
Dubai: Kickstarting the Onam celebrations, healthcare workers in the UAE came together to spread the message of sustainability and cultural diversity through a stunning and unique floral carpet, mirroring the 17 Sustainable…
- Bangalore
Two of three Chandrayaan-3 mission objectives achieved: ISRO
Bengaluru: ISRO on Saturday said two of the three Chandrayaan-3 mission objectives have been achieved while the third — in-situ scientific experiments — is underway. The national space agency headquartered here also…
- Mumbai
Mumbai roads will be free of potholes in two-and-a-half years: CM Shinde
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has claimed Mumbai roads will be free of potholes in the next two to two-and-a-half years. Speaking at an event on Saturday, Shinde also took a…
- Pakistan
Former Pak PM Imran Khan grilled in Attock Jail in missing cypher case: Reports
Islamabad: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan was interrogated by counter-terrorism officials from the Federal Investigation Agency on Saturday at the Attock Jail in the cypher case under the Official Secrets…
- Politics
Controversy erupts over naming of Chandrayaan-3 touchdown spot
Sambhal: Taking a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party, Samajwadi Party MP Sambhal Shafiqur Rehman Barq on Saturday alleged that there was a communal colour behind the move to name the Vikram…
- India
J&K: Teacher held for thrashing student for writing religious slogan
Jammu: A teacher of a government school has been arrested for allegedly giving corporal punishment to a class 10 student for writing a religious slogan on a classroom board in Kathua district…
- Mumbai
Ajit holds show of strength in Sharad’s bastion of Baramati after split in NCP
Barmati: NCP leader Ajit Pawar on Saturday received a grand welcome in Baramati, which is his assembly constituency and also the pocket borough of party chief Sharad Pawar, on his first visit…
- India
Raj govt launches campaign to educate school students about ‘unsafe touch’
Jaipur: Rajasthan’s school education department on Saturday launched a ‘Safe School, Safe Rajasthan’ campaign to create awareness about ‘unsafe touch’ among students of government schools, an official said. Over 57 lakh students…
- India
India, US discuss ways to give impetus to growing partnership, investment flows
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and US Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Saturday discussed ways to promote trade and investments between the two countries. In a message on social…
- India
Bhushan & protesting wrestler Vinesh blame each other for WFI suspension
Gonda: Outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, currently fighting sexual harassment charges levelled by women wrestlers, and celebrated grappler Vinesh Phogat on Saturday blamed each other for the national federation’s suspension…
- Kerala
Court in Kerala rejects plea seeking vigilance probe against CM Vijayan, his daughter
Kochi: A court here on Saturday dismissed a plea seeking vigilance inquiry against Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter and some other political leaders in connection with alleged financial transactions between…
- India
Cong accuses Gujarat govt of excess payment of Rs 3,900 cr to Adani Power Mundra
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Congress chief Shaktisinh Gohil on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state of making an excess payment of Rs 3,900 crore to Adani Power Mundra Limited…
- India
BJP accuses Rahul of cheap politics, baseless claim of China’s Ladakh land takeover
Jammu: A senior BJP leader Saturday accused former Congress president Rahul Gandhi of misleading people with “baseless claims” that China has taken over large tracts of land in Ladakh. BJP national general…
- India
‘Shobha yatra’ will be taken out in Mewat on August 28 without permission: VHP
New Delhi: Weeks after its procession came under attack and was stopped in Haryana’s Nuh, the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Saturday said a “shobha yatra” would be taken out in the…
- World
‘Orchestrated hate campaign’: Pakistan’s top rights body on attack on Christians
Lahore: The recent mob attack on churches and Christian localities in Pakistan’s Punjab province was part of a larger hate campaign against the minority community, an independent human rights body has said,…
