- India
Iran unrest hits Indian basmati rice exports: Industry body
New Delhi: Civil unrest in Iran has started impacting India’s basmati rice exports to the country, leading to a sharp fall in domestic prices, as exporters face payment delays and mounting uncertainties,…
- India
Kerala unit of BJP extends support to renaming of state; sends letter to PM, CM
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala unit of the BJP has extended support to the LDF government’s move to rename the state as “Keralam” and sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention for the same. Party…
- India
India’s electronics exports crossed Rs 4 lakh crore in 2025: Vaishnaw
New Delhi: Electronics exports from the country have crossed Rs 4 lakh crore in 2025 and are expected to grow when four semiconductor plants begin production this year, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw…
- India
Kolkata Metro railway services face brief disruption due to power supply glitch
Kolkata: Commuters were inconvenienced during the morning rush hour on Tuesday, as Kolkata Metro railway services on the busy Dakshineswar-Shahid Khudiram stretch were affected for nearly an hour, owing to a power…
- India
SC split on mandatory sanction to probe govt officials for corruption
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday, January 13, delivered a split verdict on the constitutional validity of a 2018 provision of the anti-graft law, which mandates prior sanction for initiating a…
- Pakistan
Pakistan, Indonesia discuss defence cooperation
Islamabad: Pakistan and Indonesia have discussed defence cooperation amidst reports about Jakarta joining the list of nations interested in buying JF-17 Thunder jets. Lieutenant General Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin (Retd), Minister of Defence of…
- India
Earthquake of magnitude 3.5 hits Bageshwar in Uttarakhand
Pithoragarh: A low-intensity earthquake of magnitude 3.5 struck near Bageshwar district of Uttarakhand on Tuesday morning, causing people to rush out of their homes, according to officials. No loss of life or…
- India
Liquor, drugs, weapons seized in Maharashtra’s Nanded ahead of civic polls
Nanded: Ahead of the civic body polls, enforcement agencies have seized a large quantity of liquor, ganja, and some weapons in Maharashtra’s Nanded district, officials said. As many as 929 persons have…
- India
Man posing as IAS officer among 5 held at Indo-Nepal border
Bahraich: Five people, including a man posing as an IAS officer, were arrested by the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) at the India-Nepal Rupaideha border here while they were allegedly attempting to enter…
- India
Rahul Gandhi to attend school event in TN’s Gudalur
Udhagamandalam: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will attend the golden jubilee celebrations of St Thomas English High School, Gudalur in Nilgiris district, on Tuesday, the party sources said. The Leader of the Opposition…
- India
Pune: Passengers deplaned from Akasa Air Bengaluru flight after glitch
Passengers on board an Akasa Air flight from Pune for Bengaluru were deplaned on Tuesday after remaining seated inside the aircraft for almost one and a half hours due to a last-minute…
- India
Water contamination in Indore: 4000 screened, 12 diarrhoea cases reported
Indore: At least 12 new patients suffering from diarrhoea were reported at a health facility in Indore on Monday, January 12, as the health department screened 4,827 people amid a gastroenteritis outbreak…
- India
Pune: BJP complains to EC over ‘illegal’ hoardings by NCP, other parties
Maharashtra BJP general secretary Rajesh Pande has said the party has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission over illegal hoardings allegedly put up by its Mahayuti ally NCP and other parties…
- Telangana
SC disposes of Telangana’s plea against Polavaram project
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday disposed of a Telangana government’s writ petition against the Polavaram Multipurpose Irrigation Project in Andhra Pradesh, but granted it the liberty to file a fresh…
- India
I-PAC ED raids: Neighbours to depose in Kolkata police investigation
The Kolkata Police is verifying identities of the ED officials who conducted searches at the office of political consultancy firm I-PAC and the residence of its chief Pratik Jain, amid allegations of…
