- News
Monsoon session ends; Lok Sabha clears 12 bills, Rajya Sabha 14
New Delhi: Twelve bills were passed by the Lok Sabha and 14 by the Rajya Sabha during the month-long Monsoon session of Parliament, which has witnessed repeated disruptions, adjournments and walkouts. Barring…
- Kashmir
Earthquake of 3.5 magnitude hits Kashmir
Srinagar: An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter scale hit Kashmir on Thursday, but there was no damage, officials said. They said the epicentre of the quake was in Kupwara district…
- Hyderabad
Rs 850 cr investment fraud busted in Hyderabad, two held
Hyderabad: A large-scale organised financial fraud operated through advanced AI-powered investment platforms and Ponzi scheme tactics through which over 3,000 individuals across multiple states were “cheated”, was dismantled here with the arrest…
- India
‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ resumes in Bihar
Sheikhpura: The ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar resumed on Thursday after a day-long break, with RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav accusing the Nitish Kumar government of “lacking vision” and “merely copying his ideas”…
- India
Court sets August 28 to hear Shahi Jama Masjid-Harihar temple dispute case
Sambhal: A court in Chandausi on Thursday fixed August 28 to hear the ongoing Shahi Jama Masjid-Harihar temple dispute. The matter was listed for hearing before civil judge (senior division) Aditya Singh.…
- Middle East
Microsoft grapples with arrests, protests over Israeli military’s use of its tech
Washington: Police officers arrested 18 people at worker-led protests at Microsoft headquarters on Wednesday as the tech company promises an “urgent” review of the Israeli military’s use of its technology during the…
- Middle East
Islamic State extremists exploit instability in Africa, Syria: UN experts
United Nations: Islamic State extremists are exploiting instability in Africa and Syria and remain a significant threat in Afghanistan, Central Asia and Europe, UN counterterrorism experts have said. The militant group is…
- India
Russian oil continues to flow to India: First Deputy PM Manturo
Moscow: Russian oil and energy resources continue to flow to India as Moscow sees potential for LNG exports, Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturo said on Wednesday. “We continue to ship…
- Photos
Photos: EAM Jaishankar in interacts with Russia
Jaishankar in a social media post said, “We had detailed discussions on our cooperation in a wide-ranging arena including trade & economic sector, agriculture, energy, industries, skilling, mobility, education and culture.” “As…
- India
MEA rejects Bangladesh’s allegations of Awami League activities in India
Dhaka: The interim government on Wednesday urged India to take immediate steps to ensure that no anti-Bangladesh activity is undertaken by any Bangladeshi national from its soil. In a statement, the Foreign…
- News
DPDP Act amends RTI to balance privacy with right to information
New Delhi: The amendment made in the RTI Act through the data protection law balances it with Right to Privacy, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. In response to a question on the…
- India
Chhattisgarh: 8 Naxalites carrying collective bounty of Rs 30L surrender
Narayanpur: Eight Naxalites, including two women, carrying cumulative rewards of Rs 30 lakh on their heads, surrendered before the security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district on Wednesday, police said. The Naxalites turned…
- India
Nine armed poachers arrested in Palamau Tiger Reserve crackdown
Latehar: Nine armed poachers were arrested in Jharkhand’s Palamau Tiger Reserve on Wednesday, an official said. Among the items seized from them were eight country-made guns, 400 gram of gunpowder, 14 gram…
- India
J&K: Expanded search underway to trace missing persons in cloudburst-hit village
Chisoti: The expanded search operation continued in this cloudburst-hit village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on the seventh day on Wednesday, officials said, as Principal Secretary, Home, Chandraker Bharti, chaired a…
- India
After terrible Tuesday, Mumbai gets relief from heavy showers; local trains back on track
Mumbai: A day after facing monsoon fury, Mumbai saw respite from torrential rains on Wednesday as the metropolis slowly limped back to normalcy with its lifeline – local trains — springing back…
