- Middle East
Dosa-Biryani ‘dosti’: Indian, Pakistani students bond over food in Dubai
Abu Dhabi: Which is more popular? Dosa or Biryani? Indian and Pakistani school students relished dosa-biryani spat as they discussed the culture, cuisine, education and technology of their respective countries in a…
- India
Tales of valour of soldiers to be included in school curriculum: Pradhan
New Delhi: The education ministry will work with the defence ministry to include tales of valour of India’s soldiers in the last 75 years into school curriculum and textbooks, Union Minister Dharmendra…
- India
Kumaon celebrates ‘stone-pelting’ festival, over 200 injured
Dehradun: Kumaon on Friday celebrated ‘Bagwal’ festival in which people hurl stones at each other in front of the Warahi Devi temple in Champawat district, injuring more than 200 persons. Thousands of…
- India
Nitish’s decision to form Mahagathbandhan govt ‘slap on BJP’s face: Tejashwi
New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s decision to form the Mahagathbandhan government was a “slap on the BJP’s face” and a similar coming together of Opposition parties will be replicated across…
- India
Guj: Rs 500 bribe found in answer sheet of class 12 student, debarred for a year
Ahmedabad: A Class 12 student has been debarred from appearing for the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) examinations for a year after he apparently tried to bribe the examiner…
- India
Himachal Assembly: Govt introduces more stringent version of state’s anti-conversion law
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh government on Friday introduced a bill in the state assembly to enhance the punishment and add a specific mention of mass conversion in an existing law that forbids…
- Andhra Pradesh
Flood surge continues across Godavari, Krishna rivers in AP
Amaravati: The first warning signal has been raised as floods in river Krishna crossed the four lakh cusecs mark at Prakasam Barrage in Vijayawada on Friday. In river Godavari at Sir Arthur…
- World
Taiwan: India calls for avoiding unilateral actions to change status quo
New Delhi: India on Friday said it was concerned over the developments around Taiwan and called for avoiding “unilateral actions” to change the status quo in the region, days after China held…
- Sports
Inaugural edition of Women’s IPL to be held in March 2023
New Delhi: The much-awaited Women’s IPL will be starting from March 2023 to be held in a one-month window and in all likelihood with five teams, a senior BCCI official confirmed the…
- Pakistan
Pakistan, Turkiye sign trade preferential agreement to further bolster bilateral ties
Islamabad: Pakistan and its close ally Turkiye on Friday inked a preferential trade agreement aimed at opening up market access worth USD 7.5 billion for Pakistani goods, a deal hailed by Islamabad…
- Bollywood
Mumbai police to question Ranveer Singh in nude photoshoot case
Mumbai: Mumbai Police would be recording Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh’s statement in a case registered against him for posting nude photographs of himself on social media, an official said on Friday. The…
- Business
India’s seafood exports rise 15pc to USD 1.99 billion in June quarter: Official
Kolkata: India’s seafood exports rose 15 per cent on-year to USD 1.99 billion in the first quarter ended June 2022, a senior official said on Friday. “In 2021-22, total exports were 7.76…
- Business
Exports up 2.14pc to USD 36.27 bn in July; trade deficit at record USD 30 bn
New Delhi: India’s exports rose by 2.14 per cent to USD 36.27 billion in July while the trade deficit almost tripled to USD 30 billion during the month due to over 70…
- India
Stockholders must disclose stocks of Tur dal: Centre to states, UTs
New Delhi: The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Friday issued a directive to all the states and UTs to enforce stock disclosure by stockholders of Tur pulse and…
- India
Udaipur: Dalit man, ‘beaten’ by cops in custody, goes under medical examination
Jaipur: A medical board on Friday examined a Dalit man whose family members had accused the police of severely beating him during interrogation in a molestation case lodged by a woman in…
