- Business
India should leverage southern Africa’s rare earth mineral resources: Exim Bank report
Johannesburg: India needs to form strategic alliances with southern African countries where critical rare earth minerals are produced, as the world looks to the continent to fulfill the ever-increasing demand for them,…
- Telangana
Munugode bypoll: Polling underway in the assembly constituency
Hyderabad: Polling was underway amid tight security in the bypoll to Munugode Assembly constituency in Telangana on Thursday. Voting began at 7 am and will continue till 6 am. Over 2.41 lakh…
- India
UP: Sacrilege at mosque sparks protest, copy of Quran found burnt
Shahjahanpur: A group of people protested after a copy of the Quran was found burnt in a mosque here on Wednesday, police said. https://twitter.com/AhmedKhabeer_/status/1588009711449739265 An FIR was registered in this regard against…
- India
BJP targeting Punjab farmers to avenge them for breaking its ‘arrogance’: Punjab CM
Chandigarh: Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday slammed the BJP-led Centre for “targeting” Punjab farmers for farm fires, alleging that the saffron party wanted to avenge the state growers for breaking its…
- Business
Rupee falls 21 paise to close at 82.80 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 21 paise to close at 82.80 against the US dollar on Wednesday, tracking a muted trend in domestic equities ahead of the release of the US Fed’s policy…
- India
Mamata Banerjee calls on Stalin, leaders say politics was not discussed
Chennai: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called on her Tamil Nadu counterpart M K Stalin here on Wednesday and the two leaders said politics did not come up during their discussion.…
- Telangana
Telangana: Tired over son’s alcohol addiction, harassed parents hire contract killers
Hyderabad: Enraged over their son’s addiction to liquor and constant harassment, an elderly couple in Telangana’s Khammam district allegedly got him killed by hiring contract killers. According to police, the couple hatched a plot…
- Business
Gold gains Rs 51; silver drops Rs 502
New Delhi: Gold price in the national capital gained Rs 51 to Rs 50,964 per 10 grams on Wednesday amid weak rupee, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the gold…
- India
India carries out maiden flight-test of ballistic missile defence interceptor
New Delhi: In a significant move, India on Wednesday successfully conducted the maiden flight-test of phase-II ballistic missile defence interceptor AD-1 that is capable of engaging different types of targets. The defence…
- India
4 electrocuted after live wire falls on tractor in AP
Amaravati: Four agriculture labourers were electrocuted and as many injured after a high-tension wire fell on their tractor in Ananthapuramu district on Wednesday. According to police, a live wire snapped and fell…
- India
Gyanvapi mosque committee files objection demanding survey of tahkhanas
Varanasi: The Gyanvapi mosque management committee on Wednesday filed its objection to the Hindu side’s demand for the survey of two underground places (tahkhana) on the mosque premises. The lawyers of the…
- India
Want all Cong leaders to maintain discipline: Gehlot after Pilot’s remarks
Jaipur: Shortly after Rajasthan former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot raised eyebrows over Prime Minister Narendra Modi “praise” for Ashok Gehlot, the chief minister on Wednesday urged his party leaders to “maintain…
- World
British PM Rishi Sunak reverses decision on COP27, says will attend climate summit
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Wednesday that he will attend the COP27 climate summit in Egypt next week, reversing his previous decision to skip the meeting in Sharm El…