- India
Output of 8 key infra sectors grows at 4-month high of 7.8% in Jan
New Delhi: Production of eight infrastructure sectors expanded at a four-month high of 7.8 per cent in January 2023 on better show by coal, fertiliser, steel and electricity segments, according to official…
- India
India opens Young Professionals Scheme visas for UK graduates
London: The Indian High Commission here opened its visa application process for UK nationals to apply for the new Young Professionals Scheme (YPS) on Tuesday, to coincide with the ballot opened by…
- Telangana
Telangana’s first elderly care centre in Rajanna-Sircilla to be inaugurated by KTR
Karimnagar: The Telangana government will inaugurate its first state-run elderly care centre in Rajanna Sircilla district on February 28. #Sircilla First of its kind in the state old age Home built for…
- India
Chinese FM Qin Gang to attend G20 FMs meet in India
Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang will travel to India this week to take part in the G20 Foreign Ministers meeting on March 2, the Foreign Ministry announced here on Tuesday. Qin’s…
- Kashmir
Killers of Kashmiri Pandit guard gunned down in Pulwama, Army jawan also killed
Srinagar: Two terrorists believed to be behind the recent killing of a Kashmiri Pandit were gunned down early Tuesday in an encounter with security forces inside a mosque in south Kashmir’s Pulwama…
- World
Seattle’s anti-caste ordinance ‘extraordinarily historic victory’: Kshama Sawant
Washington: The banning of caste discrimination by Seattle city despite tough resistance from several people is an “extraordinarily historic victory” of the oppressed caste across the world, Kshama Sawant, the Indian-American political…
- Andhra Pradesh
Protect church properties from alleged land grab: Christian leaders to CM Jagan
Amaravati: A group of representatives from the Christian community called on Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy with a petition urging him to protect the assets belonging to churches in…
- India
Will agencies probe allegations on Vinod Adani’s shell firms? asks Cong
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday alleged that Gautam Adani’s elder brother Vinod Adani has a “central role” in the Adani Group and asked whether India’s “all-powerful agencies” will investigate allegations of…
- India
Fixed deposit rates turn positive at 8%, first time in many years
Mumbai: As banks’ chase for customers to collect cheap deposits is not fructifying, they are forced to offer inflation-beating real interest rates on fixed deposits now, and state-run banks led by Punjab…
- Delhi
Delhi man bought knife to kill wife, sons from Amazon: Police
New Delhi: The Delhi Police has found out that a 38-year-old man, who tried to end his life after killing his wife and two sons, bought the knife used in the crime…
- India
Shinde seeks appointment of new chief whip of Shiv Sena in Legislative Council
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has written a letter to the state Legislative Council’s deputy chairperson seeking that Viplove Bajoria be made the Shiv Sena’s chief whip in the Upper House,…
- World
No definitive conclusion on COVID-19 origin theory: White House
Washington: There is no definitive conclusion on the origin of COVID-19 and the intelligence community and the rest of the US government are still looking at this, the White House has said…
- India
Local train derails near Mumbai
Mumbai: Three coaches of a local train derailed at Kharkopar station in Maharashtra’s Raigad district adjoining Mumbai on Tuesday morning, leading to suspension of rail traffic on the Belapur-Seawoods-Kharkopar suburban corridor, Central…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh: Massive fire breaks out in Apple supplier’s manufacturing facility
Tirupati: Foxlink, cable supplier to global tech giant Apple, halted production after a massive fire broke out at one of its manufacturing facilities here on Monday. However, there was no loss of life…
- India
Sisodia’s arrest: Delhi govt’s budget preparation likely to be affected, say sources
New Delhi: The preparation of the Delhi government’s budget for the next financial year is likely to be affected following the arrest of Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who also holds the…
