- Business
Stock market ends first trading session of 2026 on flat note
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended flat on the first trading session of 2026, as massive selling in ITC stocks and foreign fund outflows diminished the initial enthusiasm. The 30-share BSE…
- India
Brij Bhushan Singh alleges conspiracy on ouster from Lok Sabha
Gonda (UP): Former Kaiserganj MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Wednesday alleged that he was removed from the Lok Sabha not by the people but through a conspiracy, and vowed to return…
- India
Only woman’s consent needed for abortion: Punjab and Haryana HC
Chandigarh: It is the willingness and consent of a married woman that is all that matters, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed, while allowing a petitioner to undergo abortion without…
- Hollywood
Netflix crashes again as ‘Stranger Things’ finale premieres
Los Angeles: Some users found it difficult to log in on Netflix on Wednesday night to watch the finale of “Stranger Things”, the series that debuted in 2016 and became an instant…
- India
Cigarettes, pan masalas to cost more across India after Feb 1
New Delhi: The government has notified February 1 as the date from which additional excise duty on tobacco products, and a health cess on pan masala will be levied, replacing the existing…
- News
Indore water contamination: Death toll remains unclear
Conflicting claims over the number of deaths caused by consumption of contaminated water in Indore continued on Thursday, with residents claiming 13 fatalities, a day after Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav…
- Business
Ola Electric signals business turnaround in Dec 2025
New Delhi: Ola Electric on Thursday reported vehicle registrations of 9,020 units in December as per VAHAN data, with increased market share to 9.3 per cent in December over 7.2 per cent…
- Offbeat
Presumed dead, elderly UP man resurfaces to collect documents for SIR
Muzaffarnagar: After nearly three decades of silence, a septuagenarian man long presumed dead by his family returned to his hometown, Khatauli in Muzaffarnagar district to collect documents for the Special Intensive Revision…
- India
Pakistani intruder caught at Rajasthan border
Jaipur: The Border Security Force (BSF) has apprehended a Pakistani national who allegedly crossed into the Indian territory through the border in Jaisalmer district, officials said on Thursday. The intruder was caught…
- Pakistan
Pak witnesses drop in terror attacks since Afghan border closure
Islamabad: Since closing down its border with Afghanistan, Pakistan has recorded a significant drop in cross-border terrorist attacks and deaths related to violence. Pakistan shut its border on October 11 last year…
- Kashmir
Extremists attacking Kashmiris are on Hitler’s path: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said those targeting Kashmiris in some parts of the country were “treading the path of Hitler”, expressing hope that these “extremists” will go away…
- India
AI a ‘big opportunity’, essential to ensure its benefits reach all: President
New Delhi: Describing Artificial Intelligence as a “big opportunity” for ushering in positive change, President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said it is essential to ensure that its benefits reach all sections of…
- India
Flight service affected at Bhubaneswar airport due to dense fog
Bhubaneswar: Flight services at the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Bhubaneswar were disrupted on Thursday morning due to dense fog, an airport officer said. Due to poor visibility on the runway…
- Pakistan
Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif launches governance reforms under IMF lens
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has launched economic-governance reforms to address the vulnerabilities identified in the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Governance and Corruption report. The 186-page Governance and Corruption Diagnostic report launched…
- India
Centre must rebut Chinese claims of mediation between India, Pak: Owaisi
Hyderabad: AIMIM president and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi has said Chinese claim of mediation between India and Pakistan is an affront to the country and that it must be strongly rebutted…
