- India
Rahul Mamkootathil gets anticipatory bail in second sexual assault case
Thiruvananthapuram: A court here on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in a second case of sexual assault against him. The MLA’s lawyer, advocate Ajithkumar (Sasthamangalam), confirmed the…
- India
IndiGo cancels over 60 flights from Bengaluru
Mumbai: IndiGo on Wednesday cancelled over 60 flights from Bengaluru Airport, despite Chief Executive Officer Pieter Elbers claiming on December 9 that the airline’s operations were back on track. IndiGo has cancelled…
- Pakistan
Imran Khan’s sisters stage sit-in outside jail
Islamabad: Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s sisters on Tuesday staged a sit-in outside the Adiala jail after authorities denied them permission to meet their brother. Khan, 73, has been in…
- World
Shooting at Kentucky State University leaves 1 dead, 1 hurt
Frankfort: At least one student was killed and another was critically wounded in a shooting at a residence hall at Kentucky State University on Tuesday, and a suspect who is not a…
- Hyderabad
Govt will fund Rs 1,000 crore for startups in Telangana: CM Revanth
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday said his government is establishing a Rs 1,000 crore fund of funds to support startups. Speaking at the launch of Google for Startups…
- India
Will not accept ‘Veer Savarkar Award’: Shashi Tharoor
Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi: Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday categorically stated that he would not accept an award named after VD Savarkar, nor attend a related event, even as a senior party colleague wanted the…
- India
AAP makes fun of Rekha Gupta over ‘AQI as temperature’ gaffe; BJP responds
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday took a dig at Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta’s claim that AQI and temperature are the same. The party’s MLA Sanjeev Jha and its…
- India
Newly-married woman seeks divorce 3 days after marriage
Gorakhpur: A newly-married woman in Gorakhpur has sought divorce just three days after her marriage, alleging that her husband confessed on the wedding night that he was physically incapable of marital relations,…
- Business
Rupee falls 20 paise to 90.07 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 20 paise to 90.07 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday, facing pressure from importer dollar demand, tariff concerns and market anticipation of US FED Reserve…
- India
4 killed, 27 injured in bus-truck collision on Jaipur-Bikaner National Highway
Jaipur: Four people were killed and 27 others injured after a bus collided head-on with a truck on Jaipur-Bikaner National Highway in the Sikar district of Rajasthan on Tuesday night. The sleeper…
- India
Three arrested for impersonating UP CM’s Gorakhpur office representatives
Bahraich: Police have arrested three men for allegedly impersonating representatives of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s Gorakhpur camp office and attempting to intimidate officials, a senior officer said on Wednesday. A…
- India
OTT platforms expanding, not replacing cinema: Udhayanidhi Stalin
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin highlighted the role of OTT streaming platforms in the Indian film industry, saying they are expanding the film sector rather than replacing cinema. Speaking…
- India
PSU banks write off loans worth Rs 6.15 lakh cr in last 5.5 years
New Delhi: Public sector banks have written off loans worth Rs 6.15 lakh crore in the last five and a half years, Parliament was informed on Monday. “As per Reserve Bank of…
- World
Over 1 billion women faced childhood sexual violence in 2023: Lancet
New Delhi: Over a billion women worldwide aged 15 and above had experienced sexual violence during childhood, while around 608 million were exposed to intimate partner violence in 2023, according to estimates…
- India
Yogi Adityanath to BJP workers: Drop everything and focus on SIR
Gorakhpur: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday issued a stern directive to BJP MLAs and party office-bearers: treat the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists as a top priority.…
