- India
Telugu Dalit IPS officer’s ‘suicide’: Rohtak SP transferred
Chandigarh: The Haryana government on Saturday transferred Rohtak Superintendent of Police Narendra Bijarniya, days after IPS officer Y Puran Kumar allegedly shot himself dead at his Chandigarh residence, officials said. According to…
- India
Some parties use infiltrators as vote bank, alleges Amit Shah
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday claimed that some political parties were treating infiltrators as a vote bank and questioned why infiltration does not take place along the Gujarat…
- News
PM Modi meets Qualcomm CEO; discusses AI, innovation
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US-based chip maker Qualcomm President and CEO Cristiano R Amin and discussed India’s strides in Artificial Intelligence and innovation. “It was a wonderful meeting with…
- Bangalore
Overnight rains trigger waterlogging, traffic snarls in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Overnight rains accompanied by thunderstorms led to severe waterlogging and traffic congestion across several parts of Bengaluru, with Rainbow Layout, Pioneer Lake Residency, and Anekal among the worst-affected areas, officials said.…
- India
Jaishankar meets US ambassador-designate Sergio Gor
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday held talks with US ambassador-designate Sergio Gor amid continuing strains in the relations over Washington’s imposition of 50 per cent tariffs on Indian…
- India
Akhilesh Yadav’s Facebook account restored; IT minister says no role in ‘suspension’
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav’s official Facebook account, which was allegedly suspended earlier, has been restored, party sources said on Saturday. Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said…
- India
Modi launches Rs 35,440 cr agri schemes to bolster farm self-reliance
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched two major agricultural schemes with a combined outlay of Rs 35,440 crore, including a mission for self-reliance in pulses, and called upon farmers…
- Bangalore
‘I know what my destiny is’: Shivakumar on reports about his CM claims
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday said that he was in no hurry and knows what his destiny is following reports about a change in chief minister’s post…
- World
Trump warns 100pc tariff on China as rare earths row deepens
Washington: President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to place an additional 100 per cent tax on Chinese imports starting on November 1 or sooner, potentially escalating tariff rates close to levels that…
- World
TN fishermen strike as Sri Lankan Navy arrests 47 and seizes boats
Rameswaram: Fishermen hailing from the district on Saturday observed a token strike condemning the arrest of 47 fishermen and seizure of boats by the Sri Lankan Navy. The development comes in the…
- India
Lapses by TN Food & Drug department exposed in Coldrif probe
New Delhi: The investigation against the Kanchipuram-based manufacturer of Coldrif cough syrup, linked to the deaths of children in Madhya Pradesh, has brought to light lapses by the Tamil Nadu Food and…
- Afghanistan
‘Insult to women’: Oppn slams govt over women journalists’ absence from taliban meet
New Delhi: The opposition on Saturday termed the absence of female journalists from a press conference of visiting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi “unacceptable” and “an insult to women”, and asked…
- Delhi
Cough syrup deaths: Delhi govt bans sale, distribution of Coldrif
New Delhi: The Delhi government has banned the sale, purchase and distribution of Coldrif cough syrup after it was declared “not of standard quality”, an official order said. According to the order…
- India
Priyanka slams PM Modi over no women journos at Taliban meet
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to clarify his position on the absence of women journalists from a press conference of visiting Afghan Foreign…
- India
Money laundering: ED arrests executive of Anil Ambani’s Reliance Group
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested an executive of businessman Anil Ambani’s Reliance Group under the anti-money laundering law, official sources said on Saturday. Ashok Pal, Chief Financial Officer (CFO)…
