- India
Poll code applicable to Central govt too for policy decisions on Bihar: EC
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday said the provisions of model code of conduct are also applicable to the Central government as far as announcements and policy decisions on Bihar are…
- India
Karur stampede: Vijay’s TVK moves SC challenging HC order to set up SIT
New Delhi: Tamil actor Vijay’s political party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court order constituting a SIT to probe the Karur stampede that killed 41…
- Kashmir
Man arrested for ‘desecrating’ Guru Granth Sahib in J-K’s Samba
Jammu: Police on Wednesday arrested a man for allegedly desecrating the Guru Granth Sahib in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said. Manjit Singh alias Billa, a resident of Koulpur village in…
- World
‘India starting to diversify’: Trump’s trade advisor on Russian oil
New York: India’s purchase of Russian oil is not a “bedrock” of the Indian economy, and the country is starting to diversify its energy buys, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said, noting…
- World
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives in Mumbai
Mumbai: The United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Mumbai on Wednesday, ahead of his meeting with PM Narendra Modi in India’s financial capital. Starmer, who flew in from London along…
- World
California designates Diwali as state holiday
New York: In a historic development for the Indian diaspora, California has designated Diwali as an official state holiday, becoming the third state in the US to officially recognise the Indian festival…
- India
Scotch whisky in spotlight as UK PM Keir Starmer begins India visit
London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer begins a two-day visit to India on Wednesday, with the Scotch whisky industry in the spotlight as a “big winner” of the India-UK Free Trade Agreement…
- India
MP: 20 children died so far due to contaminated cough syrup
Nagpur: Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla on Tuesday said a total of 20 children from the state have died so far while undergoing treatment for kidney failure after drinking a…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: Sharmila calls for two-year overhaul of all welfare hostels
Visakhapatnam: APCC president Y S Sharmila on Tuesday demanded that the N Chandrababu Naidu-led government immediately repair all welfare hostels in the state and improve them within a two-year timeline. Sharmila’s remarks…
- Technology
Wearable smart glasses can now be used for making UPI payments
Mumbai: Wearable smart glasses can now be used to make payments via UPI Lite by simply scanning a QR and issuing a voice command. These small-value transactions using wearable glasses will neither…
- World
PM Modi dials Putin, conveys birthday greetings
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted Russian President Vladimir Putin on his birthday even as the two leaders vowed to further deepen India-Russia special and privileged strategic partnership. Modi…
- Bangalore
Man held for killing wife with rolling pin in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: A man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting his wife with a rolling pin, resulting in her death, police said on Tuesday. Preeti Singh (28) and her husband Chota Lal Singh…
- Business
Tata group leaders meet Amit Shah, FM Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi: Top honchos of the Tata group, including Tata Trusts Chairman Noel Tata and Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran, on Tuesday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Finance Minister Nirmala…
- Andhra Pradesh
Jagan to launch campaign against ‘privatisation’ of medical colleges
Amaravati: YSRCP supremo YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday accused Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu of “failing on all fronts” and announced plans to launch a signature campaign to expose the NDA…
- India
HP: 18 killed as landslide hits bus in Bilaspur; rescue operation on
Shimla: At least 18 passengers were killed while three were rescued as a private bus they were travelling in was struck by a massive landslide in Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur district on Tuesday…
