- India
My stand not pro-BJP, but pro-govt or pro-India on certain issues: Tharoor
Thiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday, January 30, said that his stand on certain issues may have been seen as pro-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by the media, but he has…
- Andhra Pradesh
CM Naidu launches cancer screening atlas for Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has released a “cancer screening atlas”, compiled using data gleaned from screening tests conducted on nearly three crore people across the state. According to…
- Mumbai
Mumbai cab driver held for charging tourist Rs 18k for 400-metre ride
Mumbai: A 50-year-old taxi driver has been arrested for allegedly charging a US tourist a whopping Rs 18,000 in what may have been the most expensive 400-metre ride through the Mumbai traffic,…
- India
Nipah virus: Facts, symptoms and current risk levels
Melbourne: An outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in India has put many countries in Asia on high alert, given the fatality rate in humans can be between 40% and 75%. Several…
- India
MP: BJP functionary’s violent assault on woman caught on camera, case filed
Satna: A local functionary of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) allegedly assaulted a female beauty parlour owner in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh, leading police to register a case and launch…
- Telangana
Telangana CM completes leadership training at Harvard University
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has successfully completed the six-day leadership programme that he enrolled for at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. The programme, “Leadership in the 21st…
- Bollywood
Dhurandhar OTT release: Ranveer Singh’s film arrives on Netflix
New Delhi: After smashing box office records by earning over Rs 1,000 crore in its theatrical run, “Dhurandhar” started streaming on Netflix from Friday with director Aditya Dhar calling it a new…
- Bangalore
Karnataka min Reddy, Mohandas Pai spat over public transport
Bengaluru: Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy has defended the state-run public transport system and the government’s ‘Shakti’ scheme amid a social media spat with IT industry veteran T V Mohandas Pai over…
- World
Indian national indicted in Canada–US human smuggling case
New York: A 22-year-old citizen of India has been indicted in New York for his role in a scheme to smuggle Indian nationals from Canada across the northern border into the United…
- World
Venezuela’s acting president signs law privatising state-owned oil sector
Caracas (Venezuela): Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez on Thursday, January 29, signed a law that opens the nation’s oil sector to privatisation, reversing a tenet of the self-proclaimed socialist movement that has…
- World
US action in Iran risks regional and global nuclear escalation
By Farah N. Jan, University of Pennsylvania Harrisburg: The United States is seemingly moving toward a potential strike on Iran. On January 28, 2026, President Donald Trump sharply intensified his threats to…
- Bangalore
Man held at Bengaluru Airport over bomb claim
Bengaluru: A 52-year-old man was held at the Kempegowda International Airport here for allegedly claiming that he had “two small bombs” inside his luggage, police said on Thursday. The suspect, Abu Aqeel…
- India
Question paper for Junior Engineer recruitment exam leaked in Rajasthan
Jaipur: The Rajasthan Police’s Special Operations Group (SOG) has found that the question paper for the Junior Engineer (JE) Combined Recruitment Examination-2020 was leaked even during the re-test held in September 2021.…
- Pakistan
Flight from Bangladesh lands in Pakistan for first time in 14 years
Lahore/Karachi: A flight from Bangladesh capital Dhaka landed at the Jinnah International Airport in Pakistan’s Karachi on Thursday, restoring non-stop air connectivity between the two countries after 14 years. According to the…
- India
Gaurav Gogoi, his wife are Pakistani agents, claims Assam CM
Jorhat: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday, January 29, alleged that state Congress Gaurav Gogoi and his British wife are “Pakistani agents”, and dared the opposition leader to file a…
