- India
Rajasthan: Panchayat bans daughters-in-law from using phones with cameras
Jodhpur: A village panchayat in Rajasthan’s Jalore district has prohibited daughters-in-law and young women from 15 villages from using phones with cameras starting January 26. Additionally, taking a phone to public functions…
- India
Six-year-old Thane girl dies month after dog bite
Thane: A six-year-old girl from Maharashtra’s Thane died over a month after being bitten by a street dog, a civic official said on Wednesday. Her family members said she received timely treatment,…
- Business
Crude oil futures gain on spot demand
New Delhi: Crude oil prices on Wednesday rose Rs 26 to Rs 5,280 per barrel in futures trade as participants increased their positions following firm spot demand. On the Multi Commodity Exchange,…
- World
Indian woman murdered in Canada, suspect identified
Toronto: A 30-year-old Indian woman has been murdered here, prompting police to investigate and search for a suspect on charges of first-degree murder, a press release issued by Toronto Police has said.…
- India
HC quashes FIR against TV executives over ‘casteist dialogue’
Thane: The Bombay High Court has quashed a 12-year-old FIR against programming heads and media executives of a Marathi television channel over an alleged objectionable dialogue in a serial, holding that they…
- World
Singapore’s Indian-origin human rights lawyer M Ravi dies, says report
Singapore: An Indian-origin former lawyer M Ravi, widely known for representing death row inmates, including Malaysians, in Singapore, has died on Wednesday at 56. He was found dead in the early hours…
- India
30 Indians arrested in US for driving semitrucks illegally
New York: US border patrol agents have arrested 30 Indian nationals, living illegally in America, operating semitrucks with commercial driver’s licenses. Border Patrol agents in the El Centro Sector in California arrested…
- Business
Stock markets trade higher in early deals
Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty rallied in early trade on Wednesday, tracking a positive trend in global markets and consistent buying by domestic institutional investors. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed…
- India
Bangladesh aims to separate economic ties from politics with India
Dhaka: Bangladesh interim government’s finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has taken steps to ease strained ties with New Delhi while his administration was working to develop…
- World
Greta Thunberg arrested in London while supporting pro-Palestinian activists
London: Greta Thunberg was arrested in central London on Tuesday while supporting pro-Palestinian activists who are staging a hunger strike to protest their imprisonment while awaiting trial on charges related to a…
- World
India calls in Bangladesh envoy, seeks thorough probe into killing of Hadi
New Delhi: India on Tuesday called in Bangladesh envoy Riaz Hamidullah and sought a thorough probe into the killing of Bangladeshi student leader Sharif Osman Hadi amid sharp downturn in ties between…
- India
Unnao rape case survivor dissatisfied with Delhi HC granting bail to Sengar
Unnao: The Unnao rape case survivor on Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction over the Delhi High Court suspending the jail term of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Sengar, and asked why the security provided to…
- India
Protesters stopped from marching to Bangladesh mission in Kolkata, Suvendu warns
Kolkata: Hundreds of people attempted to march to the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata on Tuesday in protest over the attack on minorities in the neighbouring country, but were stopped by…
- India
Jamiat chief criticises RSS general secy’s remarks over worship
New Delhi: President of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind Maulana Mahmood Asad Madani has criticised the purported statement of RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale, reportedly suggesting that Muslims should worship the sun, rivers and trees…
- India
MP: Social media influencer among 4 held for killing man over argument
Indore: Police in Madhya Pradesh’ Indore on Tuesday arrested four persons in their 20s, including a woman claiming to be a social media influencer and her boyfriend, for the murder of a…
