- Middle East
Adarsh Swaika appointed as India’s new ambassador to Kuwait
New Delhi: Senior diplomat Adarsh Swaika was on Wednesday appointed as India’s new ambassador to Kuwait, a key partner of India in the Gulf region. Swaika, an Indian Foreign Service officer of…
- India
India’s debt ratio projected to be 84 per cent of its GDP: IMF
Washington: India’s debt ratio is projected to be 84 per cent of its GDP by the end of 2022, which is higher than many emerging economies, but its debt is a little…
- Business
Gold falls Rs 20; silver declines Rs 473
New Delhi: Gold prices in the national capital fell by Rs 20 to Rs 51,155 per 10 grams on Wednesday, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had…
- Business
Retail inflation rises to 7.41 pc in September on costlier food items
New Delhi: Retail inflation spiked to 7.41 per cent in September, mainly due to costlier food items. For the ninth month in a row, retail inflation has remained above the Reserve Bank…
- Delhi
CBI questions Indian Ahead News MD Mootha Gautam in Delhi excise scam case
New Delhi: The CBI on Wednesday questioned Managing Director of India Ahead News and Andhra Prabha newspaper Mootha Gautam in connection with the Delhi excise policy scam case, officials said. The executive…
- Telangana
Telangana: Man held for killing IB officer during northeast Delhi riots
New Delhi: Delhi Police’s Special Cell has arrested a 34-year-old man who is accused of killing Intelligence Bureau officer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, officials said on Wednesday. The…
- India
Govt panel to study WHO reports on child deaths linked to Indian syrups
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday formed a four-member panel of experts to examine the details and adverse event reports received from the WHO on the deaths of 66 children in The…
- India
Karnataka hijab ban: SC to pronounce verdict before October 16
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce its verdict on petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court judgement refusing to lift the ban on hijab in educational institutions before Justice Hemant…
- Business
SBI, HDFC offer home loans at 8.40% as part of festive sales
Mumbai: Despite rising interest rates, leading home loan players SBI and HDFC have announced discounted interest rates beginning at 8.40 percent as part of their festive offerings. SBI in a statement said…
- News
Bommai has breakfast at Dalit household; Cong calls it ‘photo-op’ ahead of polls
Hospet: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and BJP strongman B S Yediyurappa had breakfast at the residence of a Dalit man at a village near Hospet on Wednesday. They visited the village…
- India
Industrial production slips to 18-month low, contracts 0.8 pc in August: Govt data
New Delhi: India’s industrial production slipped to an 18-month low, contracting by 0.8 per cent in August, mainly due to a decline in output of the manufacturing and mining sectors, according to…
- India
MP: Hand pump spews out liquor as police seize underground drums in Guna district
Guna (MP): Hand pumps are generally associated with supplying water but in Bhanpura village in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna district a hand pump spew out liquor when police busted an illegal liquor den…
- World
CPC Congress: Xi Jinping all set to rewind China’s clock back to ‘one leader rule’ of Mao era
Beijing: China’s ruling Communist Party is set to slide back to its founder Mao Zedong’s era soon as President Xi Jinping is set to break the decades-old 10-year term rule to cling…
- Entertainment
Aamir Khan shouldn’t hurt religious sentiments: MP HM on ad featuring actor
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Wednesday said Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan should stay away from advertisements and acts which hurt religious sentiments, after a bank advertisement featuring Khan and…
- World
Several Facebook users complain losing followers, Mark Zuckerberg too loses millions
New Delhi: Several users of Meta’s Facebook are complaining losing majority of their followers on the social media platform due to unknown reasons. Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has lost over…
