- World
Man who assassinated former Japanese prime minister gets life in prison
Tokyo: A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment on Wednesday, January 21, according to NHK public television. The case has revealed…
- Business
Stock markets fall in early trade amid geopolitical tensions
Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty drifted lower in early trade on Wednesday as heightened geopolitical tensions, weak global markets and persistent foreign fund outflows rattled investors’ sentiment. The 30-share BSE…
- India
Mamata asks DMs to strictly follow SC’s directives on SIR
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has asked district magistrates to strictly adhere to the Supreme Court’s instructions on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, stressing that people must…
- Middle East
Iran warns Trump not to take action against Khamenei
Dubai: Iran on Tuesday warned Donald Trump not to take any action against the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, days after the US president called for an end to Khamenei’s nearly…
- India
Angry over husband’s late return, woman kills infant daughter
Latur: A woman allegedly killed her one-year-old daughter following a dispute with her husband, a labourer, over returning home late in Maharashtra’s Latur district, police said. The woman, aged 30, has been…
- Telangana
BJP appoints in-charges for Karnataka, Telangana civic polls
The BJP on Tuesday appointed the party’s in-charges for the Karnataka and Telangana civic polls and an observer for the upcoming Chandigarh mayoral elections. This comes on a day Nitin Nabin took…
- Sports
Sania Mirza launches The Next Set to support Indian women players
Hyderabad: Six-time Grand Slam champion Sania Mirza on Tuesday announced the launch of The Next Set, an initiative aimed at mentoring and supporting India’s leading and emerging women athletes, beginning with tennis.…
- Hyderabad
Zypp Electric plans to scale EV fleet in Hyderabad and Jaipur
Mumbai: Electric vehicle rental platform Zypp Electric on Tuesday said it plans to scale up business in Hyderabad and Jaipur with a fleet size of 15,000, including 10,000 units in Telangana’s capital…
- India
Myanmar man arrested with foreign currency, tobacco in Mizoram
Aizawl: A Myanmar national was arrested with foreign currency notes, smuggled tobacco and foreign cigarettes in south Mizoram’s Siaha district on Tuesday, January 20, an official said. The accused, identified as U…
- Business
Karnataka developing cities beyond Bengaluru to boost investments
Davos: Asserting that there is a huge interest in Karnataka government’s ‘Beyond Bengaluru’ campaign, the state’s senior minister MB Patil on Tuesday, January 20, said his government is developing several other cities…














