- Business
Stock market crash wipes out Rs 4.98 lakh cr from investors’ wealth
New Delhi: Investors’ wealth was eroded by Rs 4.98 lakh crore on Friday, February 27, as markets faced heavy drubbing, with the Sensex falling over 1 per cent, due to fresh foreign…
- News
Explained: How are NCERT textbooks prepared?
New Delhi: A class 8 NCERT textbook, which carried a chapter about ‘judicial corruption’, is at the centre of controversy with the Supreme Court imposing a “complete blanket ban” on the book,…
- World
Pakistan now in ‘open war’ with Afghanistan: Defence Minister
Islamabad: Pakistan’s defence minister early Friday, February 27, said that his country had run out of “patience” and now considers itself in an “open war” with neighbouring Afghanistan after both sides launched…
- World
Earthquake hits Bangladesh, tremors felt in Kolkata, adjacent Bengal districts
Kolkata: Tremors were felt in Kolkata and adjacent districts of West Bengal on Friday afternoon, after an earthquake of 5.5 magnitude on the Richter Scale jolted parts of Bangladesh, officials said. The…
- Videos
Undergarments worth Rs 10,000 stolen from Varanasi shop, video viral
Varanasi: Police have booked three women for theft for allegedly stealing undergarments worth around Rs 10,000 from a shop in the Chetganj area, an officer said on Friday. Chetganj Station House Officer…
- India
Bengal SIR: SC declines to hear state’s plea against judicial training module
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Friday, February 27, that it knows its judicial officers and they will not be “influenced by anything”, after the West Bengal government submitted that the…
- India
Cricketer Rinku Singh’s father dies after prolonged illness
Aligarh: Indian cricketer Rinku Singh’s father, Khanchand Singh, passed away at a hospital in Greater Noida early Friday after a prolonged illness, family sources and hospital officials said. Dr. Sunil Kumar, spokesperson…
- India
Rohith Vemula, Honour Killing Bills sent for review, says Karnataka Minister
Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister H K Patil said that the state Cabinet has discussed key legislations, including the proposed Rohith Vemula Bill and the honour killing Bill, and decided to seek further inputs…
- India
SKM to Meet CMs, LoPs on US trade deal; seeks Commerce Minister’s ouster
New Delhi: The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Thursday, February 26, announced two nationwide campaigns to press state governments to oppose the proposed India-US trade deal, seek the dismissal of Commerce Minister…
- Telangana
Telangana CM Reddy directs introduction of AI education from school level
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday, February 26, directed officials to introduce education on AI from the school level. Reddy, during a meeting with officials, instructed them to organise…
- India
Police, students injured in JNUSU protest clash; over 50 detained
New Delhi: Police and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students were injured after they clashed during a march by the students’ union here on Thursday, February 26, with police claiming that they were…
- Sports
T20 World Cup: India crush Zimbabwe by 72 runs in must-win Super 8 clash
Chennai: Abhishek Sharma and Hardik Pandya struck blazing half-centuries as India thrashed Zimbabwe by 72 runs in their must-win Super 8 match to keep their semifinal hopes alive in the T20 World…
- Technology
Instagram will notify parents if teens ‘repeatedly’ search for suicide
Washington: Instagram said Thursday, February 26, it will start alerting parents if their kids repeatedly search for terms clearly associated with suicide or self-harm. The alerts will only go to parents who…
- Sports
T20 WC: South Africa hammer West Indies by 9 wickets, tighten grip on semis
Ahmedabad: A clinical South Africa outclassed West Indies by nine wickets in their Super 8 clash to stretch their unbeaten run and all but seal a place in the semifinals of the…
- Top Stories
No extra charge on flight ticket cancellations within 48 hrs: DGCA
New Delhi: Passengers can now cancel or change air tickets without paying additional charge within 48 hours of making the bookings subject to certain conditions, with aviation watchdog DGCA revising the ticket…
