- India
Kolkata Metro railway services face brief disruption due to power supply glitch
Kolkata: Commuters were inconvenienced during the morning rush hour on Tuesday, as Kolkata Metro railway services on the busy Dakshineswar-Shahid Khudiram stretch were affected for nearly an hour, owing to a power…
- India
SC split on mandatory sanction to probe govt officials for corruption
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday, January 13, delivered a split verdict on the constitutional validity of a 2018 provision of the anti-graft law, which mandates prior sanction for initiating a…
- Pakistan
Pakistan, Indonesia discuss defence cooperation
Islamabad: Pakistan and Indonesia have discussed defence cooperation amidst reports about Jakarta joining the list of nations interested in buying JF-17 Thunder jets. Lieutenant General Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin (Retd), Minister of Defence of…
- India
Earthquake of magnitude 3.5 hits Bageshwar in Uttarakhand
Pithoragarh: A low-intensity earthquake of magnitude 3.5 struck near Bageshwar district of Uttarakhand on Tuesday morning, causing people to rush out of their homes, according to officials. No loss of life or…
- India
Liquor, drugs, weapons seized in Maharashtra’s Nanded ahead of civic polls
Nanded: Ahead of the civic body polls, enforcement agencies have seized a large quantity of liquor, ganja, and some weapons in Maharashtra’s Nanded district, officials said. As many as 929 persons have…
- India
Man posing as IAS officer among 5 held at Indo-Nepal border
Bahraich: Five people, including a man posing as an IAS officer, were arrested by the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) at the India-Nepal Rupaideha border here while they were allegedly attempting to enter…
- India
Rahul Gandhi to attend school event in TN’s Gudalur
Udhagamandalam: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will attend the golden jubilee celebrations of St Thomas English High School, Gudalur in Nilgiris district, on Tuesday, the party sources said. The Leader of the Opposition…
- India
Pune: Passengers deplaned from Akasa Air Bengaluru flight after glitch
Passengers on board an Akasa Air flight from Pune for Bengaluru were deplaned on Tuesday after remaining seated inside the aircraft for almost one and a half hours due to a last-minute…
- India
Water contamination in Indore: 4000 screened, 12 diarrhoea cases reported
Indore: At least 12 new patients suffering from diarrhoea were reported at a health facility in Indore on Monday, January 12, as the health department screened 4,827 people amid a gastroenteritis outbreak…
- India
Pune: BJP complains to EC over ‘illegal’ hoardings by NCP, other parties
Maharashtra BJP general secretary Rajesh Pande has said the party has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission over illegal hoardings allegedly put up by its Mahayuti ally NCP and other parties…
- Telangana
SC disposes of Telangana’s plea against Polavaram project
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday disposed of a Telangana government’s writ petition against the Polavaram Multipurpose Irrigation Project in Andhra Pradesh, but granted it the liberty to file a fresh…
- India
I-PAC ED raids: Neighbours to depose in Kolkata police investigation
The Kolkata Police is verifying identities of the ED officials who conducted searches at the office of political consultancy firm I-PAC and the residence of its chief Pratik Jain, amid allegations of…
- India
Asaduddin Owaisi questions RSS role in India’s freedom struggle
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has questioned the contribution of RSS in India’s freedom struggle and alleged that Sangh founder K B Hedgewar was jailed not for opposing British rule but…
- Middle East
Iran’s leadership under pressure as protests continue, here’s what to know
London: Iran’s leadership is under incredible pressure as the largest protests in years against the Islamic theocracy shake the country. Government hard-liners have threatened to attack the US military and archrival Israel…
- India
Two Bengal nurses show Nipah virus symptoms, one is ‘very critical’
New Delhi: Two suspected cases of Nipah virus have been detected at the Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratory at AIIMS Kalyani, West Bengal, official sources said on Monday. According to a senior…
