- India
India remains cornerstone of UN peacekeeping, its women peacekeepers indispensable: UN
United Nations: India remains a cornerstone of UN peacekeeping and its women peacekeepers have demonstrated that missions with greater female representation improve operational outcomes and contribute to lasting peace, the United Nations…
- Middle East
Iraq says oil exports from Kurdish region by way of Turkey set to resume
Baghdad: Iraq’s oil ministry has announced the resumption of oil exports from northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region. The exports had been halted for nearly two years after the International Chamber of Commerce…
- Middle East
Israel delays release of Palestinian prisoners, citing ‘humiliating’ handovers of hostages
Tel Aviv: Israel says the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners is delayed “until the release of the next hostages has been assured, and without the humiliating ceremonies” at handovers of Israeli…
- News
Telangana: Rahul Gandhi expresses concern over tunnel roof collapse incident
Hyderabad: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Saturday expressed distress over eight people getting trapped in a tunnel after a part of it collapsed in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool district and hoped for their safety. In…
- Andhra Pradesh
Rescuing chilli farmers government’s primary goal: Andhra CM
Amaravati: The primary goal of the Andhra Pradesh government is to come to the rescue of chilli farmers in the state who are suffering due to a drop in prices for the…
- Technology
Musk’s cost-cutting team laying off workers at auto safety agency overseeing his car company
New York: Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team is eliminating jobs at the vehicle safety agency that oversees Tesla and has launched investigations into deadly crashes involving his company’s cars. The National Highway Traffic…
- India
Maha Kumbh: 34 social media accounts booked for sharing video with false claim
Mahakumbh Nagar: Police in Mahakumbh Nagar on Saturday registered a case against 34 social media accounts for allegedly spreading rumours by falsely claiming that a video of train fire incident in Bangladesh…
- India
Vandalism of Ambedkar’s statue sparks tension in Gurugram village
Gurugram: Tension gripped Kankrola village in Gurugram district after some miscreants allegedly vandalised a statue of B R Ambedkar in the Ambedkar Colony, police said on Saturday. Following a complaint lodged by…
- Kashmir
One dead, 16 injured as bus carrying pilgrims falls into gorge near Jammu
Jammu: One person was killed and 16 others were injured when a bus returning from Mata Vaishno Devi shrine skidded off the road and plunged into a gorge near here Saturday evening,…
- Pakistan
22 Indian fishermen sent home from Pakistan
Lahore: As many as 22 Indian fishermen, who were languishing in Pakistan’s Karachi jail, were released and sent to their country on Saturday, officials said. The released fishermen were handed over to…
- India
New Jalpaiguri Express train stranded in Odisha’s Balasore after engine hits object on tracks
Balasore: Chennai-bound New Jalpaiguri Central Express was stranded between Soro and Markona stations in Odisha’s Balasore district for nearly four hours on Saturday after the engine hit an object on the tracks…
- World
Trump fires another salvo over ‘funding’ to India; Congress asks PM to refute allegations by ‘friend’
New York: US President Donald Trump for the fourth time in recent days claimed that the Biden administration allocated USD 21 million funding to India for “voter turnout”, evoking a sharp response…
- Telangana
PM Modi calls Telangana CM to offer support for SLBC tunnel rescue operation
Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday to inquire about the incident in which eight personnel got trapped inside a tunnel of the SLBC project…
- India
TN would regress by 2000 years if NEP implemented in state: CM MK Stalin
Chennai: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin has strongly opposed the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) in the state, warning that it would regress the state by 2,000 years. Addressing…
- India
Nepalese students are Odisha’s children: CM Mohan Charan Majhi
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday, February 22, asserted that Nepalese students studying in Odisha are children of the state and they will continue to pursue their education with full…
