- Bangalore
Karnataka HM Directs Police to Probe Circumstances Behind Realtor’s ‘suicide’
Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Saturday, January 31, said the police have been directed to conduct an inquiry into the circumstances that led to the “suicide” of Confident Group chairperson…
- Middle East
As Iran–US tensions soar, Strait of Hormuz caught in the middle
Dubai: The Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, again has become a focus of tensions as Iran prepares to launch a military drill that could see fire into…
- Middle East
Supplies running out at Syria’s al-Hol camp as clashes block aid deliveries
Damascus: An international humanitarian organisation has warned that supplies are running out at a camp in northeast Syria housing thousands of people linked to the Islamic State group, as the country’s government…
- India
‘Moonwalking’ Indore cop demoted for social media ‘indiscipline’
A traffic policeman in Madhya Pradesh‘s Indore, known as a ‘dancing cop’ for moonwalking on the city streets, has been demoted to the rank of constable from head constable for his “indiscipline”…
- India
Children among 6 injured as suspicious material explodes in Karnataka’s Bidar
Bidar (Karnataka): Six people, including four children, sustained injuries after some suspicious material allegedly exploded in the Bidar district of Karnataka on Saturday, January 31, police said. Two adults have sustained severe…
- India
Delhi riots case: Court acquits man accused of arson, rioting
New Delhi: A court here has acquitted a man accused of rioting and arson during the 2020 Delhi riots, citing serious inconsistencies in the prosecution’s case and ruling that it would be…
- Middle East
Iraqi calligrapher completes hand written Quran in six years
Istanbul: Iraqi calligrapher Ali Zaman gazes with pride at his masterpiece, a colossal, handwritten manuscript of the Quran that has taken six years of craft and devotion to complete. The finished work…
- Hollywood
Home Alone actress Catherine O’Hara dies at 71
Los Angeles: Catherine O’Hara, a gifted Canadian-born comic actor and “SCTV” alum who starred as Macaulay Culkin’s harried mother in two “Home Alone” movies and won an Emmy as the dramatically ditzy…
- India
Rare video shows Nehru, Radhakrishnan playing cricket in 1953
New Delhi: An unusual cricket match took place in 1953 that saw the then prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru leading a team of parliamentarians against former vice president S Radhakrishnan’s side. Rare footage…
- India
Sharad Pawar denies knowledge of Sunetra’s Dy CM swearing-in
Baramati: Amid reports that Sunetra Pawar, wife of Ajit Pawar, will be sworn in as the Maharashtra deputy chief minister, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday, January 31, distanced himself from…
- Middle East
UAE praises India–EU agreement for advancing global commerce
Dubai: The United Arab Emirates has welcomed the free trade agreement reached between India and the EU, describing it as a significant step towards promoting “economic openness” and supporting “sustainable growth”. India…
- Andhra Pradesh
TTD chief rejects YSRCP’s ‘clean chit’ claim in laddu ghee scam
Tirupati: In a scathing attack on the YSRCP, TTD Chairman B R Naidu on Friday alleged that a ‘massive ghee adulteration scam’ involving harmful chemicals had taken place during the YS Jagan…
- India
Amit Shah to address BJP workers’ meeting in West Bengal
Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is on a two-day visit to West Bengal, is scheduled to address a workers’ meeting and hold an organisational meet in the southern and northern…
- India
Sunetra Pawar set to become Maharashtra’s first woman Dy CM
Mumbai: Rajya Sabha member Sunetra Pawar, who is all set to be sworn in as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister replacing her deceased husband and NCP chief Ajit Pawar in the state cabinet,…
- Telangana
Phone tapping: SIT rejects KCR’s Yerravalli plea, asks to appear in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The SIT probing allegations of phone tapping during the previous BRS regime in Telangana on Friday declined the former chief miniser K Chandrasekhar Rao’s (KCR) request to question him at his…
