- India
Kharge, Rahul to lead Congress ‘Vote Adhikar Rally’ in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Opposition Leader in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will hold the party’s ‘Vote adhikar rally’ at Bengaluru’s Freedom Park on Friday, which is being organised in…
- India
India keeps watch on China’s mega dam on Brahmaputra’s upper stretch
New Delhi: India has taken note of reports about China commencing the construction of a mega dam project on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo River (upper reaches of Brahmaputra) in…
- Business
Rupee falls 5 paise to 87.63 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai: The rupee traded in a tight range and fell 5 paise to 87.63 against the US dollar with depreciation pressures still lingering amid persistent trade uncertainty and a firm US dollar…
- News
Man charged with murder for shooting Indian student in Canada
Ottawa: The man who fired the stray bullet that killed 21-year-old Indian student Harsimrat Randhawa in Canada has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder, an official said. Hamilton Police, who arrested…
- India
Huma Qureshi’s cousin killed over parking dispute; two held
New Delhi: Actor Huma Qureshi’s cousin was stabbed to death following a dispute over parking in southeast Delhi’s Bhogal area. Two teenagers have been apprehended in connection with the incident, an official…
- Middle East
6,774 Indian workers sent to Israel under bilateral pact, 1 killed in 2024
New Delhi: Under a bilateral framework agreement signed in November 2023, a total of 6,774 Indian workers went to Israel for work as of July 1 this year, the government informed Parliament.…
- India
Uttarakhand landslide: 120 Maharashtra tourists safe; 31 still await rescue
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government is in constant touch with the Uttarakhand administration after landslides and flash floods in the Dharali area of Uttarkashi district left 151 tourists from the western state stranded,…
- India
Fresh US tariffs will hurt Indian exporters, jobs: Asaduddin Owaisi
Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday said US President Donald Trump‘s decision to impose 50 per cent tariff on Indian goods will hurt Indian exporters, MSMEs, manufacturers and will disrupt supply…
- India
Woman held for promoting Al-Qaeda urged Pak Army chief to invade India: ATS
Ahmedabad: A Muslim woman who was arrested last week for allegedly promoting the banned Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), a banned terror outfit on social media, had appealed to the Pakistan…
- India
J&K govt bans 25 books for ‘radicalising youth, glorifying terrorism’
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has banned the publication of 25 books, including those written by renowned authors such as Moulana Moudadi, Arundhati Roy, AG Noorani, Victoria Schofield, and David Devadas,…
- India
Sonia Gandhi, Oppn MPs protest against Bihar voter list revision
New Delhi: Several MPs of the INDIA bloc parties, including Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, staged a protest in the Parliament House complex on Thursday against the Election Commission’s voters list…
- India
GST fraud: ED conducts raids in multiple states
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted fresh searches in Jharkhand, West Bengal and Maharashtra as part of a “fake” GST invoices generation case to the tune of Rs 750 crore,…
- India
Notification for vice president’s election issued
New Delhi: The Election Commission issued a notification on Thursday for the September 9 election to the vice president’s post, kickstarting the nomination process. According to the notification, August 21 is the…
- India
PM Modi to visit China after 7 yrs to attend SCO summit in Tianjin
New Delhi: After a gap of over seven years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to travel to China later this month to attend the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation…
- Andhra Pradesh
Kharge names Seelam, Mastan Vali as AP Congress working presidents
Amaravati: The Congress party has appointed former Union MoS J.D. Seelam and former MLA Mastan Vali as the working presidents of the Andhra Pradesh unit and also announced 25-member Political Affairs Committee.…
