- World
17 new political parties apply for registration at Nepal’s Election Commission
Kathmandu: Seventeen new political parties have applied for registration at the Election Commission (EC) to contest Nepal’s March 5 general elections, according to an official. Of these, seven parties applied to the…
- World
FBI arrests multiple suspects in Michigan ahead of Halloween: Kash Patel
Washington: Multiple people who had been allegedly plotting a violent attack over the Halloween weekend were arrested Friday morning in Michigan, FBI Director Kash Patel said in a social media post. Patel…
- Business
India’s forex reserves drop to USD 695.35 bn
Mumbai: India’s forex reserves dropped by USD 6.925 billion to USD 695.355 billion during the week ended October 24, the RBI said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves…
- India
Insurance companies cannot deny compensation because of route deviation: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said that insurance companies cannot deny compensation to accident victims merely because there was deviation in route of the vehicle involved and that it was in…
- India
RSS should be banned, Kharge hits back, cites Patel’s letter
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said that in his personal opinion, the RSS should be banned as most law and order problems in the country are arising because of the…
- Telangana
Telangana CM announces financial aid for Cyclone Montha victims
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday announced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh to families of those who died in the recent floods and Rs 15,000 each to…
- Telangana
Cyclone Montha leaves at least 6 dead in Telangana
Hyderabad: At least six persons died in separate rain-related incidents after heavy rains lashed different parts of Telangana due to the impact of Cyclone ‘Montha’ on October 29, police and district officials…
- Telangana
Two held for attempting to sexually assault 4-year-old in Telangana
Hyderabad: Two men from Madhya Pradesh were taken into custody for “attempting to sexually assault” a four-year-old girl in Choutuppal, near here, police said on Friday. Both accused, aged around 40, were…
- World
Canadian court sentences Indian-origin man to 25 years in jail
Ottawa: An Indian-origin man has been sentenced to 25 years in jail by a Canadian court in a three-year-old homicide case, media reports said. A jury at the Supreme Court of British…
- Middle East
Syrian children resume classes in schools stripped bare by conflict
Damascus: In the southern Idlib countryside, once a frontline in Syrian civil war, residents are trickling back to their villages after years in exile. Repairing and reopening damaged and looted schools is…
- Middle East
Israel hands over 30 Palestinian bodies to Gaza
Gaza Strip: Hospital officials in Gaza say that Israel has handed over the bodies of 30 Palestinians. Friday’s handover comes a day after Palestinian militants in Gaza turned over the remains of…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia loses hosting rights for Olympic Esports Game
Geneva: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Saudi Arabia have canceled their 12-year deal to host the video gaming Esports Olympics in Riyadh. The IOC said on Thursday, October 29, they “mutually…
- India
Umar Khalid tells SC no evidence links him to 2020 Delhi riots
New Delhi: Seeking bail in the UAPA case linked to February 2020 riots in Delhi, activist Umar Khalid on Friday told the Supreme Court that there is no evidence linking him to…
- Andhra Pradesh
Chittoor Mayor, husband murder case: AP court hands out death penalty for 5 people
Chittoor: A sessions court here on Friday handed out capital punishment to five persons accused of murdering Chittoor Mayor Katari Anuradha and her husband inside Municipal Corporation Office a decade ago, a…
- India
Video: BJP leader’s son, friends assault toll booth staffer in Karnataka
Vijayapura: A CCTV footage, purportedly showing a BJP leader’s son and his friends assaulting and verbally abusing a staffer at a toll booth on the Vijayapura-Kalaburagi highway after being asked to pay…
