- Pakistan
More than 25 million children in Pakistan currently out of school: Report
Islamabad: More than 25 million children across Pakistan are currently out of school, with 20 million of them having never attended school, according to a report. The Nation newspaper reported on Friday…
- India
Maharashtra: Class 6 girl made to do 100 sit-ups for coming late, dies days later
Palghar: A Class 6 student of a private school in Maharashtra’s Palghar district died nearly a week after she was allegedly made to perform 100 sit-ups as punishment for coming late, prompting…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru: 21 held for cheating US citizens posing as Microsoft staff
Bengaluru: Twenty-one employees of a Bengaluru-based “fraudulent software firm” were arrested for allegedly cheating US citizens by posing as Microsoft technical support staff, police said on Saturday. The arrests were made during…
- India
Ex-Union minister Raj Kumar Singh quits BJP after ‘suspension’ orders
Patna: Former Union minister Raj Kumar Singh on Saturday resigned from the BJP, taking exception to a showcause notice that said he was being “suspended” for “anti-party” activities. Singh shared on social…
- India
Naveen Yadav, Revanth Reddy, meet Congress high command in Delhi
New Delhi: The Telangana Congress leadership and the newly elected MLA from Jubilee Hills Naveen Yadav on Saturday separately met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi. Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth…
- Hyderabad
Online betting apps case: Rana Daggubati appears before SIT
Hyderabad: Actor Rana Daggubati on Saturday appeared before the SIT in Telangana in connection with a case related to alleged promotion of an online betting app, police said. The Telangana government has…
- India
CJI-designate Surya Kant urges high courts to function like emergency services
Ranchi: Chief Justice of India (Designate) Justice Surya Kant on Saturday emphasised that the judiciary’s role goes beyond settling disputes and must also focus on protecting the innocent. He asserted that the…
- Hyderabad
KTR should be on ground not social media: Kavitha jabs after BRS’ Jubilee Hills defeat
Hyderabad: Taking potshots at BRS over its defeat in the Jubilee Hills by election, suspended BRS MLC K Kavitha on Saturday said her brother K T Rama Rao (KTR) should leave social…
- Bangalore
Lokayukta files status report in MUDA case against CM Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: Karnataka Lokayukta filed a status report in trial court on Saturday in connection with the investigation into the alleged irregularities in allocation of MUDA land parcels to CM Siddaramaiah’s family. The…
- India
With 1,700 aircraft pending orders, India needs 30,000 pilots: Naidu
Visakhapatnam: India will need an additional 30,000 pilots once the pending orders for 1,700 aircraft from the Indian carriers are delivered, Union Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu said on Saturday.…
- India
Red Fort blast: Cops track down vehicles parked near exploded car; quiz drivers, owners
New Delhi: Investigators probing the Red Fort blast that killed 13 have traced dozens of vehicles parked near the exploded Hyundai i20 and are questioning their drivers and owners to reconstruct the…
- World
Trump to proceed with legal action against BBC despite apology
London: US President Donald Trump has declared that he intends to proceed with legal action against the BBC despite the British public service broadcaster apologising to him for the way his speech…
- India
Lone breadwinner in family killed in Nowgam blast, leaves behind wife, children
Srinagar: Mohammad Shafi Parray left home on Friday morning in the hope of earning livelihood for his family as he assisted the police investigators to collect samples of the explosives seized from…
- Sports
Sarfaraz Khan remains confident amidst Ranji slump
Mumbai: India and Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan on Saturday said he isn’t “frustrated at all” about not scoring as heavily this season as he usually does in domestic cricket, adding that there…
- India
EAM chairs conference of Indian envoys in the US, reviews bilateral ties
New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reviewed bilateral ties between Washington and New Delhi and support for diaspora activities at a conference of India’s Consuls General in the US convened here.…
