- India
US tariff cut to 18 per cent to boost Indian rice exports: Exporters
Kolkata: The Indian Rice Exporters Federation (IREF) on Tuesday expressed optimism over a proposed reduction in United States import tariffs on Indian goods to 18 per cent, down from the earlier 25…
- India
Air India starts inspection of fuel control switches in its Boeing 787 planes
New Delhi: Air India has started inspection of the fuel control switches in its Boeing 787 planes following the incident of a switch malfunctioning in an aircraft that operated a flight from…
- Business
Textile, leather stocks jump on India-US trade deal
New Delhi: Textile and leather stocks surged as much as 20 per cent on Tuesday morning after India and the US agreed to a trade deal under which Washington will bring down…
- India
MP cough syrup deaths: 4-year-old dies months after being in coma
Betul: A four-year-old boy died at AIIMS-Nagpur, months after he fell critically ill and slipped into a coma after allegedly consuming Coldrif cough syrup in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district, an official said…
- Middle East
Rafah crossing reopens, but only few Palestinians allowed to pass
Cairo: A dozen Palestinian returnees were allowed into Gaza from Egypt late Monday after the long-awaited reopening of the Rafah border crossing was marred by delays. Their arrival came hours after a…
- Middle East
Turkey offers mediation as United States–Iran dialogue looms
Dubai: Turkey is attempting to bring US and Iranian officials to the negotiating table in hopes of easing the threat of US military action against Iran. Neither the US nor Iran has…
- World
Clintons agree to testify in Jeffrey Epstein probe as contempt looms
Washington: Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton agreed late Monday to testify in a House investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but the Republican leading the…
- Telangana
SIR targets poor voters, but PM’s educational certificate still hidden: Revanth
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday, February 2, alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s educational certificate has not been revealed, but illiterates and the poor are asked to produce…
- India
No permission needed for holding prayer meets in private premises: Allahabad HC
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has observed that no permission is needed for holding a religious prayer meeting within private premises in Uttar Pradesh. However, the court clarified that if any occasion…
- India
Not your advisor: Lok Sabha Speaker Birla to Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: “I am not your advisor,” Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla told Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi in the House on Monday. The Speaker made the remarks when Gandhi asked…
- India
President Trump speaks to PM Modi: US envoy
New Delhi: US President Donald Trump spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, February 2. US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said this in a brief social media post without sharing…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra: Gas leak in ONGC pipeline, 2nd incident in less than a month
Turpupalem: Less than a month after a massive ONGC gas well fire disaster struck Dr BR Ambedkar Konaseema district, a gas pipeline belonging to the Maharatna public sector company has suffered a…
- Mumbai
Maharashtra NCP chief dismisses ‘merger’ buzz with Sharad Pawar party
Mumbai: Amid statements by some leaders of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) that the Sharad Pawar-led group and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP were to merge after zilla parishad elections this month, the…
- India
Two tigers electrocuted in MP; ninth death in the state since Jan 1
Bhopal: A tiger and a tigress died of electrocution in Madhya Pradesh‘s Shahdol district on Monday, February 2, taking the death toll of big cats in the state this year to nine,…
- Sports
Tilak Varma passes fitness test in flying colours as India A beat USA by 38 runs
Navi Mumbai: Indian team management will heave a sigh of relief with Tilak Varma ticking all the boxes on his return to competitive cricket after a lower abdominal surgery as the ‘A’…
