- India
India releases first tranche of USD 2.5 mn to UN agency for Palestinian refugees
Ramallah: The Indian government has released the first tranche of USD 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) as part of…
- India
Jaishankar meets German diplomat; focus on Scholz’s October visit to India
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held talks with Germany’s state secretary of foreign office Thomas Bagger with a focus on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s visit to India in…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP CM releases white paper on ‘exploitation’ of natural resources during YSRCP rule
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday accused the previous YSRCP government of looting the state’s land, mines, minerals and forest resources in the last five years. The CM…
- India
ED case: Ex-DMK leader Jaffer Sadiq remanded to judicial custody
Chennai: A city court on Monday remanded sacked DMK functionary Jaffer Sadiq to judicial custody till July 29 in a money laundering case registered against him by the ED. Sadiq was produced…
- Pakistan
Pakistan: Human rights body ‘shocked’ at govt’s move to ban Imran Khan’s party
Islamabad: Pakistan’s leading human rights body on Monday expressed “shock” at the government’s decision to ban former prime minister Imran Khan’s party and warned that the measure was an “enormous blow” to…
- Kerala
Kerala man stuck inside hospital’s lift for 2 days rescued, employees suspended
Thiruvananthapuram: A 59-year-old man was stuck in the lift of the busy Government Medical College Hospital here for the past two days and was rescued on Monday morning by an operator who…
- India
UP: 3 get life imprisonment for killing Dalit man 21 years ago
Azamgarh: A court here on Monday sentenced three persons to life imprisonment for killing a Dalit man 21 years ago. Special Court (SC-ST Act) judge Kamlapati also imposed a fine of Rs…
- India
Around 870 convicts in 18 states, UTs wish to file appeals after getting legal aid: NALSA
New Delhi: The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) on Monday told the Supreme Court that around 870 convicts, lodged in jails in 18 states and Union Territories, wish to file appeals against…
- India
As tomato prices soar over Rs 80/kg, ICAR’s hybrids offer hope for market stability
New Delhi: As tomato prices across India touch a staggering Rs 80/kg, two hybrid varieties developed by a Bengaluru-based institute under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research could potentially safeguard against future…
- World
Acts of terrorism need to be identified, punished: Jaishankar
Astana: With terrorism becoming a threat to regional and global peace, the perpetrators, facilitators, financiers and sponsors of heinous acts of terrorism “need to be identified and punished,” External Affairs Minister S…
- India
Uddhav Thackeray victim of betrayal, Modi not my enemy: Shankaracharya
Mumbai: Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, the Shankaracharya of the Jyotish Peeth in Uttarakhand, who turned down the invitation to the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya, on Monday said Shiv Sena (UBT) leader…
- Sports
FIR filed against Yuvraj, 3 ex-cricketers for ‘mocking’ PwDs
New Delhi: A police complaint has been filed against former cricketers Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh and Gurkeerat Mann for allegedly mocking people with disabilities in a video that was uploaded…
- India
Will put forth my side before committee, truth will prevail: Puja Khedkar
Mumbai: Probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar on Monday said the truth will prevail after she makes a submission before the Central committee probing allegations that she misused disability provision and Other Backward…
- Bangalore
Big setback for Congress: BJP on SC’s dismissal of Shivakumar’s plea
New Delhi: The BJP on Monday said the Supreme Court’s dismissal of Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar’s plea challenging a CBI FIR against him in a corruption case was a…
- India
‘Artful statistical jugglery’: Cong slams govt over ‘8 crore new jobs’ claim
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday countered the Centre’s claim that eight crore new jobs have been created, alleging that the government has done some “artful statistical jugglery” to claim job creation…
