- India
Lakshadweep becomes first UT to complete full digitisation of SIR voter forms
Kavaratti: The Election Commission on Friday said Lakshadweep has become the first Union territory in the country to complete 100 per cent distribution and digitisation of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) enumeration forms.…
- India
Nepal issues currency notes with map comprising Kalapani, Lipulekh, Limpiyadhura
Kathmandu: Nepal’s central bank on Thursday issued new Rs 100 currency notes featuring a revised map that includes the Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura territories, the regions India maintains belong to it. The…
- India
Video: Groom refuses Rs 31 lakh dowry at wedding, wins hearts
Muzaffarnagar: A groom won hearts at a wedding here after he refused to accept a dowry of Rs 31 lakh from the family of the bride, whose maternal grandfather painstakingly put aside…
- World
Paris prosecutor says arrested 39-yr-old believed to be fourth in Louvre heist
Paris: The Paris prosecutor said Friday that a man arrested earlier this week is thought to be fourth member of the team that stole France’s crown jewels from the Louvre Museum. Prosecutor…
- Andhra Pradesh
TTD receives Rs 1 cr donation from Tenali man for free-meal scheme
Tirupati: A devotee from Tenali in Guntur district on Friday donated Rs 1 crore to TTD’s Sri Venkateswara Anna Prasadam Trust. The donor, Ramakrishna Kilari, handed over the donation demand draft to…
- India
Odisha revises Maoist policy; to provide surrender reward up to Rs 1.20 crore
Bhubaneswar: To eradicate left-wing extremism in the state, the Odisha government has launched a revised Maoist surrender and rehabilitation policy with a provision of maximum financial assistance up to Rs 1.20 crore…
- Business
Rupee falls 9 paise to settle at 89.45 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee dropped 9 paise to settle at 89.45 against the US dollar on Friday, tracking a strong greenback and a rise in international crude oil prices. According to forex traders,…
- News
Indian economy remains world’s fastest growing despite US tariffs
New Delhi: India’s economy grew at a higher-than-expected 8.2 per cent – the fastest pace in six quarters – in July-September, as front-loading of production ahead of GST rates cut boosted consumption…
- India
Rajasthan: Two killed, 12 injured as bus hits vehicle on Delhi-Mumbai expressway
Kota: Two passengers were killed while 12 others sustained injuries after a private sleeper bus, travelling from Delhi to Indore on early Friday, hit an unidentified vehicle from behind on the Delhi-Mumbai…
- India
Ayyappa devotees allowed to carry ‘irumudi’ as cabin luggage: Aviation min
Hyderabad: Ayyappa devotees on the holy pilgrimage to Sabarimala will be allowed to carry the sacred ‘irumudi’ as cabin luggage on flights rather than as check-in baggage, the Ministry of Civil Aviation…
- Delhi
Delhi air stays ‘very poor’ at AQI 369; no relief expected soon
New Delhi: The national capital recorded an AQI of 369 on Friday, extending its streak of ‘very poor’ air quality to half the month of November, and forecasts show no respite in…
- India
CCTV captures violent Rajasthan gang clash as cars ram bike
Jaipur: Two criminal gangs allegedly clashed in Kotputli-Behror district, with one group attempting to run over three bike-borne men using a Thar and a Swift, while the other group retaliated by firing…
- Pakistan
Pakistan: 5 killed, 9 injured as jeep plunges into ravine in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Peshawar: Five people were killed and nine injured when a jeep carrying them plunged into a ravine in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, police said. Police said the vehicle, with 14…
- World
Hong Kong’s anti-corruption agency arrests 8 over building fire
Hong Kong: Hong Kong‘s anti-corruption agency said on Friday it arrested eight people connected to the renovation of the high-rise apartments that were engulfed in a massive fire that left 128 people…
- India
Crude bombs hurled near school in Bhubaneshwar, no one injured
Bhubaneswar: Miscreants hurled crude bombs near Kendriya Vidyalaya-3 here on Friday morning, triggering panic in the area, police said. However, no one was hurt in the incident. A team from Mancheswar police…
