- Middle East
Ireland President ‘unequivocally’ condemns attacks on Indian community
London: Ireland President Michael D Higgins on Tuesday “unequivocally” condemned the “despicable attacks” on members of the Indian community. In a statement, Higgins highlighted the immense contribution of Indians across all spheres…
- Politics
‘Blanket removals are cruel’: Rahul Gandhi slams SC stray-dog directive in Delhi-NCR
New Delhi: Amid a raging debate over a Supreme Court directive to remove stray dogs from Delhi, several leaders on Tuesday questioned the order, with Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Raul…
- Technology
Paytm gets RBI nod to operate as online payment aggregator
New Delhi: Paytm Payments Services has received the Reserve Bank of India’s nod to operate as an online payment aggregator, its parent firm and Paytm brand owner One 97 Communications said in…
- World
India and China prepare to resume direct air services soon
New Delhi: India and China are in an “advanced stage” of negotiations to resume direct flight services between the two countries soon, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The development…
- India
Aadhaar not conclusive proof of citizenship, needs verification: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said including or excluding citizens and non-citizens from electoral rolls was within Election Commission of India’s remit as it called the Bihar special intensive revision…
- News
Stalin slams Trump’s 50pc tariffs as ‘hegemonic conspiracy’, urges oppn
Chennai: US President Donald Trump “unilaterally” imposing a 50 per cent tariff on Indian goods was a “hegemonic conspiracy” that India should oppose strongly, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said…
- India
Stray dogs bite two college students in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Two college students here were attacked by stray dogs on Tuesday and have been hospitalised, said a city civic body official. The incident occurred inside the Jnanabharathi campus, near Kengeri. The…
- India
Delhi HC mandates ED bring sanction copy for Kejriwal, Sisodia prosecution
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Enforcement Directorate to bring on record the copy of requisite sanction to prosecute AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia in the…
- India
Release prisoners who have completed sentence: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed concern over prisoners languishing in jail even after completing their sentence and directed all states and union territories to immediately release any such convict…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra CM to launch ‘Stree Shakti’ free bus scheme for women on Aug 15
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will launch ‘Stree Shakti’, a statewide free bus travel service for women, on August 15 at Pandit Nehru Bus Station in Vijayawada. The scheme…
- India
Woman tries to immolate herself outside Calcutta High Court
Kolkata: A woman allegedly attempted to set herself ablaze outside the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday, but an alert policeman saved her life, officials said. The woman, identified as Purnima Halder, was…
- India
All mosques, madrasas in Chhattisgarh must hoist tricolour on I-Day: Waqf Board
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh State Waqf Board has directed all mosques, dargahs and madrasas across the state to hoist the national flag on the occasion of Independence Day on August 15. The State…
- Chennai
Fire erupts on cargo flight engine
Chennai: Fire erupted in one of the engines of an inbound international cargo flight here on Tuesday, but none was injured as the blaze was put down after the aircraft landed here,…
- India
Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 noon amid protests over voter roll revision issue
New Delhi: Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 12 noon on Tuesday amid noisy protests by Opposition members over the Bihar voter roll revision issue. As soon as the House convened, Opposition…
- India
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi reacts killing of journalists in Gaza
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday said the “cold-blooded murder” of five Al Jazeera journalists is another heinous crime committed on Palestinian soil, and asserted that the immeasurable courage…
