- World
Philippines earthquake: Search for survivors continues, death toll at 69
Bogo (Philippines): Rescuers used backhoes and sniffer dogs to look for survivors in collapsed houses and other damaged buildings in the central Philippines on Wednesday, a day after an earthquake killed at…
- India
Over 5K arrested in drug, alcohol related cases in Mizoram since January
Aizawl: At least 5,525 people have been arrested in Mizoram from January to September this year, the state Excise and Narcotics department said. The department seized various drugs and narcotics, including 41.432…
- Hyderabad
Owaisi, Rijiju in social media tussle over Pre-Matric scholarships
Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi and Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju were on Wednesday engaged in a tiff on social media platform ‘X’ over Pre-Matric scholarship and other schemes for minority…
- India
PM Modi unveils Rs 100 coin with Bharat Mata depiction at RSS centenary
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday released a special postage stamp and a commemorative coin, which features the first-ever depiction of Bharat Mata on Indian currency, to mark the centenary…
- Pakistan
Pakistan’s anti-terrorism court sentences Taliban militant to 33 years in jail
Lahore: An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced a Taliban militant to a 33-year jail term for his involvement in terror activities in Punjab, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab police…
- Pakistan
Nine killed in two separate blasts in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Peshawar: Nine people, including four militants, were killed in two separate bomb-related incidents on Tuesday in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local police said. Both incidents occurred in the South Waziristan district of…
- Hyderabad
SIR allows BJP to ‘harass’ voters: Asaduddin Owaisi
Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday alleged that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) carried out by the Election Commission in Bihar will provide an opportunity to BJP to “harass” voters. He…
- Middle East
World’s first museum dedicated to MF Husain to open in Qatar
Doha: “Seeroo fi al ardh”, a unique installation and the final masterpiece by MF Husain in the format of a 20-minute show, will be among the highlights of the world’s first museum…
- India
AIMPLB postpones Bharat Bandh over Waqf Amendment Act protest
New Delhi: The Bharat Bandh on October 3 announced by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board has been postponed on account of festivals being celebrated in various parts of the country,…
- World
Not getting Nobel Peace Prize would be ‘Big Insult’ to America: Trump
New York: US President Donald Trump has said it will be a “big insult” to America if the Nobel Peace Prize is not awarded to him even though he has ended over…
- India
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge hospitalised
Bengaluru: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge was hospitalised as he developed fever, party sources said here on Wednesday. Doctors at the city’s MS Ramaiah Hospital are treating the 83-year-old leader, they said. “The…
- Bangalore
2 labourers killed, 1 hurt in Bengaluru under-construction site mishap
Bengaluru: Two labourers were killed and one injured after a mound of mud collapsed on them at an under-construction site here, police said on Wednesday. According to police, the incident occurred when…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra govt to clear Rs 400 cr in pending bills for small contractors
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to clear pending bills of contactor amounting upto Rs 400 crore for the works they executed since 2014, said a government source. Contractors who executed…
- India
Festival organiser, Zubeen Garg’s manager arrested in Delhi
Guwahati: North East India Festival (NEIF) chief organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta and Zubeen Garg’s manager Siddhartha Sharma have been arrested in connection with the singer’s death in Singapore, police said on Wednesday. Mahanta…
- India
Uttarakhand: Remarks against Prophet spark tension in Dehradun
Dehradun: Tension gripped Dehradun’s Patel Nagar area after an alleged derogatory social media post against Prophet Mohammad triggered protests, prompting police to carry out a flag march on Tuesday night. Police said…
