- India
Children among 6 injured as suspicious material explodes in Karnataka’s Bidar
Bidar (Karnataka): Six people, including four children, sustained injuries after some suspicious material allegedly exploded in the Bidar district of Karnataka on Saturday, January 31, police said. Two adults have sustained severe…
- India
Delhi riots case: Court acquits man accused of arson, rioting
New Delhi: A court here has acquitted a man accused of rioting and arson during the 2020 Delhi riots, citing serious inconsistencies in the prosecution’s case and ruling that it would be…
- Middle East
Iraqi calligrapher completes hand written Quran in six years
Istanbul: Iraqi calligrapher Ali Zaman gazes with pride at his masterpiece, a colossal, handwritten manuscript of the Quran that has taken six years of craft and devotion to complete. The finished work…
- Hollywood
Home Alone actress Catherine O’Hara dies at 71
Los Angeles: Catherine O’Hara, a gifted Canadian-born comic actor and “SCTV” alum who starred as Macaulay Culkin’s harried mother in two “Home Alone” movies and won an Emmy as the dramatically ditzy…
- India
Rare video shows Nehru, Radhakrishnan playing cricket in 1953
New Delhi: An unusual cricket match took place in 1953 that saw the then prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru leading a team of parliamentarians against former vice president S Radhakrishnan’s side. Rare footage…
- India
Sharad Pawar denies knowledge of Sunetra’s Dy CM swearing-in
Baramati: Amid reports that Sunetra Pawar, wife of Ajit Pawar, will be sworn in as the Maharashtra deputy chief minister, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday, January 31, distanced himself from…
- Middle East
UAE praises India–EU agreement for advancing global commerce
Dubai: The United Arab Emirates has welcomed the free trade agreement reached between India and the EU, describing it as a significant step towards promoting “economic openness” and supporting “sustainable growth”. India…
- Andhra Pradesh
TTD chief rejects YSRCP’s ‘clean chit’ claim in laddu ghee scam
Tirupati: In a scathing attack on the YSRCP, TTD Chairman B R Naidu on Friday alleged that a ‘massive ghee adulteration scam’ involving harmful chemicals had taken place during the YS Jagan…
- India
Amit Shah to address BJP workers’ meeting in West Bengal
Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is on a two-day visit to West Bengal, is scheduled to address a workers’ meeting and hold an organisational meet in the southern and northern…
- India
Sunetra Pawar set to become Maharashtra’s first woman Dy CM
Mumbai: Rajya Sabha member Sunetra Pawar, who is all set to be sworn in as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister replacing her deceased husband and NCP chief Ajit Pawar in the state cabinet,…
- Telangana
Phone tapping: SIT rejects KCR’s Yerravalli plea, asks to appear in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The SIT probing allegations of phone tapping during the previous BRS regime in Telangana on Friday declined the former chief miniser K Chandrasekhar Rao’s (KCR) request to question him at his…
- India
Man kills elderly mother for not giving money to buy liquor; held
Latur: A man allegedly killed his 65-year-old mother after she refused to give him money to buy alcohol in Maharashtra’s Latur district, police said on Friday. The accused, Sailani Bakshuddin Munjewar (45),…
- India
Kerala voters can update details after Jan 30; final electoral roll on Feb 21
Thiruvananthapuram: Voters in Kerala will have further opportunities to correct or update their details even after the January 30 deadline linked to the 2026 SIR of electoral rolls, state Chief Electoral Officer…
- India
Opposition in Assam protests ‘vote theft’ through SR; slams Himanta, BJP
Guwahati: The united opposition on Friday held a protest against alleged irregularities in the draft electoral rolls and “vote theft” through the Special Revision (SR) ahead of assembly elections in Assam. A…
- India
US asks Americans to remain vigilant and avoid crowds in Bangladesh
Dhaka: The US on Friday, January 30, issued a “security alert” for its citizens in Bangladesh, asking them to remain vigilant and avoid crowds as political violence or extremist attacks may occur,…
