- India
Govt instructs all phone makers to pre-install cyber-security app
New Delhi: The Department of Telecom has directed manufacturers and importers of mobile handsets to ensure that its fraud reporting app Sanchar Saathi is pre-installed in all new devices within 90 days.…
- Hyderabad
CM likely to kick off friendly football match with Lionel Messi in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy is expected to kick off a friendly football match to be attended by legend Lionel Messi during his visit to Hyderabad on December 13. However,…
- Bangalore
Samajwadi Party MP calls Bengaluru traffic ‘most notorious’
Bengaluru: Bengaluru’s traffic woes resurfaced after Samajwadi Party MP Rajeev Rai criticised the authorities for the “worst traffic management”, calling the city’s roads the “most notorious”. Rai, who was in Bengaluru on…
- India
Lok Sabha passes Manipur Goods and Services Tax (Second Amendment) Bill
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Manipur GST Bill to replace an Ordinance promulgated to implement the GST 2.0 reforms in the North-Eastern state, amid protests from the Opposition…
- India
Radhakrishnan urges RS members to follow ‘Lakshman Rekha’
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan, in his maiden speech on Monday, urged members to uphold the Constitution and follow norms and ‘Laxman Rekha’ of parliamentary discourse. He said the…
- India
Eight terrorists slain, 5 pushed back this year: BSF IG
Srinagar: There was no terrorist infiltration into Kashmir across the Line of Control (LoC) during the current year, with eight infiltrators killed by the security forces while five others were pushed back…
- India
Opposition escalates attack over SIR in Parliament
New Delhi: The Opposition on Monday intensified its attack on the government over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with senior leaders across parties alleging large-scale voter deletions, irregularities,…
- Bangalore
Bangalore hotels body moves HC against mandatory menstrual leave order
Bengaluru: The Bangalore Hotels Association (BHA) has filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court challenging the state government’s recent directive making menstrual leave compulsory for women employees across various sectors. The…
- India
Man murders estranged wife, posts selfie as WhatsApp status
Coimbatore: A 32-year-old man brutally hacked his estranged wife at a women’s hostel and posted his selfie with her body as WhatsApp status, police said on Monday. The incident left the inmates…
- Business
Silver futures hit record high on weak dollar, Fed rate cut hopes
New Delhi: Silver futures surged by Rs 3,668 to a fresh record high of Rs 1,78,649 per kilogram while gold prices climbed to Rs 1,30,550 per 10 grams in the domestic markets…
- India
‘Beef’ in buffet triggers row at UP wedding; samples sent for forensic test
Aligarh: A fight broke out at a wedding reception in Aligarh’s Civil Lines area, Uttar Pradesh, over a sticker at a dining counter that read “beef curry”, police said on Monday. Two…
- India
Lawyer arrested in Kerala for killing father, attacking mother
Alappuzha: A 30-year-old lawyer allegedly hacked his father to death and seriously injured his mother in this coastal district, police said on Monday. The attack took place at around 9.30 pm on…
- World
Bangladesh court sentences Sheikh Hasina to 5-year jail term in land scam case
Dhaka: A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to five years of imprisonment in a land scam case. Judge Md Rabiul Alam of the Special Judge’s Court-4 of…
- World
Hong Kong high-rise fire shows how difficult it is to evacuate in emergency
Melbourne: The Hong Kong high-rise fire, which spread across multiple buildings in a large residential complex, has killed dozens, with hundreds reported missing. The confirmed death toll is now 44, with close…
- India
Bride elopes with lover after Varmala ceremony in UP’s Unnao
Unnao: Commotion ensued at a wedding ceremony here when the bride allegedly eloped with her lover shortly after the varmala ritual, police said on Monday. The incident took place on Saturday night…
