- India
Want to visit Kolkata occasionally, staying there not an option: Taslima Nasrin
Kolkata: Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin said she doesn’t find relocating to Kolkata from Delhi a feasible option at this point, adding that “I don’t want to get kicked around anymore”. Speaking…
- World
Indian student in US faces deportation over ‘spreading Hamas propaganda’
New York: An Indian student enrolled as a postdoctoral fellow in the US faces deportation after federal authorities said he was “spreading Hamas propaganda” and has “close connections to a “suspected terrorist”,…
- Mumbai
Rupee settles 1 paisa higher at 86.36 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee stayed firm and appreciated 1 paisa to close at 86.36 against the US dollar on Thursday supported by positive domestic equities. Forex traders said the Indian rupee has staged…
- India
Anything that hurts religious sentiments should be avoided: CM Omar Abdullah
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday advised the members of the Assembly to avoid making comments on religious affairs that hurt people’s sentiments. Talking to reporters outside the…
- India
Senior doctor who became face of RG Kar movement transferred – to a lower-ranked post
Kolkata: Senior doctor Subarna Goswami, who became a face of the movement by the medical fraternity against the R.G. Kar rape and murder tragedy in August last year, has been transferred to…
- World
UK says Israel’s total blockade of Gaza is likely breaking international law
London: Britain’s top diplomat, Foreign Secretary David Lammy, told the House of Commons on Thursday “it’s difficult to see how denying humanitarian assistance to a civilian population can be compatible with international…
- Middle East
Turkey detains 37 over ‘provocative’ social media posts following arrest of Istanbul mayor
Istanbul: Turkish authorities detained 37 people for sharing “provocative” content on social media, the interior minister said Thursday, pressing ahead with a crackdown on dissenting voices that escalated with the arrest of…
- News
IPL match shifted from Kolkata over lack of security arrangements
Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders’ home game against Lucknow Super Giants on April 6 is set to be shifted to Guwahati as police have expressed their inability to provide security for the IPL…
- India
Elon Musk’s X sues Indian govt over censorship, IT Act violations
Bengaluru: Social media giant ‘X’ (formerly Twitter), owned by US billionaire Elon Musk, has sued the Indian Government by filing a lawsuit in the Karnataka High Court, challenging unlawful content regulation and…
- India
Wife, lover sent to 14-day judicial custody, lawyers attack them after hearing
Meerut: The woman and her lover who are accused of killing her Merchant Navy officer husband in Meerut were attacked by a group of lawyers while the duo were being brought for…
- News
Aurangzeb tomb row: AIMIM’s Jaleel questions riots, cites WW 2 films
A day after protests against Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb triggered violence in Nagpur, AIMIM’s Maharashtra president Imtiaz Jaleel on Tuesday, March 20, said although a number of films were made in the…
- Middle East
Hamad International Airport unveils state-of-the-art concourses D and E
Doha: Hamad International Airport (DOH), ranked as the World’s Best Airport and Airport Shopping by Skytrax 2024, has officially unveiled its highly anticipated Concourses D and E, marking a major milestone in…
- India
Seems ‘two anti-farmer parties’ have joined hands against farmers: Kharge
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday attacked the BJP and AAP over eviction of farmers from Shambhu and Khanauri protest sites, saying it appears that “two anti-farmer parties” have now…
- India
Chhattisgarh: 2 Naxalites, jawan killed in encounter in Bijapur
Bijapur: Two Naxalites and a jawan of the Chhattisgarh Police’s District Reserve Guard (DRG) unit were killed in an encounter in the state’s Bijapur district on Thursday, an official said. The gunfight…
- Middle East
UN staff killed, 5 others wounded in strike in Gaza Strip, UN says
Deir al-Balah: An international United Nations staffer was killed and five others were wounded in a strike Wednesday on a UN guesthouse in the Gaza Strip. Jorge Moreira da Silva, head of…
