- India
Rs 5.13 cr collected as fine for littering, spitting on railway premises in two fiscals: Govt in RS
New Delhi: More than 3.30 lakh people were penalised and a fine of around Rs 5.13 crore was recovered from them in 2022-23 and 2023-24 fiscals for littering and spitting on railway…
- India
SC flags lack of facilities in Assam’s detention centre
New Delhi: Flagging the “sorry state of affairs” at a detention centre for declared foreigners in Assam, the Supreme Court on Friday said it lacked adequate water supply, proper toilets and sanitation.…
- India
India’s digital payments record double-digit growth: RBI data
Mumbai: Digital payments in India have registered a 12.6 per cent increase year-on-year with the RBI’s Digital Payments Index (RBI-DPI) rising to 445.5 at the end of March 2024 compared to 418.77…
- Sports
India trounce Bangladesh by 10 wickets to reach Women’s T20 Asia Cup final
Dambulla: Defending champions India trounced Bangladesh by 10 wickets here on Friday to storm into the final of the Women’s T20 Asia Cup. Chasing a mere 81 runs to win, the pair…
- India
633 Indian students died abroad in last 5 yrs: Govt
New Delhi: Six-hundred and thirty-three incidents of death of Indian students abroad were reported in the last five years due to various reasons including natural causes with Canada topping the list with…
- India
India, US sign first-ever cultural property agreement for retrieval of antique objects
New Delhi: India and the United States on Friday their first agreement to prevent illegal trafficking of cultural property and return of antiquarian objects to their place of origin, the Ministry of…
- India
SC rejects Maran’s plea against Delhi HC verdict in Spicejet arbitral award case
New Delhi: In a relief to SpiceJet, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea of Kalanithi Maran and Kal Airways against the Delhi High Court order that had set…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP CM Naidu leaves for Delhi, to attend NITI meeting on July 27
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday left for New Delhi to attend the NITI Aayog meeting. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the NITI Aayog’s ninth Governing Council…
- World
Nagaland govt imposes ban on single-use plastic products from Aug 1
Kohima: The Nagaland government imposed a complete ban on single-use plastic products in the state with effect from August 1, an official release said on Friday. The move comes following a meeting…
- World
28 bonded Nepalese labourers rescued from India: Nepal govt
Kathmandu: The Nepal government has rescued 28 Nepalese men who were working as bonded labourers in India, the country’s Ministry for Women, Children and Senior Citizens said on Friday. A team of…
- India
National Testing Agency declares final results of NEET-UG
New Delhi: The National Testing Agency on Friday announced the final results of the controversy-ridden medical entrance exam NEET-UG, officials said. The results were declared following directive from the Supreme Court after…
- Middle East
Ancient Palestine site gets UNESCO tag, listed as endangered amid conflict
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza, the ancient heritage site of Saint Hilarion Monastery/Tell Umm Amer in Palestine on Friday received the UNESCO tag and was simultaneously put on the…
- Pakistan
Imran Khan set to run for Oxford University chancellor position
Islamabad: Oxford-educated former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan is likely to run for the position of the chancellor of his alma mater in the UK from his prison cell through an online…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh faces Rs 1.46L crore expenditure gap in 2024-25: CM
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh faces a gap of over Rs 1.46 lakh crore for expenditure during 2024-25 due to the destruction of the state’s economy in the last five years, Chief Minister N.…
- Telangana
Congress govt filling up 60K jobs within a year of assuming office: Telangana CM
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday said his government has filled up 30,000 job vacancies within 90 days after assuming office and is in the process of recruiting another…
