- World
US approves sale of 31 MQ-9B armed drones to India
Washington: The US on Thursday approved the sale of 31 MQ-9B armed drones to India at an estimated cost of USD 3.99 billion, an acquisition that will bolster India’s capability to meet…
- India
NCP MLA Rohit Pawar questioned by ED for eight hours in money laundering case
Mumbai: NCP MLA Rohit Pawar, grand nephew of party supremo Sharad Pawar, was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for eight hours on Thursday in a case related to the alleged Maharashtra…
- India
JMM led coalition MLAs’ Hyderabad flight cancelled due to poor visibility
Ranchi: The plan of JMM-led coalition MLAs to fly to Hyderabad from Ranchi amid a political crisis in Jharkhand was cancelled as the chartered planes hired for it could not take off due…
- Business
BYJU’s investors seek ouster of founders
New Delhi: Around six investors in Think and Learn Private Limited, which operates under BYJU’s brand, have called for an extraordinary general meeting to address issues at the edtech major and oust…
- India
India, US continue to hold negotiations on Predator drone deal
New Delhi: India and the US are continuing to hold negotiations to firm up a USD 3 billion deal for supply of 31 MQ-9B Predator long endurance drones to Indian armed forces…
- India
Bihar: Nitish Kumar led NDA govt to seek trust vote on Feb 12
Patna: The newly formed NDA government in Bihar, headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, will seek the trust vote on February 12, the inaugural day of the budget session, according to a…
- World
Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Yunus charge-sheeted in fresh corruption case
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s anti-graft agency on Thursday submitted a charge sheet against Nobel Laureate economist Dr Muhammad Yunus on a fresh corruption charge, days after a court granted him bail in a case…
- India
JMM-led coalition leaders meet guv, seek to form govt
Ranchi: Amid a political crisis in Jharkhand, JMM legislative party leader Champai Soren on Wednesday called on Governor CP Radhakrishnan and urged him to accept his claim to form the government at…
- India
India calls for complete cessation of violence in Myanmar
New Delhi: As Myanmar marked three years of a military coup that evicted Aung San Suu Kyi from power, India on Thursday called for complete cessation of violence in the country and…
- Bangalore
Siddaramaiah calls union interim budget as ‘most disappointing’
Bengaluru: Calling the interim budget 2024 as “most disappointing”, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said there are things that are not disclosed in the budget, and the economic situation of the…
- India
Unleashing ED before elections undemocratic: Ex-RBI guv Raghuram Rajan
Jaipur: Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan on Thursday said “unleashing” the Enforcement Directorate before elections is wrong and “undemocratic”, and it should bother everyone not just politicians. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on…
- India
Delhi CM Kejriwal likely to skip ED summons again: Sources
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal is unlikely to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday for questioning in a money laundering case linked to the Delhi…
- Pakistan
Ahmadis prevented from burying their dead in Pakistan’s Punjab province: Police
Lahore: A group of radical Islamists allegedly stopped the Ahmadi minority community from burying their dead at a graveyard in Punjab province of Pakistan, police said on Thursday. The incident took place…
- Mumbai
97.5% of Rs 2,000 notes returned to banks: RBI report
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Thursday, February 1, that nearly 97.5 percent of the Rs 2,000 bank notes have been returned to the banking system, and only about…
- India
SC reserves verdict on minority status of AMU
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on the minority status of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), after days of heated debate. A seven-judge bench headed by Chief Justice D…
