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EAM Jaishankar meets US Secretary Blinken amid India-Canada diplomatic row
Washington: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken here and discussed ways to further the bilateral ties, amid the diplomatic row between India and Canada…
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US stocks sink amid brutal sell-off in Sep, but bond yields reach highest rate
New York: Major US stocks dipped following a continued brutal sell-off in September as bond yields rose to a new 16-year high. US stocks moved further lower on Thursday as sell-off continued…
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Tata Steel inks pact with IOCL to further reduce carbon footprint
Jamshedpur: Tata Steel on Thursday said it has signed an agreement with Indian Oil Corporation Limited and its business associate to further reduce carbon footprint at its Ferro Alloys plant. The agreement…
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MP: Congress corporator booked for rape’, abduction’ of minor gir; party expels him
Shivpuri: The police in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district have registered a case against a Congress corporator for allegedly raping a teenager and forcing her to undergo an abortion, an official said on…
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Kejriwal takes part in ‘bhajan sandhya’, interacts with pilgrims departing for Ayodhya
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday took part in a ‘bhajan sandhya’ and interacted with devotees departing for Ayodhya as part of the Mukhyamantri Tirth Yatra Yojana. As of…
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Canadian police say probe into killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar ‘active & ongoing’
Washington: The killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar remains an “active and ongoing investigation”, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have said. Nijjar, the chief of the banned Khalistan Tiger Force…
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Ganesh festival: Over 20K idols immersed by 9pm across Mumbai
Mumbai: More than 20,000 idols were immersed in Mumbai till 9pm on Thursday on Anant Chaturdashi, the last day of Ganesh festivities, amid massive crowds, civic officials said. By 9pm, 20,195 idols…
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Gurugram administration bans sale and use of firecrackers ahead of Diwali
Gurugram: The Gurugram administration on Thursday issued an order imposing strict restrictions on the storage, sale, and use of firecrackers (except green firecrackers) in the city ahead of the Diwali festival. As…
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CPR programme to be included in all Karnataka Police academies
Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Thursday said that the critical Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) education programme will be included in all the police training academies of the state. Addressing the gathering…
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Woman dies after accidentally falling into drain in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A woman lost her life after accidentally falling into a ‘nala’ (drain) in the city following heavy rain Thursday evening, police said. The woman was said to have fallen into the…
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Cauvery water dispute will haunt Karnataka govt as water crisis looms
Bengaluru: The Cauvery water crisis has once again surfaced in Karnataka with the water tribunals ordering the state to release 3,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu till October 16. The government…