News
-
Over 6M people in crisis-hit Sri Lanka ‘food insecure’: World Food Programme
United Nations: Over six million people or over 28 per cent of Sri Lanka’s population are “food insecure” and this situation is likely to deteriorate as the crisis unfolds in the island…
-
KCR speaks to Oppn leaders over fight against NDA govt’s ‘anti-people’ policies
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is reaching out to leaders of many non-BJP parties to join forces, as part of his campaign against the Centre’s alleged anti-people policies. The TRS…
-
KTR slams Centre over list of banned words in parliament
Hyderabad: Telangana minister for IT and Industries KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Saturday took a dig at the Centre for banning the use of a number of words in the parliament. KTR…
-
Biden blames MBS for Jamal Khashoggi’s murder
Riyadh: US President Joe Biden who is in Saudi Arabia, raised the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi during his meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Friday and said that…
-
EU to ban Russian gold imports in new sanctions package
Brussels: The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a seventh package of measures that will ban the importation of Russian gold. The proposal adopted on Friday is part of a new…
-
Former Punjab Speaker Nirmal Singh Kahlon dies at 79
Chandigarh: Former Punjab Speaker and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Nirmal Singh Kahlon passed away in his sleep early Saturday. He was 79. He was the Rural Development and Panchayat Minister from…
-
‘Strange’ bleeding disease akin to Ebola kills 3 in Tanzania
London: Health officials in Tanzania have reported a “strange” bleeding disease, with no known cause, that has so far affected 13 people and claimed three lives, media reports said. The 13 Tanzanian…
-
Indian-American Naureen Hassan named President of UBS Americas
New York: A prominent Indian-American finance executive, Naureen Hassan, has been appointed President of UBS Americas and CEO of UBS Americas Holding, according to the Switzerland-based financial giant. Currently, Hassan is the first…
-
Saudi leaders meet with Biden over bilateral ties
Riyadh: Saudi Arabian leaders met with visiting US President Joe Biden in the city of Jeddah to discuss bilateral relations, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Biden, who arrived for a two-day…
-
AICC slams TRS, BJP over surveys
Hyderabad: All India Congress Committee today slammed the TRS and BJP alleging that the two parties were behind the surveys that are hogging newspapers for the past couple of days. Party secretary…
-
Yashwant Sinha cancels Mumbai visit as Shiv Sena backs Murmu
Mumbai: The Opposition’s candidate for the next week’s Presidential election, Yashwant Sinha, has cancelled his visit to Mumbai scheduled on Saturday in the wake of the Shiv Sena announcing support for the National…
-
Maria Sharapova announces birth of her son Theodore
Washington: Former tennis player Maria Sharapova is now a mom. Sharapova and her fiance Alexander Gilkes have been blessed with a son. On Thursday, Sharapova took to Instagram to share the good…