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Govt examining FDI flow from China in Paytm Payments Services

New Delhi: The government is examining foreign direct investment from China in Paytm Payments Services Ltd (PPSL), the payment aggregator subsidiary of One97 Communications Ltd, sources said. In November 2020, PPSL had…
Nine Pakistanis killed in shooting in Iran

Tehran: Nine Pakistani nationals were killed in an armed attack in Sikran, located in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan province on Sunday, a provincial security source said, a media report said. The incident…

Imran Khan-backed candidates lead in final tally in Pakistan polls

Islamabad: Pakistan’s election commission on Sunday declared the final result of Thursday’s general elections in which independent candidates backed by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party got the biggest piece of…
BJP-RSS spreading hatred, while love is in India’s DNA: Rahul Gandhi

Raigarh: The BJP and RSS are spreading hatred while love is in the DNA of this country, said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as his ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ resumed in Chhattisgarh on…
3rd offshore campus of IIT likely to be set up in Sri Lanka

New Delhi: The third offshore campus of the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) is likely to be set up in Sri Lanka, according to sources. The proposal for an IIT in…
BJP will cross 370 seats-mark in Lok Sabha polls: PM Modi

Jhabua: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he is confident that the BJP will cross the 370 seats-mark in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, and even the opposition leaders in Parliament…
Congress remembers villages, poor people and farmers only during polls: PM Modi

Jhabua: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his government is working for the welfare of tribals, while the opposition Congress remembers villages, poor people and farmers only during elections. He was…

Hyderabad: DCA conducts round-the-clock raids on quacks in Old City

Hyderabad: Following the state government’s decision to weed out illegal drug suppliers, sellers and quacks, the Telangana Drug Control Administration have been conducting round-the-clock raids in and around the city, mainly in…
Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann to visit Ayodhya on Monday

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann will visit Ayodhya on Monday to pay obeisance at the Ram temple, AAP sources said. The Aam Aadmi convener…
Hyderabad: Hafiz Babanagar market gears up for business in Ramzan

Hyderabad: With Ramzan a month away hectic activity is witnessed at the Hafiz Babanagar in the Old City as the traders at one of the local markets hit for ladies’ clothes, footwear,…
Pakistan biz tycoons shift business to Dubai amid political uncertainty

Karachi: During the past 20 months, Pakistani businessmen and rich individuals have not only been investing heavily in Dubai’s real estate but also establishing export-import trading houses there, media reported. “This is…
UP legislators offer prayers at Ram temple in Ayodhya, SP MLAs stay away

Ayodhya: Legislators from Uttar Pradesh reached Ayodhya around noon on Sunday and offered prayers at the Ram temple. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flew in from Pune to join the legislators on their…
Rishi Sunak says ‘totally up for the fight’ to win UK general election

London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he is “totally up for the fight” of pitching his policies to the electorate to win another term for the governing Conservative Party as…
Trinamool nominates journalist Sagarika Ghose to Rajya Sabha

Mamata Banerjee led Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday, February 11, announced its decision to nominate four individuals including senior journalist and author Sagarika Ghose to the Rajya Sabha. Senior TMC leaders Sushmita…
Congress MLAs to return to Patna, stay at Tejashwi’s residence till trust vote

Patna: With less than 24 hours left for the crucial trust vote in Bihar, legislators of the Congress, who had been made to camp in Telangana for a week, are all set…