India
- Middle East
‘High-risk environment’: India warns airlines to avoid Saudi Arabia, 10 other airspaces
Hyderabad: India’s aviation regulator has asked airlines to avoid flying through 11 high-risk airspaces across the Middle East, citing a “high-risk environment for civil aviation” amid escalating tensions following recent strikes involving…
- India
Uttarakhand HC refuses to quash FIR against Mohammed Deepak
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand High Court on Friday, March 20, refused to quash the first information report (FIR) filed against Deepak Kumar, more popularly known as “Mohammed Deepak,” and restrained him from commenting…
- Business
Premium petrol gets costlier by Rs 2, no change in regular petrol
New Delhi: Oil marketing companies on Friday, March 20, increased the price of premium petrol by around Rs 2 per litre, amid rising global crude prices triggered by escalating tensions in West…
- India
Zomato increases platform fee by 19 pc
New Delhi: Food delivery platform Zomato has increased platform fee by 19.2 per cent or Rs 2.40 per order, according to the latest billing details available on its app on Friday. On…
- India
ECI asks Bengal for report on bonus to civic volunteers
Kolkata: The Election Commission on Thursday, March 19, sought a report from the West Bengal government after it announced the grant of an ad hoc bonus to civic volunteers under both the…
- India
Congress targets Centre over ‘Crackdown’ on online platforms
New Delhi: The Indian National Congress on Thursday, March 19, strongly condemned the Central government for what it described as a systematic crackdown on social media platforms, including X, YouTube, Instagram and…
- World
US bill backs OPT for foreign students
Washington: US lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill to protect a key work programme for international students, aiming to retain foreign graduates, including thousands from India, amid rising global competition for skilled talent.…
- Hyderabad
Restaurants, street vendors hiking prices amid LPG crisis, survey finds
A recent survey conducted by Local Circles, a community social media platform focusing on governance and urban daily life, revealed that a majority of urban consumers are bearing the brunt of the…
- India
Ukraine seeks transparent probe after NIA arrests nationals under UAPA
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) recently arrested six Ukrainian nationals and one American on charges of entering Mizoram without valid documents and conspiring to carry out terrorist activities against India.…
- India
Modi speaks to Macron, Oman Sultan, Malaysia PM on West Asia crisis
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to French President Emmanuel Macron, Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman and his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim, and discussed with them the West…
- Automobile
BMW to hike its vehicle prices in India by up to 2 pc from April 1
New Delhi: BMW Group India on Thursday, March 19, said it will increase vehicle prices by up to 2 per cent across its vehicle range with effect from April 1, in order to…
- Middle East
Loud blasts, warning alerts in Riyadh: India urges citizens to remain calm
Riyadh: The Embassy of India in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, March 19, advised Indian citizens to remain calm and follow official safety guidelines after warning alerts were reported in the capital and…
- Kolkata
Political interference of the highest order: Mamata on transfer of 50 officials
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday, March 19, expressed alarm over the “arbitrary removal of more than 50 senior officials” in the poll-bound state, terming it a “political interference…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad to host moon sighting meeting for Eid-ul-Fitr in India
Hyderabad: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee of Sadar Majlis-e-Ulama-e-Deccan, also known as the moon sighting committee, is scheduled to convene its monthly meeting on March 19 at 6:00 pm to determine the commencement…
- Kerala
70% Kerala MLAs face criminal cases, over half are crorepatis: ADR
Nearly 70 per cent of sitting MLAs in Kerala have declared criminal cases against themselves, while more than half are crorepatis, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).…