India
- Bangalore
Leopard sighting near houses triggers panic in Karnataka village
Chikkamagaluru: A leopard was spotted moving freely through Huligere village in the Kadur taluk of Chikkamagaluru district, triggering fear among residents. The animal’s movements were captured on mobile phone cameras by villagers.…
- India
Maharashtra: Parents, son die after plunge amid phone tiff
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Three members of a family died in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in the afternoon of Friday, August 21, after a domestic dispute over a mobile phone ended in a sequence of…
- India
Jharkhand HC stays cancellation of recruitment through JSSC-CGL
Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court on Friday, August 21, stayed the notifications cancelling the appointments of Child Development Project Officers (CDPOs) and those recruited through the JSSC-CGL examination. The court had, a…
- Telangana
Why MEA denied Revanth US visit: Programme must fit purpose
New Delhi: After nixing Telangana CM Revanth Reddy’s US visit, the Centre on Friday, August 21, sought to explain the rationale behind the decision. In a press briefing in the national capital,…
- India
Odisha flood situation eases as water level falls in rivers
Bhubaneswar: The flood situation in six districts of Odisha eased on Friday, August 21, as water levels in all major rivers, including Subarnarekha in worst-hit Balasore district, remained below the danger mark…
- India
Dipke demands thorough investigation into MMRDA JE exam results
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: CJP convenor Abhijeet Dipke on Friday, August 21, demanded a thorough probe into the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) Junior Engineer recruitment exam results, claiming that several aspirants had…
- India
Manipur: Public transport services resume on NH-2 after 3 years
Imphal: Public transport services along National Highway 2 in Manipur resumed on Friday, August 21, after a gap of three years, with 125 passengers travelling from Imphal towards Dimapur and Guwahati, an…
- India
SC comes to rescue of 105-yr-old murder convict
New Delhi: A 105-year-old murder convict will now be able to live as a free man after the Supreme Court on Friday, August 21, closed the case against him and waived the…
- India
Shubman Gill polishes game against left-arm spinners at nets
Colombo: Mindful of his underwhelming returns against left-arm spin, India skipper Shubman Gill on Friday, August 21, spent considerable time fine-tuning his game against that variation at the team’s training session ahead…
- India
Jharkhand SIR: EC to hold special camps at every polling station
Ranchi: The Election Commission will hold special two-day camps at every polling station in Jharkhand from Saturday, August 22, to assist eligible persons who have attained the age of 18 and families…
- Middle East
22 Indians among crew of 2 vessels hijacked off Yemen, Somalia
New Delhi: Two commercial vessels carrying a total of 22 Indian nationals have been hijacked by armed pirates in separate incidents off Yemen and Somalia, a senior shipping ministry official said Friday,…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: ASI to examine ‘tunnel’ discovered at Golconda fort
Hyderabad: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) here has called in for archaeologists to examine and excavate a ‘tunnel’ that as discovered in the Golconda Fort area. The new finding, which seemingly…
- India
CJP team ‘attacked’ as Rajasthan school runs from cattle enclosure
Jaipur: Locals allegedly pushed a Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) team out of the village in Jaipur’s Bagru Assembly constituency on Friday, August 21, after the latter went there to inspect a government…
- Business
HDFC Bank raises USD 1.75 bn through overseas bond issue
New Delhi: HDFC Bank has raised USD 1.75 billion through overseas bonds to fund its business growth. HDFC Bank, acting through GIFT City Branch, has completed the issue of USD 1.75 billion…
- India
New SIM connections to be denied beyond DoT-prescribed limit
New Delhi: The Department of Telecommunications has directed telecom operators to decline new connections to subscribers already having nine mobile SIMs in their name, according to an official circular. Telecom operators have…