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Hyderabad: 14K rescued in prostitution racket bust; 17 pimps held
Hyderabad: Over 14,190 women, including foreigners, were rescued from across the country and over 17 were booked for running prostitution rackets. The Cyberabad police nabbed the perpetrators over a period of two…
- India
Chopper scam: How long can James be kept in custody, asks SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Tuesday just because Christian Michel James, an alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland chopper scam, is a foreign national, how long can he be kept in…
- Photos
PM Modi seeks cooperation of all parties to make India’s G20 Presidency successful
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged all the political parties to participate in India’s G20 Presidency and make it successful. Addressing heads of political parties and Chief Ministers at…
- Business
World Bank upgrades India’s GDP growth to 6.9% for current fiscal
New Delhi: The World Bank on Tuesday expressed optimism that India’s real GDP would grow at 6.9 per cent in the current fiscal, an improvement from its previous projection of 6.5 per…
- World
Jaishankar strongly defends India’s import of crude oil from Russia
New Delhi: India on Monday stoutly defended its import of crude oil from Russia amid the Ukraine conflict with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar asserting that New Delhi’s procurement was just one-sixth…
- India
18 human rights groups write to CJI; ask for GN Saibaba’s acquittal
18 human rights organisations have expressed “grave concern” over Adivasi rights activist and Delhi University (DU) professor GN Saibaba’s deteriorating health in a letter to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia now only bidder for Asian cup football 2027
Following the withdrawal of the bid on Monday by the All India Football Federation, (AIFF) Saudi Arabia is now the only candidate to host the 2027 Asian Cup. Preparing for the month-long…
- Business
Digital transformation spending in India to reach $85 bn by 2026
New Delhi: The digital transformation (DX) spending in India is likely to reach $85 billion by 2026 as firms in the country aim to reduce the costs by increasing efficiency, improving security/risk…
- Business
Coal production rose to 75.87 mn tonnes in Nov
New Delhi: India’s total coal production went up by 11.66 per cent to 75.87 million tonnes in November 2022 from 67.94 million tonnes recorded during the corresponding period of last year. According…
- India
‘Flying Squad’ formed to stop noise pollution in Goa
Panaji: Goa Police have formed a three-member ‘Flying Squad’ in an effort to curb noise pollution during nighttime. The move comes after the High Court directed to take action against those playing…
- Technology
After iPhones, Apple now plans to shift some iPad production to India
San Francisco: As Apple plans to shift more iPhone production away from China to India, it is now reportedly looking to also move the production of some iPads to India to keep…
- India
Lakhimpur violence: Court rejects discharge pleas of Ashish Mishra, others
Lakhimpur Kheri: A local court has dismissed the discharge applications of 13 accused in the 2021 Lakhimpur violence case, including that of Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister of State (Home) Ajay…
- India
UP: Train passengers allotted seats that do not exist
Lucknow: In a bizarre incident, a passenger who boarded a train from Lucknow to Varanasi found that he had been allotted a seat that did not exist. Vijay Kumar Shukla, who was…
- India
UP: Two teachers held for eloping with girl students
Ballia: In separate incidents, the Ballia police have arrested two teachers for eloping with their girl students. The police later rescued two girls in the Bairiyia area of the district. Both the…
- India
UP: Mother of two kids addicted to gambling loses herself to landlord in betting
Pratapgarh: In what seems to be a replay of Mahabharat, a woman put herself at stake while playing Ludo and then lost to her landlord. The woman, Renu, used to gamble with…
