India
- India
EC doesn’t have jurisdiction to regulate issues like freebies: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday said the Election Commission does not have the jurisdiction to regulate issues such as freebies, and urged the panel to focus on ensuring free and fair polls…
- India
Maoists with guns or pens have to be defeated: PM Modi
New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that Maoism in all its forms has to be eliminated to strengthen the internal security of the country. The government has already adopted…
- India
Modi moots idea for one nation one uniform for police
Surajkund: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday mooted the idea of “One Nation, One Uniform” for police, saying it is just a suggestion and he is not trying to impose it on…
- Technology
iPhone revenue grows 10% to reach $42.6 bn globally, India a sweet spot
New Delhi: Apple iPhone revenue grew 10 per cent (year-over-year) to a September quarter record of $42.6 billion, the company has announced, as India market sees bumper iPhone sales led by the…
- India
Five booked for gang-raping woman in Gujarat’s Botad
Botad: Botad police have booked five persons on charges of gang-raping a 31-year-old woman, police said on Friday. According to a complaint lodged by the survivor’s father, the accused confined the woman…
- India
TN Assembly resolution on Hindi: Stalin to inaugurate explanatory meetings on Nov 4
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will, on November 4, inaugurate state-wide meetings to explain to the public the reason behind the state Assembly adopting a resolution against imposing Hindi in…
- Technology
Apple sets new revenue record in India, logs double-digit growth
New Delhi: Apple CEO Tim Cook has said that the company has made a new revenue record in India in the July-September period, and continues to perform well with strong double-digit growth…
- India
UP: SP MP seeks minister’s resignation over ‘PM reincarnation of God’ remark
Sambhal: Samajwadi Party MP Shafiq-ur-Rehman Barq has demanded the resignation of Uttar Pradesh minister Gulab Devi for calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “reincarnation of God”, saying that her comment was an…
- World
‘Excited’ about what UK, India can achieve, Sunak tells Modi
London: Britain’s newly-elected Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for congratulating him on his new role, saying he was “excited” about what the two great democracies…
- India
Saudi Aramco exec detained in India for carrying satellite phone
New Delhi: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Aramco, the world’s largest oil company’s senior executive was arrested in India in July for carrying a satellite phone without permission from authorities while on…
- Opinions
Debating Hijab: A matter of choice
In recent times a political group has been in the news. It has been called names, and there are allegations. The court notes that “suddenly in the middle of the academic term,…
- India
Qatar: 8 former Indian Navy officers allegedly detained for 59 days
Doha: Eight former Indian Navy officers, who worked for a company that provides training and other services to the Qatari Emiri Navy, have been allegedly detained in Doha for 59 days as…
- Kashmir
Restore conditions of J-K’s accession to India: Mehbooba Mufti
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said India’s presence in Jammu and Kashmir will be rendered illegal if the conditions of Instrument of Accession signed by Maharaja Hari Singh in October…
- India
Kharge demands answers from PM, FM on declining forex reserves, falling rupee
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge demanded answers from the prime minister and the finance minister on Thursday over a sharp decline in India’s foreign exchange reserves in the first half of…
- World
Jaishankar will travel to Moscow for talks on Nov 8
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will travel to Moscow to hold talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on November 8, a Russian foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday. The…
