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Rule to link WhatsApp, other messaging apps to SIM come into force on March 1
Starting Sunday, March 1, messaging apps used by millions of Indians – WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Snapchat, Sharechat, Jiochat, Josh and Arattai, among others – will have to remain continuously linked to a…
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Asaduddin Owaisi slams PM Modi’s Israel visit amid escalating tension in Iran
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi, on Saturday, February 28, denounced Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel, calling it untimely and a “betrayal of India’s long-standing foreign policy”…
- India
Untouchability in Karnataka: Shops shut amid last rites of Dalit armyman
Bagalkot: Relatives of a retired Dalit army serviceman have alleged untouchability after shops and hotels in a Karnataka village closed their shutters when they arrived for his last rites on February 25. Hanumantappa…
- India
Karnataka opens govt barber shop after Dalits denied haircut in Gadag
Karnataka’s Social Welfare Department inaugurated the state’s first government-run barber shop in Gadag district on February 26, weeks after a barber refused to cut the hair of a Dalit customer and others…
- Middle East
India asks citizens to remain alert in Israel amid strikes on Iran
Hyderabad: India on Saturday, February 28, issued an advisory urging its citizens in Israel to stay alert and strictly follow safety directions after Israeli forces carried out strikes on Iran, heightening fears…
- India
EC begins phased release of Post-SIR rolls in West Bengal
Kolkata: The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday, February 28, started publishing the post-SIR electoral rolls in West Bengal in phases, as officials put up hard copies of the list in some districts…
- India
MP: Kuno National Park welcomes nine Cheetahs from Botswana
Sheopur: As many as nine cheetahs from Botswana landed safely at Kuno National Park (KNP) on Saturday, taking India’s total count of the big cats to 48, an official said. The third…
- World
AI could be climate savior or climate threat, says UNEP
New Delhi: Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers significant potential to help the climate crisis, but its high energy and water requirements could worsen environmental challenges if not managed properly, a senior official of…
- India
Excise policy case: ‘Truth Triumphs’, says Punjab CM on Kejriwal verdict
Chandigarh: The Punjab unit of AAP on Friday, February 27, hailed the court’s discharge of AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia in the excise policy case, with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann…
- Hyderabad
‘Pak-born’ Hyderabad man produces Indian passport in HC, raises questions
Hyderabad: In a dramatic turn before the Telangana High Court, a 35-year-old man from Yakutpura, described by authorities as Pakistan-born, produced an Indian passport during appeal proceedings despite repeatedly claiming he had…
- India
India saw 42 hate crimes against minorities in January: Siasat’s tracker
Hyderabad: India recorded at least 42 hate crimes and hate speeches targeting Muslims, Dalits and Christians in January 2026, averaging nine to 10 incidents a week, according to Siasat.com’s monthly tracker. The…
- Business
India’s forex reserves drop USD 2.119 bn to USD 723.608 bn
Mumbai: India’s forex reserves dropped by USD 2.119 billion to USD 723.608 billion during the week ended February 20, the RBI said on Friday, February 27. In the previous reporting week, the…
- Offbeat
Deepinder Goyal’s health startup hiring based on body fat sparks debate
New Delhi: Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal’s unconventional recruitment post for his health-tech startup Temple on Friday, February 27, seeking “athletes who are also engineers and scientists” and specifying an eligibility criterion of…
- India
Foreign woman molested in Mumbai, shares ordeal through video post
Mumbai: An incident of the molestation of a foreign woman has come to light in Mumbai, with the woman herself sharing details of the disturbing episode by posting a video on her…
- India
HC clears decks for release of ‘The Kerala Story 2’, lifts interim stay
Kochi: In a dramatic turn within 24 hours of a judicial setback, a Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Friday lifted the interim stay on the release of ‘The Kerala…
