India
- India
Pune: 2 pilots among 3 killed as helicopter crashes
Pune: Two pilots and an engineer were killed after a helicopter belonging to a private aviation company crashed and caught fire in Maharashtra’s Pune district on Wednesday morning, police said. Lok Sabha…
- Kashmir
J&K polls: 69.65% turnout in final phase
Jammu: A voter turnout of 69.65 percent was recorded in the third and final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections on Tuesday, with the democratic exercise passing off peacefully amid…
- Business
Sitharaman hails rise in credit-driven consumption in rural India
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has lauded the meteoric rise in credit-driven consumption in small cities and towns, calling it a “revolutionary shift” that has been made possible due to the…
- India
SEBI announces new measures to curb F&O trading, strengthen equity markets
Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has announced several new measures to curb speculative trading in the futures and option (F&O) segment as nine out of ten participants have…
- India
Nitish hesitant to meet PM Modi on Bihar flood crisis: Tejashwi Yadav
Patna: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, on Wednesday, criticised both Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over their handling of the ongoing flood…
- India
SC to deliver verdict on plea against ‘caste-based discrimination’ in jails
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict on Thursday on a plea which has alleged that prison manuals of some states in the country encourage caste-based discrimination. According…
- India
Ban Rahul Gandhi’s election campaign: TN BJP requests ECI
Chennai: Tamil Nadu BJP spokesperson A.N.S. Prasad has requested the Election Commission of India (ECI) to ban the poll campaign of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying that it was a threat to…
- India
RG Kar ‘threat culture’: Internal probe panel recommends strong action against 37
Kolkata: The internal probe committee, constituted following allegations of “threat culture” at R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata, has finally submitted its report recommending strong disciplinary action against 37 people.…
- Hyderabad
Commercial LPG cylinder price hiked in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have increased commercial LPG cylinder price in Hyderabad and other parts of the country. OMCs have hiked the prices by Rs 48 per unit. Reasons behind…
- India
Ayodhya administration orders ban on sale of meat during Navratri
Lucknow: The Ayodhya administration has ordered the closure of all poultry and meat shops in the district during the nine-day-long Navratri festival, beginning on October 3. “In view of the upcoming Navratri…
- World
UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, including 900 Indians, staying in place: Spokesperson
United Nations: The UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, including about 900 Indians, are remaining in place despite the “dangerous developments” following Israel’s ground invasion of the country and the UN is in close…
- News
Users storm over State Bank of India’s UPI server failing
Hyderabad: State Bank of India (SBI)’s UPI services have been reportedly down for a reported three days, with users complaining about being unable to complete UPI transactions on Tuesday evening, October 1.…
- India
India communicating between Russia and Ukraine: Jaishankar
Washington: India is communicating between Russia and Ukraine to help the two warring nations resolve their differences, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday. “I’m glad you used the word communication…
- India
Two women attempt suicide at public hearings in MP
Bhopal: In separate incidents, two women made suicide bids during public hearings at government offices in Madhya Pradesh’s Betul and Sagar districts on Tuesday, police said. While a woman consumed poison at…
- Telangana
SC slams ‘disconnect’ between prosecution and govt counsel, seeks Telangana DGP’s presence
New Delhi: Expressing displeasure over the “disconnect” between the prosecution and the government counsel in a criminal matter, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the DGP of Telangana to appear before it.…
