India
- Technology
Meta AI arrives in India on WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and more
New Delhi: Tech giant Meta on Monday announced the availability of its artificial intelligence (AI) assistant in India on WhatsApp, Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and meta.ai — that is built with the latest…
- India
First session of 18th Lok Sabha begins; PM Modi, other MPs take oath
New Delhi: The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, which began on Monday, witnessed the “Observance of silence,” marking the solemn occasion of the first sitting of the Eighteenth Lok Sabha,…
- India
NEET question paper leak: Probe leads to underbelly of exam mafia
Patna: Amid the CBI probe into the NEET exam question paper leak case, the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of the Bihar Police has stumbled across several shocking details leading to the underbelly…
- Kerala
Kozhikode officially declared India’s first UNESCO ‘City of Literature’
Kozhikode: Kozhikode in north Kerala, known for its rich cultural heritage, was on Sunday officially declared as India’s first UNESCO ‘City of Literature’. In October 2023, Kozhikode had earned a place in…
- World
SL Prez thanks India for ‘continued support’, lists joint initiatives cementing partnership
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar for their “continued support” to the island nation. Wickremesinghe met EAM Jaishankar…
- India
Army builds 150-ft bridge to reconnect border villages in Sikkim after heavy rains
New Delhi: Engineers of the Indian Army have built a 150-ft-long suspension bridge over waters in north Sikkim to reconnect villages which got impacted due to heavy rains, a senior official said…
- News
Naxalite killed in Dhamtari; 133 ultras gunned down so far this year in Chhattisgarh
Dhamtari: A Naxalite was gunned down by security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Dhamtari district on Sunday, a police official said. A gun battle broke out at 3:30 pm in a forest near Muhkot-Aamjhar…
- India
Kejriwal moves SC against interim stay on bail order in ED case
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has moved the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court’s interim stay on a trial court’s order granting him bail in a money-laundering case linked…
- India
Akhilesh Yadav to focus on non-Yadav OBCs for 2027 polls
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav will make a conscious attempt to consolidate his votes among non-Yadav OBCs as part of his strategy for the 2027 UP assembly elections. The Samajwadi…
- India
Mayawati reinstates nephew Akash Anand as BSP’s National Coordinator, political heir
Lucknow: After removing him from the key post over a month ago, BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday, reinstated her nephew Akash Anand to the post of the party’s National Coordinator and named…
- India
Amit Shah reviews flood preparedness
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday reviewed the preparedness to deal with floods that affect various parts of the country during the monsoon. Every year, large areas of Bihar,…
- India
NEET exam: Amid backlash, Centre takes proactive steps to ensure transparency
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing protests across several states over the postponement of NEET exams, the Centre has taken proactive steps, including the removal of the DG of the National Testing Agency…
- Business
Markets look tired but expiry could change things
New Delhi: Markets were open for four trading sessions in the previous week as there was a trading holiday on Monday. They were a little volatile but managed to close with small…
- India
Cancellation of NEET-PG, UGC-NET “final nails” on an incompetent system, says Stalin
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday said the cancellation of NEET-PG examination and the UGC-NET were not one-off events “but the final nails in the coffin of an…
- India
Haryana govt has closed all gates of barrage that releases water to Delhi: Atishi
New Delhi: Delhi Water Minister Atishi on Sunday said the Haryana government has closed all gates of Hathnikund Barrage that is used to release water for Delhi, and added that she will…
