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- India
Rajasthan polls: BJP in damage control mode after protests over party tickets
Jaipur: BJP’s Rajasthan in-charge Arun Singh and some other seniors were in damage control mode Wednesday, trying to placate party leaders upset over denial of the party ticket to fight the state…
- India
Information asymmetry prevalent in current world order: Kerala CM Vijayan
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday highlighted the prevalent information asymmetry in the current world order, which hinders the dissemination of models that address various challenges. Speaking at the 20th…
- India
Gujarat HC rejects fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi’s plea in cheating case
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi seeking to quash a First Information Report (FIR) registered against him for allegedly duping a woman…
- World
Canadian FM, Jaishankar held ‘secret meeting’ in Washington last month: Report
New Delhi: Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly held a “secret meeting” with her Indian counterpart S Jaishankar in Washington last month, a media report has said, amid a diplomatic row between the…
- Sports
India beat Afghanistan by 8 wickets in World Cup
New Delhi: India continued their winning run with an eight-wicket victory over Afghanistan in the World Cup here on Wednesday. Chasing 273 to win, Rohit Sharma went on a six-hitting spree, smashing…
- India
Around 20,000 Indians live in Israel; no info on casualties: Israel Consul General
Mumbai: More than 20,000 Indians live in Israel but he was not aware of any Indian national getting injured or killed in the ongoing fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas militants, Israel’s…
- Telangana
Telangana polls: EC orders transfer of collectors, top police officers for ‘laxity’
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday ordered the transfer of several top police and administrative officers, including 25 police commissioners and superintendents of police, nine district magistrates and four secretaries and…
- India
Student’s ‘suicide’: NMC seeks report from private medical college in Kanyakumari
New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has sought a detailed report from a private medical college by Thursday in connection with the alleged suicide of a medical student pursuing post-graduation following…
- Bangalore
Cauvery issue: Karnataka govt committed to protect farmers interests, says DyCM
Mysuru: With the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee once again recommending Karnataka to release 3,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for 15 days, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday…
- Technology
X Corp banned over 5L accounts for policy violations in India in Sept
New Delhi: Elon Musk-run X Corp (formerly Twitter) banned a record 5,57,764 accounts in India between August 26 and September 25, mostly for promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity. The micro-blogging…
- India
Sitharaman meets IMF chief, thanks her for India’s G20 presidency support
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday met IMF Manging Director Kristalina Georgieva, on the sidelines of the annual meetings of IMF-World Bank in Marrakech, Morocco, during which she conveyed India’s…
- Sports
Cricket World Cup: India limit Afghanistan to 272-8
New Delhi: Hasmatullah Shahidi’s dogged 80 and the young Azmatullah Omarazai’s gutsy 62 took Afghanistan to 272 for eight in their World Cup contest against India here on Wednesday. Skipper Shahidi walked…
- India
World Cup: Pak journos to travel Ahmedabad for Indo-Pak clash
Karachi: In a long-awaited development, Pakistani journalists have received visas to cover the India-Pakistan cricket match in Ahmedabad on October 14. Several journalists from Karachi have received confirmation from the visa agency…
- Technology
French brand Thomson set to launch laptops across price points in India in early 2024
New Delhi: After making a splash in the Indian TV market, French consumer electronics brand Thomson is geared up to launch a series of laptops across price points in the domestic market…
- Technology
India’s UPI ‘incredibly painful’ experience for ecosystem participants: Mastercard CFO
New Delhi: Mastercard chief financial officer (CFO) Sachin Mehra has said that the unified payments interface (UPI) is “fantastic at many levels” but remains an “incredibly painful experience” for ecosystem participants. Speaking…
