India
- India
US Mission in India gears up for record number of student visa applications
New Delhi: The US Mission in India held its seventh annual Student Visa Day countrywide on June 7 with Consular Officers from New Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Mumbai interviewing almost 3,500…
- Politics
“If non-BJP parties come together…” Kejriwal against Centre’s ordinance
Lucknow: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that if non-BJP parties come together, the Centre’s ordinance can be defeated in Rajya Sabha. He said that this will send a strong…
- Bangalore
‘Guarantee schemes gimmick to win polls’: Karnataka minister’s video surfaces
Bengaluru: In an embarrassment to the Congress-led government in Karnataka, a video has surfaced in which Minister for Agriculture N. Cheluvarayaswamy is allegedly heard saying the guarantee schemes are only cheap gimmicks…
- India
SKM condemns lathicharge, says ‘police brutality’ against peasants ‘rising’ in BJP-ruled states
New Delhi: The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Wednesday condemned police lathicharge on farmers in Haryana’s Kurukshetra district and alleged that incidents of “police brutality and repression” against peasants were “rising” in…
- Mumbai
Thane: Woman in live-in relationship found dead in flat, body cut into pieces
Thane: The body of a 36-year-old woman, chopped into several pieces, was found in a flat on the seventh floor of a building in the Mira-Bhayandar area of Thane district on Wednesday…
- Bangalore
Karnataka’s free power scheme to cost Rs 13,000 crore annually
Bengaluru: The Gruha Jyothi scheme for free electricity, up to 200 units, to over 2.14 crore consumers in Karnataka, is set to be implemented from July and registration of households will start…
- Business
LIC holding in Tech Mahindra increases to 8.8 per cent
New Delhi: Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has raised its stake in Tech Mahindra from 6.86 per cent to 8.8 per cent. LIC said in an exchange filing that during the November 21,…
- India
Odisha train accident: AI, SIM card triangulation used to identify unclaimed bodies
New Delhi: The Railways is using an artificial intelligence-powered website and SIM card triangulation to identify the unclaimed bodies of the Odisha three train crash victims. Of the 288 people killed in…
- India
Conversion via gaming app: Police launch manhunt for main accused
Ghaziabad: The Ghaziabad Police, Lucknow Police and several other agencies are searching for the main accused Shahnawaz Khan alias Baddo, who allegedly targeted minor children to convert them through an online gaming…
- News
Days after Odisha train accident, several bodies remain unclaimed
At least 83 bodies remain unidentified after the deadly train accident in Odisha’s Balasore, involving the Coromandel Express, a stationary goods train and the Bengaluru-Howrah Express, that took the life of 288…
- India
Hijab row in MP: FIR registered against Ganga Jamuna School authorities
Bhopal: An FIR has been registered against the management of Ganga Jamuna school where a hijab controversy erupted a couple of days back in Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh district. The school management has…
- India
868 sophisticated arms looted in Manipur violence recovered so far
Imphal: With the recovery of another 57 arms and 318 pieces of ammunition during the last 24 hours, security forces in Manipur have so far recovered 868 sophisticated and automatic arms and…
- Business
Al-Baik India announces franchise opportunity in major cities
New Delhi: Al-Baik India, a renowned name in the food industry, is delighted to announce its franchise opportunity, offering comprehensive support and training to ensure franchisees’ success in operating their outlets. With…
- India
Indian-origin professor awarded ‘Dutch Nobel Prize’
New Delhi: Indian-origin professor Joyeeta Gupta has been awarded the Spinoza Prize, the highest distinction in Dutch science, for her scientific work focusing on a “just and sustainable world”. Gupta, Professor of…
- India
Cyclone Biparjoy may delay onset of monsoon rains in India
New Delhi: The wait for southwest monsoon might be a little longer for India with cyclonic storm Biparjoy developing in the Arabian Sea, met experts said on Wednesday. The weather system is…
