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- India
Jharkhand Police use tear gas on protestors during Assembly march
Ranchi: Jharkhand Police fired tear gas on thousands of protesters after the students faced water cannons and lathis as they marched to the Jharkhand assembly on Monday, August 10, breaching barricades one…
- News
Paper leak row: All three Jharkhand PSC members resign
Ranchi: All three members of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) resigned on Sunday, August 9, amid the massive protests over the alleged irregularities in recruitment tests conducted by the agency. According…
- Middle East
Iran says ‘no direct negotiations’ with US
Tehran: Iran is not currently holding direct negotiations with the United States, although messages are being exchanged through intermediaries, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday, August 9, as Tehran continued to…
- Hyderabad
NALSAR students oppose CJI Surya Kant as convocation chief guest
Hyderabad: NALSAR law students in Hyderabad demanded that they do not want Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant as the chief guest for their convocation ceremony. In a representation submitted to…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabadis spend 123 hrs on roads, thanks to traffic congestion
Hyderabad: Last year, Hyderabad recorded an average traffic congestion level of 55.5 per cent; commuters spending 123 hours, according to the latest TomTom Traffic Index report. This was 1 hour and 16…
- Middle East
Amid reports of health, new Mojtaba Khamenei’s video surfaces
An undated video of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei surfaced on the internet amid speculations about his critical health. The video, which shows Mojtaba Khamenei sitting and talking to his followers…
- Middle East
Mecca Agreement: What the Saudi-Turkiye-Pakistan pact means
Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement in Makkah on Friday, August 7, under which an armed attack against any one of the three countries will be considered…
- Pakistan
IAF officer held over military info leak in Pakistan honey trap
New Delhi: A serving Indian Air Force (IAF) officer has been arrested following a complaint by the IAF that he allegedly shared information concerning the military after being honey-trapped by a Pakistani…
- India
Jharkhand student protests: Talks with govt end in deadlock
Ranchi: The Jharkhand government on Saturday, August 8, held talks with the Devendra Nath Mahto-led faction of the protesting job aspirants over the alleged paper leaks. However, it failed to break the…
- Middle East
Iran’s Pezeshkian backs dialogue with US but rejects surrender
Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to pursuing dialogue to safeguard its rights, while emphasising that Tehran will not be forced to surrender. Pezeshkian made the remarks in…
- World
US’ Russia Sanctions Bill targets India with 100 pc tariffs
Washington: The US Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve a bill to punish Russia and key buyers of its petroleum products, such as China and India, claiming that such trade helps fuel the…
- Technology
Govt shifts to technical talks with Meta on deepfakes, CSAM
New Delhi: After two days of intensive questioning of Meta, the government on Friday, August 7, shifted to technical discussions with the social media giant, during which the company detailed how it…
- Middle East
‘Won’t bring security’: Iran on Pakistan-Saudi-Turkiye pact
Islamabad: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye on Friday, August 7, signed a joint defence agreement under which an attack on any one of the three countries would be treated as an attack…
- Telangana
BRS donations plunge 82 pc to Rs 15 crore, AIMIM sees fall too
Hyderabad: Donations declared by the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) above Rs 20,000 collapsed by 82 per cent to Rs 15 crore in 2024-25, reflecting the party’s sharp political decline after losing power in…
- India
Assam flood situation remains grim, toll rises to 97
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam remained critical as the toll rose to 97 with two more fatalities and over 1.68 lakh people across 15 districts were still affected by the deluge,…
