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- 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,…
- Middle East
Explosions heard in Iran after confrontation with ‘enemy targets’
Tehran: Two explosions were heard on Iran’s southern Qeshm Island in Hormozgan province Thursday, August 6, as a result of the Iranian armed forces’ confrontation with “hostile enemy targets” at the entrance…
- India
Meta admits to Centre lapses in curbing child sexual abuse content
New Delhi: Meta executives faced a second straight day of questioning by Indian government officials on Thursday, August 6, over issues including Instagram’s content recommendation algorithms and the social media giant’s compliance…
- India
Rs 2.32 crore every day: Yogi govt exceeds Modi in ad spends
The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh spent over Rs 2.32 crore every day on publicising itself since it was elected to power in 2017, outpacing even the Narendra Modi government at…
- Business
UPI payments above Rs 2K may attract MDR after LS passes Bill
New Delhi: Lok Sabha on Thursday, August 6, passed a Bill to amend the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, that authorises the government to permit banks and other service providers to…
- India
Paper leak, OMR scam, corruption: Why students are protesting in Jharkhand
In the last few weeks, Jharkhand has seen a mass sit-in protest that doesn’t seem likely to halt soon, with students and job aspirants joining a hunger strike, alleging exam irregularities and…
- Hyderabad
Who will get SIR anomaly notices in Hyderabad as lakhs flagged
Hyderabad: Over six lakh voters in Hyderabad are likely to receive anomaly notices during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Moreover, those who failed to map themselves with the…
- India
Former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal convicted of rape in 2013 case
In a major setback to former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal, the Bombay High Court on Thursday, August 6, convicted him of raping a colleague in 2013, setting aside his acquittal by a…
- Middle East
Iran agrees with Oman on Hormuz commercial shipping route
Tehran: Iran and Oman have made progress in talks on establishing a safe commercial shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei has said. He also mentioned…
- World
I will return to Bangladesh in Dec, not afraid: Sheikh Hasina
New Delhi: Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday, August 5, declared that she is determined to return home in December, pledging to face the risk of arrest or a death…
- India
Shah unleashed violence against students at Jantar Mantar: Rahul
New Delhi: In a no-holds-barred attack on Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the BJP leader was responsible for the violence against protesting youngsters and does…
