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Biden announces ban on Russian oil and gas imports
Washington: President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced that the US would ban the import of Russian oil and gas, “targeting the main artery of Russia’s economy” in response to its invasion of…
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Rupee slips 7 paise to record low of 77 per USD
Mumbai: Sliding for the fifth consecutive day, the rupee depreciated by 7 paise to close at a lifetime low of 77 against the US dollar on Tuesday, weighed by surging crude oil…
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Karnataka: Hindutva goons force hijab-clad students to leave college
The Hijab controversy that erupted in the state of Karnataka in January, amidst heavy preparations for assembly polls in five states, sees no end even as the country awaits the result of…
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Indian Embassy asks stranded nationals to leave Kiev using corridor
New Delhi: Indian Embassy in Kiev on Tuesday asked the stranded nationals to leave the capital city using the ‘Humanitarian Corridor’ by any available means of transport. The advisory issued by the…
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Ukraine crisis: Indian students rescued from Sumy after 2 weeks
After over thirteen days of back and forth, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has successfully evacuated the Indian students stranded in war-hit Ukraine’s Sumy state university. The same was confirmed…
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Telangana: Muslims didn’t get budget allocation on par with Dalits, says MBT
Hyderabad: The Majlis Bachao Tehreek (MBT) party on Tuesday cried foul over the allocations made to Muslims in the latest Telangana Budget 2022-23 and questioned the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on…
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India to resume scheduled international flight from March 27
New Delhi: The government has decided to restart scheduled international flight services from March 27 after a two years hiatus due to COVID-19, according to civil aviation ministry officials. Scheduled international flight services…
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Ukraine crisis: Russia violates ceasefire, shells humanitarian corridor
Hours after announcing a ceasefire to open humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of foreign nationals from Sumy, Russian forces violated the agreement by shelling the corridor from Zaporizhzhia to Mariupol, according to…
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Dropping Governor’s address an insult: Tamilisai Soundararajan
Hyderabad: Telangana Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan on Tuesday said that the state government’s idea to drop the Governor’s address before the budget session felt like an insult. She made the remarks while…
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694 Indian students from Sumy have left for Poltava, says Hardeep Singh Puri
Union minister for Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday confirmed that the evacuation process for Indian students stranded in the war-torn Ukrainian city of Sumy has started…
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Telangana: KCR launches ‘Mana Ooru – Mana Badi’ at Wanaparthy
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao launched the state government’s prestigious ‘Mana Ooru- Mana Badi’ (Our village- Our school) programme at ZPHS Boys High School, Wanaparthy on Tuesday. The “Mana Ooru…
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Hyderabad: Woman police official takes charge as SHO for first time
Hyderabad: On the occasion of Womens’ Day, the Telangana government kept its promise by appointing its first-ever women police Station Head Officer (SHO) in Hyderabad. Inspector Madhulatha became the first woman to…
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Indian rupee falls against UAE dirham; Is it right time to remit?
New Delhi: Due to rising prices of crude oil and other commodities triggered by the Russia-Ukraine war, Indian rupee has fallen against UAE dirham. As currently, India’s exchange rate against dirham is…
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India records 3993 new COVID cases, lowest in 662 days
New Delhi: India reported 3,993 daily Covid cases, the lowest spike in the last 662 days and a total of 108 deaths in a span of 24 hours, the Union health ministry…
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China’s defence budget continues to rebound
Hong Kong: Amidst the gravity of bitter fighting in Ukraine as President Vladimir Putin prosecutes his invasion, China announced its defence budget for 2022 on the opening day of its fifth annual…
