- World
South Africa rejects Trump’s refugee offer after aid cut over land law
Cape Town: Groups representing some of South Africa’s white minority responded Saturday to a plan by President Donald Trump to offer them refugee status and resettlement in the United States by saying:…
- Middle East
Morocco & Iraq say relocating Palestinians would be contrary to international law’
Rabat: Morocco has denounced US President Donald Trump’s plan to displace and relocate Palestinians from Gaza. Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita held talks Saturday with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein in Rabat…
- Politics
Priyanka Gandhi claims constitution weakened, addresses Wayanad issues
Wayanad: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday claimed that the country was going through a period where the government at the Centre was doing everything “to weaken the Constitution and…
- World
Aga Khan’s funeral held in Portugal ahead of burial in Egypt
Lisbon: The funeral of Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims, took place in Lisbon on Saturday, February 8. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Spain’s King…
- Education and Career
UPSC extends date to apply for civil services prelims exam till Feb 18
New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has extended the last date to apply for civil services preliminary examination 2025 till February 18. The civil services examination is conducted annually by…
- Middle East
Iran’s top leader meets Hamas leaders in Tehran
Tehran: Iran’s supreme leader has met top Hamas leaders in Tehran, state-run IRNA news agency reported Saturday. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei met with Khalil al-Hayya, the deputy chairman of Hamas’ Political Bureau, and…
- World
Zelenskyy confirms new Ukrainian offensive in Russia’s Kursk region
Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed a new Ukrainian offensive in Russia’s Kursk region and said that North Korean troops were fighting alongside Russian forces there. “In the areas of the Kursk…
- India
Not worried about Rupee’s day-to-day value change: RBI Governer
New Delhi: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Saturday, February 8, said that the market forces decide the value of the Indian Rupee to the US Dollar and the…
- India
Bond with Ladakh to remain strong: Jammu Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah
Jammu: Stressing the historical ties between Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday, February 8, reaffirmed that administrative reorganisation would not alter the deep-rooted relationship between the two…
- India
Parliament sittings getting reduced: TMC MP Derek O’Brien
New Delhi: The number of sittings of Parliament has gone down annually, from 135 days in the first Lok Sabha to 55 days now, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O’Brien said on…
- India
Sites shortlisted for second airport in Bengaluru: Karnataka min
Bengaluru: Two sites have been shortlisted for Bengaluru’s proposed second airport, and the proposal will be sent to the Airport Authority of India before February 17, Karnataka Infrastructure Minister M B Patil…
- India
We want to restart cryogenic stage in flight for mission advantages: ISRO
Bengaluru: A day after ISRO successfully carried out the ignition trial of the indigenous CE20 cryogenic engine, its Chairman and Secretary of Department of Space V Narayanan on Saturday said that the…
- India
‘Aur lado aapas mein’: Omar’s apparent jibe at Congress, AAP on Delhi poll results
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday passed a snide remark on opposition parties as the BJP was heading for a decisive victory in the Delhi assembly polls. “Aur…
- India
Kashmir: PDP’s Mehbooba Mufti, daughter Iltija Mufti under house arrest
Srinagar: PDP leader Iltija Mufti claimed that she and her mother, party chief Mehbooba Mufti, had been placed under house arrest on Saturday, February 8. In a social media post, Iltija Mufti…
- News
Kejriwal concedes defeat, congratulates BJP After Delhi Election Loss
New Delhi: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday conceded his party’s defeat in the high-stakes Delhi Assembly elections. AAP is heading towards a big defeat in the 70-member assembly with the…
