- India
AN-32 Kargil courier service airlifts 24 stranded passengers
Kargil: Twenty-four stranded passengers were airlifted by Indian Air Force (IAF) between Kargil and Srinagar on Saturday, marking the commencement of AN-32 Kargil courier service, a lifeline to the Union Territory of…
- Pakistan
Real task is not just winning Champions Trophy but also beat India: Pakistan PM
Lahore: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says the real task for Pakistan is not just winning the ICC Champions Trophy but also defeat arch-rivals India in Dubai on February 23. Speaking at the…
- Middle East
Red Cross vehicles arrive at Gaza location where Hamas is to release 3 Israeli hostages
Deir Al-Balah: Hamas-led militants are set to free three more hostages, all Israeli civilian men, on Saturday, and Israel will release dozens of Palestinian prisoners as part of a fragile agreement that…
- World
Tragic Alaska plane crash claims 10 lives; third US air tragedy in eight days
Juneau, Alaska: A small commuter plane that crashed in western Alaska on its way to the hub community of Nome was located Friday on sea ice and all 10 people on board…
- India
Delhi polls: ACB serves notice to Kejriwal over ‘BJP poaching AAP candidates’ claim
New Delhi: High political drama unfolded in the national capital on Friday, February 7, as an Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) team reached Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal’s residence at 5, Ferozeshah…
- Photos
Photos: RBI cuts policy rate by 25 bps to 6.25 pc
Mumbai: The RBI under new Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday cut interest rate for the first time in nearly five years as the central bank pivoted the policy stance to support a…
- India
Uttar Pradesh: Fire at camp in Maha Kumbh Mela, none injured
Mahakumbh Nagar: A fire broke out at the ISKCON camp in Mahakumbh Nagar on Friday and quickly spread to over a dozen nearby camps, leaving them gutted, officials said. Chief Fire Officer…
- Delhi
Delhi LG orders probe into AAP’s poaching allegations against BJP
New Delhi: Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena on Friday ordered an anti corruption branch (ACB) probe into allegations by AAP leaders that the BJP had attempted to poach its candidates, officials…
- India
Maharashtra has more voters than total adult population: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Alleging “numerous irregularities” in the Maharashtra polls, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday, February 7, claimed there were more registered voters than the entire state’s adult population, and more…
- India
HC reserves order on Engineer Rashid’s plea for custody parole to attend Parliament
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved its order on a plea by jailed MP Rashid Engineer, facing trial in a terror funding case, seeking custody parole to attend the…
- Business
Banks to have ‘bank.in’ internet domain name, non-banks ‘fin.in’: RBI
Mumbai: In order to check cyber security threats, the Reserve Bank on Friday decided that Indian banks will have exclusive internet domain name ‘bank.in’ and non-bank financial entities ‘fin.in’. Unveiling the last…
- India
Kejriwal alleges poaching attempt ahead of Delhi poll results
New Delhi: AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal accused the BJP on Thursday of attempting to poach his party candidates ahead of the Delhi Assembly poll results on February 8. The BJP dismissed the…
- World
Trump signs order imposing sanctions on ICC over investigations of Israel
Washington: President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel, a close U.S. ally. Neither the U.S. nor Israel are members…
- World
UK Opposition proposes stricter citizenship rules for all migrants
London: The UK’s Opposition Conservative Party on Thursday proposed a clampdown on all migrants by tightening citizenship rules and barring social benefit claimants from residency rights. Kemi Badenoch, who took over from…
- India
Modi targets Congress govts over poor implementation of infra projects
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday attacked the Congress for tardy implementation of infrastructure projects during its regime and said his government has completed many such delayed projects. Replying to…
