- India
Modi govt hiked rail budget for Punjab: Vaishnaw
New Delhi: The central government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has allocated a record railway Budget of Rs 5,673 crore for Punjab, which is 25 times more than what was allocated for…
- Sports
Sooryavanshi smashes second fastest hundred, most sixes in U19 World Cup
Harare: Records tumbled as India’s teen sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi blazed away to the second fastest hundred in the history of the U-19 World Cup, racing to the landmark in just 55 balls…
- India
Exams are like festivals, should be celebrated: PM Modi to students
New Delhi: Listen to everyone’s advice but change your lifestyle pattern only when you want to, education should not feel like a burden, focus not only on marks on improving life —…
- India
Can’t compel woman to complete pregnancy, says Supreme Court
New Delhi: Directing medical termination of a 30-week pregnancy of a 17-year-old girl, the Supreme Court on Friday, February 6, said that courts cannot compel a woman, much less a minor, to…
- India
Opposition protests outside Parliament over US trade deal
New Delhi: MPs from the Congress and some other opposition parties staged a protest in the Parliament House complex on Friday, February 6, over the trade agreement with the US, the controversy…
- News
Meghalaya mine blast: 2 persons arrested as CM warns of strict action
Shillong: Meghalaya Police have arrested two persons in connection with a blast in an illegal coal mine that claimed 18 lives, even as Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma asserted that his government…
- Delhi
Turkman Gate violence: Can’t pick up bystanders, HC to Delhi police
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday, February 6, said bystanders cannot be “picked up” for being part of the mob that indulged in stone pelting during a demolition exercise near…
- India
Kharge targets PM Modi on ex Army chief Naravane’s unpublished book
New Delhi: Lashing out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his speech in the Rajya Sabha, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said the PM doesn’t have the courage to answer the…
- Kashmir
‘White collar’ terror module: NIA raids govt medical college in J&K
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday carried out searches at the Government Medical College in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir in connection with the “white collar” terror module…
- Sports
U-19 World Cup: India opt to bat against England in final
Harare: India skipper Ayush Mhatre won the toss and elected to bat against England in the final of the ICC U-19 World Cup here on Friday, February 6. India are playing an…
- World
13 killed in bus accident in Nepal
Kathmandu: The death toll in the Nepal crash when a bus carrying a wedding party met with an accident rose to 13, with five more people succumbing to their injuries. The accident…
- Bollywood
Rajpal Yadav surrenders in cheque-bounce case, sent to Tihar jail
New Delhi: Actor Rajpal Yadav on Thursday surrendered before the Tihar Jail authorities here, after the Delhi High Court refused to extend the deadline in connection with his conviction in cheque-bounce cases.…
- India
Stock markets decline in early trade dragged by IT firms; RBI policy in focus
Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Friday, dragged down by IT heavyweights amida weak trend in the US equities. Investors adopted a cautious approach ahead…
- Middle East
Iran, United States set for talks in Oman over nuclear programme
Muscat: Iran and the United States stood poised on Friday, February 6, to hold negotiations in Oman at least over Tehran’s nuclear programme after a chaotic week that initially saw plans for…
- India
India, US deepen cooperation in defence technology
New Delhi: India and the US have discussed ways to strengthen collaboration in “critical and emerging defence technologies” to meet the evolving requirements at a key meeting hosted here, officials said on…
