- India
UN peacekeepers from 16 countries undergo training in India
New Delhi: The Centre for United Nations Peacekeeping-India conducted a course for military officers of 16 friendly foreign countries and the Indian Army to enhance leadership skills, tactical thinking and operational effectiveness,…
- Top Stories
Govt to assist people in filing FIRs against social media firms for deepfakes
New Delhi: The government will assist people in filing FIRs against social media platforms in case they are aggrieved by objectionable content like deepfakes that are in violation of IT rules. Union…
- India
UP man files police complaint against Mitchell Marsh for putting feet on WC trophy
Aligarh: A leader of an activist group has filed a police complaint against Australian cricketer Mitchell Marsh for putting his feet on the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup trophy, police here said…
- World
World Hindu Congress renounces ‘Hinduism’, embraces ‘Hindutva’
Bangkok: The World Hindu Congress on Friday renounced the word Hinduism, contending that the term reflected oppressive and discriminatory, and embraced Hindutva and Hindu Dharma to refer to the “eternal” religion. The…
- India
Drilling at Silkyara tunnel on hold for another day, 41 trapped workers await rescue
Uttarkashi: Drilling at the collapsed Silkyara tunnel to evacuate 41 workers trapped inside for 12 days was yet resume Friday evening, a day after it was put on hold following a snag.…
- Kashmir
Friday prayers disallowed at Jamia Masjid for 7 weeks in a row: Anjuman Auqaf
Srinagar: Anjuman Auqaf, the management body of the Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta here, alleged that the Jammu and Kashmir administration did not allow the Friday prayers for the seventh consecutive week. “The…
- India
Adani-Hindenburg row: No reason to discredit SEBI, says SC, reserves order
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said it has no reason to “discredit” SEBI, which probed allegations against the Adani group, as there was no material before it to doubt what…
- India
Closely monitoring H9N2 respiratory illness breakout in China: Centre
New Delhi: The Union health ministry on Friday said it is closely monitoring the outbreak of H9N2 and clusters of respiratory illness in children in northern China. There is a low risk…
- India
UP: Woman climbs mobile tower to convince man to marry her
Gorakhpur: A 20-year-old woman climbed onto a mobile tower in Uttar Pradesh’s Maharajganj district to profess her love for a man and convince him to marry her, police said on Friday. To…
- Telangana
Congress leaders are seeking votes saying they will join BRS after winning: KCR
Mancherial: BRS chief and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday accused the Congress party candidates of seeking votes saying they will join BRS after getting elected. Addressing a rally here, in…
- India
PM Modi to attend COP-28 in Dubai: Sources
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the UN climate talks in Dubai on December 1 and deliver a national statement highlighting India’s climate action, sources said on Friday. The prime…
- India
Dalit man seeks salary, his former employer forces him to hold her footwear in mouth
Morbi: Police in Gujarat’s Morbi city have registered a case against a businesswoman and at least six others for allegedly assaulting a 21-year-old Dalit man, who worked in her company for a…
- Middle East
Planes losing GPS signal over Middle East, DGCA expresses concern
New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA has issued a circular to airlines and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) on measures to deal with threats from jamming and spoofing of the Global Navigation…
- Telangana
BJP will probe KCR’s scams worth ‘thousands of crores’: Amit Shah
Hyderabad: Stepping up the attack on BRS president and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao ahead of the Assembly polls, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the BJP, if elected…
- India
Cong, BJP war of words over Rahul’s ‘panauti’ jibe at PM escalates into poster war
New Delhi: The political slugfest over Rahul Gandhi’s ‘panauti’ barb at Prime Minister Narendra Modi escalated into a poster war on social media on Friday with the Congress referring to the PM…
