- India
Congress terms DoT’s Sanchar Saathi pre-install order ‘unconstitutional’
New Delhi: The Congress has rejected the directions of the Department of Telecommunications on pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi app in new mobile handsets as unconstitutional, and demanded its immediate rollback. Congress…
- World
Canada joins EU defence fund as country pivots away from US
Toronto: Canada has joined a major European Union defence fund, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office has said, as the country looks to diversify its military spending away from the United States. The…
- India
Parliament winter session: Govt pushes reforms, opposition targets SIR
New Delhi: The first day of the Winter session witnessed repeated adjournments of the Lok Sabha and an opposition walkout from the Rajya Sabha over demand for a debate on Special Intensive…
- India
BJP will return to power in next Manipur elections: MLA
Imphal: Manipur BJP MLA Thokchom Radheshyam Singh on Monday said the party will return to power in the next assembly elections, likely to be held in 2027. Speaking at a programme at…
- Politics
BJP mocks Shiv Sena-MNS alliance; says two zeros make zero
Mumbai: The BJP on Monday said a possible alliance between the Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS led by the Thackeray cousins won’t impact the result of the upcoming elections to the Mumbai…
- Middle East
Israel’s military to receive Iron Beam laser interception system on Dec 30: Official
Tel Aviv: A new low-cost laser interception system, known as Iron Beam, will be delivered to the Israeli military on December 30 to bolster its air defence, a senior defence ministry official…
- India
Renuka brings stray dog to Parliament; says ‘those inside bite, not dogs’
New Delhi: “Those sitting inside bite, dogs don’t,” Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury said on Monday after she arrived in Parliament with a rescued stray in her car, triggering a row and prompting…
- India
ED files 6,312 cases while conviction in 120 cases in nearly 12 years
New Delhi: Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed 6,312 cases in the last 11 years and 7 months, against which the conviction count was 120, Parliament was informed on Monday. In percentage terms,…
- News
Vijay-led TVK moves SC against SIR; hearing set for Dec 4
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea filed by actor-turned-politician Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) challenging the Election Commission’s decision to conduct Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of…
- Telangana
Telangana CM slams KCR over Mahabubnagar irrigation projects
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday alleged that BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao ignored irrigation projects in Mahabubnagar district even though he was elected to Lok Sabha from the…
- Telangana
Five held for extortion after impersonating as Telangana ACB officers
Hyderabad: Five members of an inter-state gang allegedly involved in extortion by impersonating officials of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) were arrested in Warangal district in Telangana, police said on Monday. Warangal Police…
- Business
GST collections slip on rate cuts to Rs 1.7 lakh cr in November
New Delhi: India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections slipped to a year-low of Rs 1.70 lakh crore in November, growing at a meagre 0.7 per cent year-on-year on a base lowered…
- Andhra Pradesh
1kg banana selling at 50 paise, cheaper than matchbox in AP: Jagan
Amaravati: YSRCP supremo YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday accused the Andhra Pradesh government of abandoning farmers “resulting in one kilogram of bananas being sold in distress for as low as fifty…
- Technology
Karnataka launches Digital e-Stamp system to make document stamping fully online
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Monday announced the rollout of the Digital e-Stamp (DeS) system aimed at strengthening efficiency, transparency and security in document stamping. The system will allow citizens to generate…
- Technology
Amazon Now plans to open 2 new dark stores a day, targets over 300 by year end
New Delhi: E-commerce firm Amazon plans to be aggressive in the quick-commerce business, Amazon Now, with plans to open two new dark stores every day and take the total count to over…
