- Business
Markets slide for third straight day as crude spike, IT sell-off drag sentiment
Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled over 1 per cent on Friday, falling for the third consecutive day, as a sharp rally in crude prices and massive selling in IT…
- India
Opposition move fresh notice seeking removal of Gyanesh Kumar in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Opposition parties on Friday, April 24, submitted a fresh notice in the Rajya Sabha seeking a motion for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, sources said. The fresh…
- India
Barrier-free tolling on several NHs across country from Dec: Gadkari
New Delhi: Seamless, barrier-free tolling on several national highways across the country will be implemented by December, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday. Addressing the second edition of…
- India
I&B ministry advises ZEE5 not to release ‘Lawrence of Punjab’
Chandigarh: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has advised ZEE5 not to release the docu-series on gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, ‘Lawrence of Punjab’, after the Punjab Police expressed apprehension that it posed a…
- India
SC declines relief to 65 Bengal election duty officers whose names were deleted in SIR
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, April 24, refused to entertain pleas filed by several individuals from West Bengal, including 65 persons on election duty, against the deletion of their names…
- Technology
China’s DeepSeek rolls out long-anticipated update of its AI model
Hong Kong: DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence startup that shook world markets last year, launched preview versions of its latest major update Friday as the AI rivalry between China and the US…
- World
Austrian prez trolls Trump, says autocrats attack truth to stay in power
Vienna: Taking a dig at Donald Trump, Austria’s president has said that in this age of misinformation, anyone with a computer can depict himself as Jesus or a doctor, and the fundamental…
- India
2020 Delhi riots: HC dismisses police appeal against bail to Ishrat Jahan
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday, April 24, refused to interfere with a trial court order granting bail to former Congress councillor Ishrat Jahan in a case concerning the “larger…
- Mumbai
Complaint filed against Mumbai woman who confronted BJP min; no FIR, say police
Mumbai: A complaint has been filed against a woman who berated Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan for a traffic jam caused by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rally in Mumbai over the women’s…
- World
India approves Rs 30 billion withdrawal to Maldives under SAARC swap
Male: India has approved the first withdrawal of Rs 30 billion under its continuing economic and financial assistance to Maldives, according to the Indian High Commission here. The funds are being released…
- India
Bihar govt under Samrat Choudhary to seek trust vote Friday
Patna: The recently installed BJP-led government in Bihar is all set to seek a vote of confidence in the state legislative assembly on Friday, April 24. According to the schedule of legislative…
- India
Hosabale dismisses ‘KKK’ label for RSS
Washington: RSS is not an Indian version of the Ku Klux Klan, the American white supremacist group, RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale said in Washington, highlighting the organisation’s work across different spheres…
- India
EC issues fresh post-poll guidelines for West Bengal assembly polls
Kolkata: The Election Commission issued a fresh set of post-poll guidelines for the West Bengal assembly elections, laying down strict protocols for handling surveillance cameras and video data after voting concludes, a…
- India
India can’t be Vishwaguru until Muslims get justice: Asaduddin Owaisi
Bhuj: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday, April 23, said that India cannot become a “Vishwaguru” (guide to the world) unless Muslims in the country get justice, as…
- India
France allows visa-free airport transit for Indians, says MEA
New Delhi: Indians transiting through France exclusively by air will no longer require a transit visa, as the French government has operationalised an agreement to remove such a requirement, the Ministry of…
