- India
Airfares drop 20-25% for Diwali, passengers rejoice
New Delhi: Air passengers might have a reason to smile this Diwali season as average airfares on many domestic routes have dropped 20-25 per cent compared to the year-ago period, according to…
- India
Delhi Police Special Cell to assist in Baba Siddique murder probe: Sources
New Delhi: A team from the Special Cell of the Delhi Police is set to be dispatched to Mumbai to assist in the investigation of the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique,…
- India
RG Kar: Junior doctors’ hunger strike enters 9th day
Kolkata: The hunger strike by junior doctors of West Bengal to press for their demands following the RG Kar hospital incident entered the ninth day on Sunday, even as their health parameters…
- India
Contract killing, business rivalry being probed in Baba Siddique’s murder
Mumbai: Police have launched a probe into the killing of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique from different angles, including a possible contract killing, business rivalry or threat over a slum rehabilitation project,…
- India
Israel PM Netanyahu condoles Ratan Tata’s death
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condoled the death of Indian industry titan Ratan Tata, calling him a champion of the friendship between Israel and India. The former Tata Group chairman…
- India
RG Kar: Third medic on fast rushed to hospital after his condition worsened
Kolkata: Another junior doctor, who was observing a fast-unto-death in protest over the rape and murder of a woman medic at R G Kar Medical College was rushed to a hospital on…
- News
Ex-Maldives prez Solih questions Muizzu govt’s past objections as he courts closer India ties
Male: Former Maldivian president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Saturday criticised the ruling administration and President Mohammad Muizzu why to proceed with the same agreements that his party PNC described as a national…
- India
BJP calls Kharge’s ‘terrorists’ barb his own reflection on Congress
New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday hit back at Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge for calling the former a “party of terrorists”, saying the opposition party which always supported terrorists is now levelling…
- Telangana
Telugu actor Chiranjeevi meets Andhra CM, donates Rs 1 cr to CMRF
Amaravati: Telugu film superstar Chiranjeevi on Saturday called on Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu in Hyderabad and handed over a cheque of Rs 50 lakh as donation to the CM…
- India
Tata gave us salt, some industrialists are taking away Mumbai’s saltpan lands: Uddhav
Mumbai: The Tata group gave India salt, but some industrialists are taking away Mumbai’s saltpan lands, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray said on Saturday, as homage was paid to late Ratan…
- India
AIMIM leader triggers another controversy, asks Muslim traders to boycott Himachal apples
Shimla: AIMIM leader Shoaib Jamai has triggered another controversy when he asked Muslim traders to boycott apples from Himachal Pradesh, drawing a sharp retort from the BJP which said apple growers will…
- India
Indian company among dozen sanctioned by US for illicitly carrying Iranian oil
Washington: An Indian shipping firm is among the dozen-odd companies sanctioned by the US for allegedly carrying Iranian oil for sale to buyers in Asia days after slapping restrictions targetting Iran’s energy…
- Kashmir
Over 70 pc of 90 newly-elected MLAs in J&K graduates
Srinagar: More than 70 percent of the 90 MLAs elected to the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly have declared their minimum educational qualification as graduates, including three who hold doctorate degrees. According to…
- World
Bangladesh: 35 incidents related to Durga Puja since Oct 1, 17 held
Dhaka: Seventeen persons have been arrested and about a dozen cases registered after Bangladesh witnessed about 35 untoward incidents related to the ongoing Durga Puja celebrations across the country this month, police…
- India
OTT platforms cause of moral corruption, need regulation: RSS chief
Nagpur: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said the content on OTT platforms was one of the reasons for “moral corruption” and needed regulation through law. Speaking at the…
