‘Aim is to make civil aviation more people-centric’
New Delhi: Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu, 36, is one of the youngest ministers in the current government, managing the high-profile civil aviation ministry. He is a three-time MP. There have been numerous developments in the sector, including a…
Two back-to-back earthquakes strike J-K’s Baramulla
SRINAGAR: Two back-to-back earthquakes jolted Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday morning causing panic across the Valley, but there were no reports of loss of life or damage to property, officials said.
The first earthquake of magnitude 4.9 on…
Now, CRPF officer killed in poll-bound Udhampur
SRINAGAR: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) inspector was killed in a terrorist attack in assembly election-bound Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Monday.
A police official said terrorists attacked an area domination patrol…
Three of four Congress MLAs’ in Meghalaya join ruling NPP
Shillong: The Congress in Meghalaya suffered a major blow on Monday when three of its four MLAs joined the National People’s Party (NPP), which leads the ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA).
Charles Marngar, Gabriel Wahlang, and…
Madurai’s Urvanam rescues 7,000 animals
MADURAI: The scene in Padayappa where Rajnikanth rescues a snake from a group of villagers armed with sticks and rods is iconic. When everyone is frightened and scampering at the sight of the snake, the ‘superstar’ gently picks it up and…
Modi to make first visit of any Indian PM to Ukraine
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make his maiden visits to Poland and Ukraine later this week. He will be in Poland on August 21-22 and in Ukraine on August 23 which is the Ukrainian National Day.
"This will be the first…
German captain Gundogan announces retirement from international football
BERLIN: German captain Ilkay Gundogan, who will be 34 on October 24, announced his retirement from international football on Monday after leading his country at Euro 2024, citing "a certain tiredness" both physically and mentally. Germany…
Priority will be improvement in quality of football: AIFF’s new secretary general
NEW DELHI: All India Football Federation's (AIFF) newly-appointed secretary general Anilkumar on Monday said his top priority is to "improve the quality" of football in the country while involving every stakeholder, such as the FIFA, clubs,…
No goal for Mbappé in his Spanish league debut as Real Madrid
MADRID: Defending champion Real Madrid couldn't manage more than a 1-1 draw at Mallorca in Kylian Mbappé's first Spanish league match on Sunday.
In his second game with Madrid after debuting midweek, Mbappe failed to break through. The…
‘Rural spend, demand will lead to pvt capex growth’
MUMBAI: With the revival of the much-delayed rural consumption on the back of growing income, aggregate demand conditions are gathering momentum, which in turn will lead to the revival of private capex, says the RBI bulletin for July.…
Sitharaman urges PSBs to enhance deposit growth
NEW DELHI: The slow growth in bank deposits again came up for discussion as finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman raised the issue with the chief of public sector banks (PSBs) during a review meeting in New Delhi on Monday. During the…
At $242 billion, India 12th largest holder of US treasuries in June
MUMBAI: Given the high yields that the US government debt has been offering since the interest rates there peaked to a multi-decadal high, the Reserve Bank has been ramping up its investments in the world’s most sought-after public debt…
Centre finishes Digital Personal Data Protection Act draft rules, public consultation soon.
NEW DELHI: The government has finalised the rules for the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act and will release them soon for public consultation, said Electronic and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday.
The…
Ola Electric nearly doubles investors’ money in six sessions;
Mumbai: Despite reporting a big surge in quarterly losses last week, Ola Electric has nearly doubled investors' money in just 10 days or six trading sessions.
Defying all the precautionary notes issued by analysts about investing in the…
Video gamers set for world’s biggest trade show
PARIS: The world's largest video game trade show, Gamescom, opens its doors on Tuesday in Germany at a sensitive moment for an industry battered by layoffs and studio closures.
Organisers expect the event, which runs until Sunday in the…
Blinken says Israel agrees to U.S.-backed proposal for cease-fire
TEL AVIV: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge differences holding up a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza, and he called on Hamas to do the same, without saying whether it had…
Heavy rains hit Pakistan’s south as this monsoon’s death toll rises to 209
ISLAMABAD: Flash floods triggered by monsoon rains swept through streets in southern Pakistan and blocked a key highway in the north, officials said Monday, as the death toll from rain-related incidents rose to 209 since July 1.
Fourteen…
Seven people killed in landslide in western Nepal
KATHMANDU: Seven people from two families were killed in separate incidents of landslides triggered by incessant rains in western Nepal in the last 24 hours, police said on Monday.
Four members of a family were buried alive in the…
New Zealand’s population stagnates
WELLINGTON: New Zealand's population growth has come to a near halt, official statistics showed Monday, as tens of thousands of people exit a spluttering economy for pastures new.
Statistics New Zealand reported that population growth…
Chinese and Philippine ships collide again in disputed waters
TAIPEI, Taiwan: Chinese and Philippine coast guard ships collided at sea, damaging at least two boats, in an encounter early Monday near a new flashpoint in their increasingly alarming confrontations in the disputed South China Sea.
Both…
