UN warns of ‘unacceptable’ level of violence against aid workers
New York: The United Nations on Monday condemned the "unacceptable" level of violence becoming commonplace against humanitarian workers, a record 280 of whom were killed worldwide in 2023.
And it warned that the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza…
Tiger from Sariska in Rajasthan enters Haryana, alert sounded
CHANDIGARH: A four-year-old tiger from Sariska National Park in Rajasthan has entered the Jhabua Reserve Forest in Rewari district of Haryana after covering nearly 100 kilometers. An alert was sounded across all villages near the border.…
Privatisation of IAS is ‘Modi’s guarantee’ for ending reservation – Rahul
NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday termed as an "anti-national step" the government's move of recruiting public servants through lateral entry, alleging that the reservation of SCs, STs, and OBCs is…
DG of Indian Coast Guard Rakesh Pal dies of cardiac arrest in Chennai
New Delhi: Indian Coast Guard Director General Rakesh Pal died at a government hospital here following a cardiac arrest, Defence sources here said.
Pal, who was to attend an ICG event along with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, was…
‘Was humiliated, had no existence in party’, says Champai
New Delhi: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Champai Soren said on Sunday that he experienced "bitter humiliation" as Chief Minister and felt he had no role within the party.
His statement came hours after he reached Delhi amid…
MHA asks CAPFs to retain forces after Amarnath Yatra
NEW DELHI: With the Election Commission of India (ECI) announcing the assembly polls schedule for Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has begun the process of moving troops in the UT.
MHA has asked the…
हिमाचल महासभा, चंडीगढ़ के पृथ्वी सिंह प्रजापति को अध्यक्ष घोषित किया
चंडीगढ़: हिमाचल महासभा (पंजीकृत) चंडीगढ़ द्वारा कल मुनि जी मंदिर सेक्टर 23 चंडीगढ़ में एक विशाल बैठक का आयोजन हुआ | बैठक का कारण था सभा के अध्यक्ष का चुनाव, क्योंकि पिछली कार्यकारिणी का कार्यकाल समाप्त हो गया था तथा नए कार्य काल के…
Prime Minister of Malaysia to visit India, first visit since 2018
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato’ Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim, will be in India on an official visit between 19th and 21st of August. He is coming at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
This would be the first visit of…
‘Previous governments allowed intruders to enter the country’: Shah
AHMEDABAD: Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a sharp critique of the Congress party on Sunday, accusing them of engaging in appeasement politics over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Shah claimed that from 1947 to 2014, those…
Like Nirbhaya case, law needed to protect medicos
New Delhi: It must have been after a very long time that the Indian Medical Association (IMA), the apex camaraderie body of the doctors in the country, mobilised such a big ‘hartal’ (halting) of the health services across in the realm.…
Young man dies after window AC falls on him in central Delhi
NEW DELHI: An 18-year-old man was killed and another sustained critical injuries when an air conditioner fell on them from the second floor while they were standing on a road next to their house in central Delhi, an official said on Sunday.…
Indrajith aware of what lies ahead, but keen on staying in present
Mumbai: For the better part of the past decade, B Indrajith has been the name that does rounds every time an India A or a Duleep Trophy squad was announced. After all, he had been one of the consistent red-ball batters in the country - and…
Already a superstar for Ireland, Orla’s best yet to come
CHENNAI: At one point in Ireland's chase of 260 against Sri Lanka in the first ODI at Civil Service Cricket Club in Belfast, the required run rate had gone beyond seven. Orla Prendergast had already passed her personal best score (71) in…
Punjab CM honours Olympic hockey team with Rs one crore each
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann today felicitated the players of the state, with cash prize worth Rs 1 crore (each), who were part of the Bronze medal winning Indian Hockey team in the recently concluded Paris Olympics…
Violence erupted outside Salt Lake stadium
KOLKATA: Violence erupted outside Salt Lake stadium after the derby match of the Durand Cup was cancelled. The supporters went outside the stadium and claimed that they did not get any prior information about the cancellation of the match…
Foxconn plans to set up battery energy storage system in India
SRIPERUMBUDUR: Taiwanese electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn is working on plans to set up a battery energy storage system unit in India, its chairman Young Liu said here.
With an eye on the electric vehicle segment, Foxconn has been…
India’s GI-tagged Figs juice exported first time to Poland
NEW DELHI: In order to get India’s agro-products on the global stage, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) facilitated the export of India's first ready-to-drink fig juice, made from GI-tagged…
India must create up to 148 million jobs by 2030, says IMF official
NEW DELHI: India needs to create an additional 148 million jobs by 2030 given the population growth, IMF’s First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath said on Saturday.
“If you look at India’s projections in terms of population growth,…
FM calls for reforms in multilateral development banks at Global South Summit
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sithraman has called for views on actions needed to reform multilateral development banks (MDBs), and how the global south can collaborate better to raise the issue of debt distress faced by the low…
Mid-tier banks boost fixed deposit rates to 8.50%
MUMBAI: Borrowing a leaf from their larger peers who have been wooing depositors with attractive pricing for medium-term fixed deposits of up to 7.30% return per annum, several mid-tier banks are now doing the same offering as much as 8.50%…
