ASI to enhance heritage site facilities before UNESCO meeting
New Delhi: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has ordered all its regional offices in states and union territories to enhance facilities and illuminate heritage sites before Unesco's World Heritage Committee in the national capital.…
Haryana AAP launches ‘Kejriwal’s assurances’
CHANDIGARH: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita launched five "Kejriwal's guarantees" for poll-bound Haryana on Saturday, promising free electricity, medical treatment, education, Rs 1,000 per month to every woman in the…
Jharkhand CM’s ‘Love Jihad’, ‘Land Jihad’ shift demographics: Amit…
RANCHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said rampant infiltration has led to the shrinking of the tribal population in Jharkhand and added that if the BJP forms the next government in the state, it will release a 'White Paper' on…
Foreign secretary Vikram Misri may enhance Indo-China relations.
New Delhi: Former Deputy National Security Advisor and China expert Vikram Misri became foreign secretary this week. He was critical as ambassador to Beijing in 2019–21, notably after the military standoff in Ladakh along the Line of Actual…
Musk praises PM Modi for being the most followed international leader on X.
New York: Tesla CEO Elon Musk congratulated Narendra Modi on becoming the most followed leader on X with over 100 million followers.
Best wishes to PM @NarendraModi, the most followed world leader! Musk wrote on X on Friday.
Prime…
Delhi finance minister Atishi wants Rs 10,000 crore for infrastructure.
New Delhi: Delhi Finance Minister Atishi requested on Friday that the Centre allocate Rs 10,000 crore, less than 5% of Delhi's Rs 2.07 lakh crore income tax contribution last year, for infrastructure development in the national capital…
Court retains Tytler order in 1984 anti-Sikh riots
New Delhi: A Delhi court has deferred its judgment on whether to charge Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, which killed three.
After hearing arguments from the prosecution and defense, CBI special judge Rakesh…
Kejriwal tried ‘willful reduced calorie intake’ in jail: Delhi LG
NEW DELHI: In a Raj Niwas correspondence, Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena said that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is in Tihar jail under judicial custody, may be avoiding his medical diet and medications.
In a letter to Chief Secretary…
Players’ Global T20 League NOC requests are denied by PCB.
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board denied No Objection Certificate petitions from experienced players Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Shaheen Shah Afridi for the Global T20 League due to the busy international schedule.
Babar Azam,…
West Indies’ Hodge glad to survive ‘brutal’ Wood struggle
Nottingham; Kavem Hodge was proud to have emerged with a maiden Test hundred following a "brutal" encounter with Mark Wood at Trent Bridge on Friday after reminding the England fast bowler he had a "wife and kids at home".
Hodge's 120…
FC Goa manager Manolo Marquez selected Indian men’s football team coach.
NEW DELHI: On Saturday, Spaniard Manolo Marquez, who coaches FC Goa in the Indian Super League, replaced Igor Stimac as India's men's football team head coach.
Marquez was named boss by the AIFF executive committee on Saturday.
The…
Chemical industry needs government intervention to grow: J P Nadda
New Delhi: Union Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda said Saturday that the government will adjust its policies and programs to help the chemicals and petrochemicals industry grow.
The minister spoke after starting the…
HDFC Bank’s net income has increased by more than 30% since its return.
Mumbai: The second-largest lender, HDFC Bank, reported a strong 35.33 percent increase in net income at Rs 16,174.75 crore for the June quarter. Although the numbers are not comparable because the merger with its parent company only went…
Disneyland workers pass strike authorization.
Los Angeles (United States): Californian workers at Disneyland endorsed a strike in a union-wide vote on Friday, paving the way for them to refuse to work at "the happiest place on Earth," according to the theme park's unions.
Since…
Reliance Industries Ltd Q1 PAT falls due to O2C cracks
New Delhi: Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL), India's most valuable company, reported a 5% drop in its consolidated net profit (attributable to the owners) to Rs 15,138 crore for the first quarter ended June 2024 due to the underperformance of…
Q1 FY25 Paytm loss rises to Rs 840 crore.
New Delhi: One97 Communications, which controls Paytm, reported a Rs 840 crore loss in the quarter ended June 30 due to restrictions on Paytm Payments Bank Ltd.
The company reported a loss of Rs 358.4 crore a year earlier in a regulatory…
Israeli military strikes Houthi targets in Yemen after Tel Aviv drone assaults.
SANAA: the Israeli army struck several Houthi sites in western Yemen on Saturday after a fatal drone strike in Tel Aviv the day before.
The first Israeli strikes on Yemeni soil since the Israel-Hamas war began in October threatened to…
President Lula criticized for joking about women’s violence.
Rio: This week, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva joked about violence against women, sparking outrage.
At a Brasilia ministerial and business meeting, Lula called fresh data on women's violence "sad news."
In response to…
After Microsoft’s digital interruption, airlines worldwide scramble to recover.
London: After a broad technology outage, transport providers, businesses, and governments are scrambling to restore their systems on Saturday.
Air travel has been most affected. On Friday, airlines canceled thousands of flights, leaving…
EU Middle East envoy pledges two-state solution
Jerusalem: Despite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's staunch opposition to a Palestinian state, the EU's Middle East peace envoy believes a two-state solution is possible.
In an AFP interview, Sven Koopmans said Netanyahu's…
