Either jail or hell for terrorists: Union minister Rai
NEW DELHI: Terrorists active in Jammu and Kashmir will either land in jail or be sent to 'jahannum' (hell), Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday while asserting that the Modi government has…
Over one crore tourists visited Himachal this year
Shimla: Over one crore tourists have visited Himachal Pradesh in the first six months with Kullu and Shimla districts emerging as top attractions, drawing 4.73 lakh and 4.48 lakh tourists respectively. It is expected that by the end of this…
Mega camp set up for 20000 Kanwariyas
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has set up the country’s biggest Kanwar camp at Kashmere Gate to accommodate as many as 20,000 people.
Minister Atishi visited the Kanwar camp to take stock of the preparations and instructed the…
BJP, Delhi L-G plotting to kill Kejriwal in jail: Sanjay Singh
NEW DELHI: Claiming that Arvind Kejriwal’s blood sugar had dipped to a dangerous level of 50 more than 26 times between June 3 and 7 during his incarceration, the AAP on Sunday accused the BJP, the central government and the…
RBI makes KYC more stringent for domestic money transfers
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank has revised the extant regulatory framework guiding domestic money transfer services by making the know your customer (KYC) record requirements stringent after a review of the current framework guiding various…
Federal Bank logs record high net income at Rs 1,010 crore
MUMBAI: The Kochi-based old generation private sector lender Federal Bank has reported the highest-ever quarterly net income at Rs 1,010 crore for the June quarter, logging in an 18.25 percent annualised growth, boosted by all-round…
Over 70% intraday retail traders in cash segment lose money: Sebi
MUMBAI: A study carried out by the market watchdog Sebi has found that more than seven out of ten (71 percent to be precise) retail traders who engaged in intraday trading in the cash segment lost money in FY23.
The study also noted that…
Tesla reports hefty profit drop due to price cuts, lower vehicle sales
NEW YORK: Tesla reported a hefty drop in second-quarter profits Tuesday due to the effect of price cuts while spending aggressively on autonomous driving and other technology.
Elon Musk's electric vehicle company reported profits of $1.5…
IOC, Macron reject Israel boycott call at Paris Olympics
PARIS: The head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and French President Emmanuel Macron rejected Tuesday a Palestinian demand that Israel be barred from the Paris Games over the war in Gaza.
As the Israeli team settled into the…
Indian women’s team approach is one game at a time – Deepti Sharma
DAMBULLA: Senior player Deepti Sharma said India's mantra in the Women's T20 Asia Cup has been to take one game at a time as conditions haven't really changed from the last time the team played here.
India marched into the semifinals…
Shubman Gill is a quick learner and always wants to improve: Nehra
CHENNAI: Among the many queries India's new head coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar addressed at a press conference on Monday, one thing was clear. They see Shubman Gill as a potential successor to Rohit Sharma. The…
New Zealand Olympic soccer team complains after Canadian team drone
WELLINGTON: New Zealand says it has complained to the International Olympic Committee’s integrity unit after a drone flown over a New Zealand women’s soccer team training session was found to be operated by a member of the Canadian team’s…
Kamala Harris is unfit to rule, says Trump as radical left lunatic
WASHINGTON: Former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday said Vice President Kamala Harris is unfit to rule and described here a radical left lunatic.
Trump, 78, launched a scathing attack on his…
18 killed as plane slips off runway, crashes at Kathmandu airport
Kathmandu: A passenger plane carrying 19 people crashed during takeoff in Kathmandu on Wednesday, killing 18 and leaving the pilot as the sole survivor, police in the Nepali capital told news agency AFP.
The plane belongs to the domestic…
Netanyahu seeks unity from US Congress divided over Gaza war
WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked for unity from lawmakers Wednesday as he addressed a US Congress divided by his military campaign in Gaza, with a rift between the nations deepening over the conflict's…
Japan resumes funding Sri Lanka after debt restructure
COLOMBO: Japan will resume funding stalled infrastructure projects in Sri Lanka, including the expansion of the main international airport, government officials said Wednesday, after the bankrupt island nation successfully restructured its…
Bangladesh reopen after authorities ease curfew
DHAKA: Garment factories and banks reopened in Bangladesh Wednesday after authorities eased a curfew imposed to contain deadly clashes sparked by student protests over civil service employment quotas.
Last week's violence killed at least…
China FM Wang hosts Ukraine counterpart Kuleba
BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi hosted his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in southern China on Wednesday, with both sides calling for peace as Russia's war grinds on against its neighbour.
China presents itself as a…
Indian passport ranked 82nd, allows visa-free entry to 58 countries
New Delhi: The latest ranking released by the Henley Passport Index puts India’s passport at the 82nd position, with visa-free entry to 58 countries, including popular tourist spots like Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. This ranking is…
Biden believes ‘younger voices’ should lead.
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden told Americans Wednesday he quit the 2024 election to unite the country, saying in a historic Oval Office speech that it was time to pass the torch to "younger voices."
"I revere this office. But I love…