WB Raj Bhavan fines two TMC MLAs over assembly swearing-in row
KOLKATA: Two newly elected Trinamool Congress MLAs, who were sworn in by the West Bengal Assembly Speaker recently, on Monday said they received mails from Raj Bhavan questioning the legality of the process and asking them to pay a fine of…
Heavy rains trigger flood-like situation in South Gujarat, Saurashtra
AHMEDABAD: Heavy rainfall on Monday has disrupted daily life in South Gujarat's Surat and Saurashtra regions. In the past 24 hours, these areas have experienced heavy to very heavy rainfall, particularly in Saurashtra and Kutch. The…
Airlines placed 51 passengers in no-fly list for unruly behaviour this year
NEW DELHI: The civil aviation ministry on Monday said 51 passengers have been placed under the no-fly list of airlines for unruly behaviour this year till July 1.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has norms in place for…
England wins by 241 runs to win series inn 2nd Test
NOTTINGHAM: West Indies collapsed in the evening session on Sunday as England won the second test by 241 runs with rookie spinner Shoaib Bashir taking 5-41 after hundreds from Joe Root and Harry Brook set up the series-clinching win at…
Welcome to the race of the games
Paris: For the holder of the current world record, what is a GOAT? Who holds the world record now that could be inducted into the Hall of Fame? To a dreamer, what are all of them?
On the first night of the Paris Games, the four—the…
Puja Mahato Journey, from Rohtak road to Nepal
New Delhi: On Sunday evening, coach Shravan Kumar was in a hurry to get back home in Delhi. He did not want to miss his pupil — Nepal's Puja Mahato — batting against Pakistan in the ongoing Women's Asia Cup in Sri Lanka. Shravan reached in…
FM Nirmala Sitharaman set to present Modi 3.0 govt’s first budget
New Delhi: Nirmala Sitharaman will give the Union Budget 2024 in Parliament today, her seventh straight budget, surpassing Morarji Desai's six.
The budget is likely to address income tax reform and business ease in India.
Parliament…
Air India to operate flagship A350-900 on US routes starting November 2024
NEW DELHI: Air India will be operating its flagship A350-900 aircraft on Delhi-New York JFK flights from November 1, 2024, and Delhi-Newark flights from January 2, 2025.
The A350 deployment will introduce Air India’s Premium Economy…
Market likely to remain volatile on Budget Day
Mumbai: India’s equity market is expected to witness increased volatility on Budget Day (July 23) even as the central government is likely to keep its focus on fiscal prudence and capital expenditure-led growth. India’s equity market…
IOB net profit jumps over 26% on NPA plunge
MUMBAI: A significant improvement in slippages and asset quality coupled with a spike in non-interest income have helped the state-run Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) to book a 26.60 percent on-year growth in net profit at Rs 633 crore in the…
Infrastructure projects face land acquisition hurdles
NEW DELHI: Despite the large build-up of connectivity infrastructure and energy-related assets, both sectors reported the need for corrections in the delay in land acquisition, and land-related clearances, said the Economic Survey of 2024…
India’s energy demand to grow 2.5 times by 2047
NEW DELHI: India’s energy needs are expected to grow by 2 to 2.5 times by 2047 to meet the developmental priorities and aspirations of a growing economy, according to the Economic Survey tabled in Parliament on Monday.
As per the survey,…
First 24 hours of Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign raise USD 81 million.
WASHINGTON: US Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign has raised USD 81 million in the first 24-hour period since incumbent President Joe Biden stepped aside from the presidential race and endorsed his deputy as the Democratic Party's new…
Imran Khan & Bushra Bibi remanded for one more week in Toshakhana case
ISLAMABAD: In the newly filed Toshakhana case, a Pakistani court extended Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi's confinement by seven days on Monday.
Anti-corruption agency the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) accused the former couple of…
UN warns Iraq becoming major regional drug conduit
BAGHDAD: Iraqi authorities seized record quantities of the potent stimulant captagon last year, at an estimated value of up to $144 million, with the country increasingly a critical drug conduit, a UN report said Monday.
"Iraq has been…
PM Marcos vows Philippines ‘cannot capitulate’ in territorial disputes
MANILA: After escalating South China Sea clashes with Beijing, President Ferdinand Marcos stated Monday that the Philippines "cannot yield" in territorial disputes.
Manila and Beijing have long disputed portions of the key waterway that…
Southern Mexican migrants reach the US border by the hundreds.
CIUDAD HIDALGO, México: Hundreds of migrants from around a dozen countries left from Mexico’s southern border on foot Sunday, as they attempt to make it to the US border.
Some of the members of the group said they hoped to make it to the…
Israeli army forces Gazans out of Khan Yunis after rocket fire
Palestinian Territories: After rockets were fired from a humanitarian zone, the Israeli military ordered Gazans to leave the eastern part of Khan Yunis city on Monday, saying it will "forcefully operate" there.
"Due to significant…
Russia claims 75 Ukrainian drones downed in southern Rostov.
MOSCOW: Russia downed 75 Ukrainian drones on Monday, nearly 50 of them over southern Rostov.
The defence ministry said air defense systems intercepted 47 drones over Rostov, 17 over the Black and Azov seas, 11 elsewhere, and one over…
Today’s Motto: ‘Few things are more complex than ordinary life’
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