Toronto, 24/10: India on Wednesday said it will resume some visa services in Canada with effect from Thursday, a move that came more than a month after they were suspended amid a diplomatic row over the killing of a Sikh separatist. “After a considered review of the security situation that takes into account some recent…
Bangalore, 25/10: Dubbing JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy a ‘political villain,’ Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday claimed that he was ‘more frustrated’ than the BJP. He hit out at the former Chief Minister for his recent attacks directed towards him and his government. ‘If there is anyone who is a political villain, it…
Mumbai,24/10: One of the Adani Group’s longtime auditors is being scrutinized by the accounting regulator, according to people familiar with the matter. The National Financial Reporting Authority, or NFRA, has in recent weeks started an inquiry into one of the member firms of EY, S R Batliboi, said the people, who asked not to be…
Jaipur, 24/10: CM Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday promised to give woman head of families Rs 10,000 annually in installments if party re-elected. He also guaranteed cooking gas cylinder at Rs 500 to 1.05 crore families in the state if his party wins. The CM made the announcements during a Congress rally.
New Delhi, 24/10: The NCERT panel today recommended replacing ‘India’ with ‘Bharat’ in school textbooks, informed committee chairman C I Issac. The panel also recommends introducing ‘classical history’ instead of ‘ancient history’ in textbooks, Issac added.
Beijing, 24/10: Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that China is willing to promote cooperation with the United States as both sides manage their differences and work together to respond to global challenges, according to Chinese state media. Whether or not the United States and China could establish the “right” way of getting along…
Chennai, 24/10: Bigg Boss Kannada 10 contestant Santhosh Kumar S, arrested for wearing a tiger claw pendant, bought the claws for Rs 20,000 from a village in Tamil Nadu’s Hosur, a Wildlife Offence Report (WLOR). Also known as Varthur Santhosh, he was arrested by forest officials on October 22 around 7 pm from the sets…
Allahabad, 24/10: In a contentious observation, the Allahabad High Court has termed live-in relationships as ‘timepass’ and ‘temporary’ as it declined to provide protection to an inter-faith couple, who had approached the court seeking police protection and quashing of the FIR lodged against the male partner charging him with kidnapping. The bench, comprising Justices Rahul…
Gaza, 24/10: Israel’s military dropped leaflets in Gaza on Tuesday, urging Palestinians to give them information about hostages being held by Hamas and offering them protection and a reward. The Palestinian militant group seized more than 200 people during cross-border raids into Israel which killed 1,400 people on Oct. 7. The Palestinian health ministry says…
Amritsar, 24/10: Cricketing fraternity, including Kapil Dev and Virender Sehwag, attended the last rites of legendary Indian spinner Bishan Bedi here on Tuesday. Bedi died here on Monday after a prolonged illness. He was 77. The big names of Indian cricket including World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev, Madan Lal, Sehwag and Kirti Azad were there…
