CATEGORIES

Sebi allows ICEX to voluntarily exit market

CLOSE to two years after the Indian Commodity Exchange (ICEX) had requested the Securities and Exchange Board (Sebi) to voluntarily surrender its licence and recognition, the regulator has accepted the same.

10 Wounded in Shooting Outside New York Nightclub

TEN people were wounded in a shooting outside a New York City nightclub while they were waiting to get into a private event, police said.

Indian Grant for Project in North Lanka

India will provide Sri Lankan Rupees 290 million to develop the Karainagar Boatyard in the Northern Province of the island nation, the Indian High Commission said here on Thursday.

Bar brawl leads to shooting rampage in Montenegro, killing 12, injuring 4

TWELVE people, including two children, were killed and four others were seriously wounded on Wednesday in a shooting rampage that followed a bar brawl in a western Montenegrin city, officials said.

Truck driver who mowed down 15 was US national, served in Army

FBI says Shamsud-Din Jabbar solely responsible for the attack, professed allegiance to IS

B'desh school books being rewritten to purge Mujib

BANGLADESH has introduced new textbooks that state that Ziaur Rahman declared the country's independence in 1971, replacing the previous ones crediting founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with the declaration, according to a media report.

Palestinian Authority's Turn to Ban Al Jazeera, Allege Violation of Ethics

The Palestinian Authority has ordered the suspension of broadcasts by Al Jazeera in a move the Qatar-based television network condemned on Thursday as reminiscent of Israeli practices.

B'desh court again rejects bail for Hindu monk Krishna Das who led rallies

A court in southeastern Bangladesh on Thursday rejected a plea for bail by a jailed Hindu leader who led large rallies in the Muslim-majority country demanding better security for minority groups.

Patidar woman paraded, sparks Gujarat chaos

THE public parade of a Patidar woman accused in a fake letter scandal targeting a BJP leader in Gujarat's Amreli district has sparked widespread outrage.

RJD home truth: Dad, son agree to disagree on Nitish

LALU Prasad and his son Tejashwi Prasad Yadav are apparently not on the same page on the issue of Nitish Kumar returning to the INDIA bloc, even as the JD(U) leader gave an \"evasive\" reply to the RJD chief's statement that \"doors were open for the CM\".

NIA Court Convicts 28 for Killing ABVP Man During Kasganj Rally

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) court of Lucknow convicted 28 of the 30 accused in the high-profile Chandan Gupta murder case.

Debris disposal hits Badrinath highway project

THE ongoing all-weather road project aimed at enhancing the accessibility to Char Dham shrines in Uttarakhand has hit a snag as the dumping zones created for hill-cutting debris along the Badrinath highway have reached their full capacity.

Prayagraj airport expands ops, flights connecting 23 cities for Maha Kumbh

Subheading for data table

BSF allowing infiltrators to India to destabilise Bengal, says Mamata

WEST Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the Border Security Force of allowing infiltration from Bangladesh and alleged that they were doing so as part of a Central government's \"blueprint\" to destabilise the state.

Return of Maha farm land soon

MahaYuti govt amends revenue law code to give back 4.9K acres of land to original farmers

1/3rd of insurance claims filed in '24 still unpaid

Only 8% say claims processed instantly

Will implement panel's reco on NEET-UG

THE Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it would implement all the corrective measures suggested by its seven-member expert panel on exam reforms after reviewing the National Testing Agency's functioning in holding NEET-UG last year.

2 Sites at Rashtriya Smriti Sthal for Singh Memorial Proposed to Family

The Centre has formally started the process to allot land for the memorial of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the campus of Rashtriya Smriti Sthal, the area along the Yamuna bank earmarked for the last rites and memorials of presidents, vice-presidents and prime ministers.

Army hunts for ammunition to protect air defence assets

AIMING to bolster security of the Indian Army's ground-based Air Defence assets against drones, the Indian Army Air Defence branch has released a Request for Information (RFI) to identify prospective vendors (DPSUs/Private Vendors) to undertake manufacturing of 23mm Anti-Drone Ammunition under Make in India.

Inauguration of college named after Savarkar triggers political controversy

AN announcement for inaugurating a new college named after Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar triggered a political row, with the Congress and its student wing, NSUI, demanding that the college be renamed after former prime minister Manmohan Singh.

Muizzu minister-EAM meet today

Jaishankar and his Maldives counterpart to give new direction to eco, maritime cooperation

Cohesion at Home Must While Backing an Equitable World

As India champions the cause of the Global South, it must address its domestic vulnerabilities. International leadership requires a balance between ambition and resilience

FERTILITY DECLINE: A SUCCESS STORY OR CAUSE FOR CONCERN?

India's declining fertility rates, once hailed as a success of family planning policies and socio-economic progress, are now the subject of renewed debate.

Editor who reshaped magazine journalism, passes away in B'luru

IT could well be a curious coincidence that he bade adieu exactly a week after legendary writer M T Vasudevan Nair breathed his last.

Bargarh-Nuapada line to be developed as a special project by Rlys

THE Ministry of Railways has decided to develop the much-awaited Bargarh Road-Nuapada Road new railway line via Padampur as a special project.

15% Bus Fare Hike in K'taka From Jan 5

FROM January 5, fares of state-owned KSRTC, BMTC, NERTC and NWRTC buses will be increased by 15 per cent.

Odisha Mops Country's Fourth Highest GST Growth in December

SURPASSING the growth rate of the last four consecutive months, Odisha has posted a year-on-year growth of 11.19 per cent (pc) in overall collection of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in December against the national average of eight per cent.

Zeenat fallout: Odisha govt to re-assess tiger relocation plan

However, sources in the forest department said the wildlife wing has decided to reassess its strategy of relocation before moving ahead with the plan to avoid a Zeenat-like scenario which sent the department on a 23-day chase across three states.

Driver Hacked to Death in Dhenkanal

A 40-year-old farmer allegedly hacked a driver to death after a confrontation between the two in Basoi village under Parjanga police limits on Tuesday.

Man Shoots Wife Dead With Arrow On 'Affair' Hunch

Family members remove arrow from Chinni's chest but could not stop the bleeding