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Zomato-owned Blinkit to continue investment in newer categories

ZOMATO'S quick commerce platform Blinkit, which has been diversifying its offerings, will continue to invest in newer categories.

RBI tweaks norms, home loans may get cheaper

IN a relief to housing finance companies, the Reserve Bank has tweaked the risk weights by capping it for undisbursed loans at par with that of disbursed loans.

WH says Iran may attack Israel this wk

IRAN could launch a \"significant\" attack on Israel as soon as this week, the White House said on Monday, as US President Joe Biden discussed the crisis with European leaders.

US passport of children forces new Iran VP to resign in 2 wks

IRAN's former foreign minister Javad Zarif, who negotiated a landmark 2015 nuclear deal with major world powers, on Monday announced he had resigned from his new post as vice president.

Aus, US, UK sign N-deal as part of AUKUS

AUSTRALIA said on Monday it had signed a deal to allow the exchange of nuclear secrets and material with the United States and Britain, a key step toward equipping its navy with nuclear-powered submarines.

Russia orders fresh evacuation as it battles Ukrainian incursion

TWO Russian regions bordering Ukraine ordered more evacuations on Monday as Moscow battled to contain an unprecedented push onto its territory.

Three years on, Taliban govt in Af notches up some diplomatic wins

THREE years into its rule of Afghanistan, the Taliban government has achieved some diplomatic wins even as it has consolidated power and enforced its strict version of Islamic law.

Enough of talks, implement Biden plan on truce: Hamas

JERUSALEM International pressure mounted on Monday for a ceasefire in Gaza, with Britain, France and Germany issuing a joint plea for an end to fighting between Israel and Hamas with \"no further delay\".

B'desh protesters given a week to return firearms

New Chief Justice warns of action against irregularities in judiciary

Uproar over MLA's remark on Ladli Behna

MAHARASHTRA A controversy has erupted involving the Maharashtra government's 'Ladli Behna Yojana' following a remark by MLA Ravin Rana that if \"sisters\" refuse to vote for the BJP in the assembly elections due this year, then the government would take back Rs 1,500 (promised under the scheme) from each of such eligible women after the polls.

6 women among 7 killed, 26 injured in stampede at Bihar's Jehanabad temple

AT least seven people, including six women, were killed and 26 others injured, nine of them seriously, in a stampede when they were going to Baba Siddhanth temple atop Barabar Hills in Bihar's Jehanabad district, officials said on Monday.

SP leader booked under Pocso Act for rape bid on teen

A Samajwadi Party leader was arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a minor in Kannauj, the parliamentary constituency of party chief Akhilesh Yadav, on Monday.

Tradition first! Pvt colleges told to set up cell on 'Bharatiya Gyan Parampara

THE Madhya Pradesh government has asked colleges across the state to purchase books out of a list of 88 books, to acquaint students with Bharatiya Gyan Parampara (Indian Knowledge Tradition).

Tactical change as terrorists resorting to jungle warfare: Former J&K top cop

AS anti-militancy operations are going on in the forest areas of at least five districts of Jammu and Kashmir, former J&K police chief SP Vaid opined that militants have changed strategy and are now resorting to jungle warfare and carrying out hit and run attacks on security forces and 'disappearing'.

Bengal stir finds nat'l resonance

Over 3L doctors in govt-run hosps hit the streets against rape, murder of 2nd-yr PG student

Gadkari warns Punjab against attack on NHAI staff

AFTER Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari issued a warning to the Punjab government about potentially terminating eight severely affected national highway projects in the state due to attacks on engineers and contractors in Jalandhar and Ludhiana, the newly appointed Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria has directed officials to ensure the timely completion of all central projects.

1 killed in Bengal, 7 nabbed near Meghalaya in BSF raid

THE Border Security Force on Monday said it neutralised a Bangladesh smuggler in a retaliatory fire in West Bengal's Malda district and has apprehended seven nationals of the neighbouring country trying to infiltrate, along with two Indian facilitators, at a checkpoint in Meghalaya.

Coast Guard steps up vigil along maritime border to check illegal immigration

AMID a chaotic situation prevailing in Bangladesh, the Indian Coast Guard has enhanced its vigil and deployed operational surface and air units for a robust surveillance in the region to thwart illegal migration through the sea route.

Let CBI, or special probe team go into charges against Sebi chief

THE Congress on Monday upped the ante on the Hindenburg Research's allegations against SEBI chairperson Madhabi Buch, demanding that the Supreme Court should transfer the Adani probe to the CBI or a Special Investigation Team (SIT) given the \"likelihood of SEBI's compromise\".

BJP counters: 'Cong conspiring to destabilise country's economy'

THE BJP on Monday stepped up its attack on the INDIA alliance over its demand for a JPC probe into Hindenburg's charges against SEBI chairperson, saying opposition was conspiring against the Indian economy through George Soros.

SC refuses to entertain plea against govt decision to cancel UGC-NET

THE Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the cancellation of the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET).

NIRF ranking: IISc best univ for 9th yr

IN the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2024, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has maintained its position as the leading engineering college for the sixth consecutive year.

OLYMPIC LET-DOWN: MUST WIN MORE MEDALS BEFORE HOSTING GAMES

IN a glittering ceremony on Sunday, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach declared the Paris Summer Games closed.

JUSTICE ON NEET BRINGS CHEERS & POLICY BOOST

IN the State of Kerala vs TP Roshana case (1979), Justice V R Krishna Iyer wrote, \"The rule of law should not petrify life or be inflexibly mulish.

PM'S WAYANAD MESSAGE: NO POLITICS AMID CALAMITY

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi's assurance of support for relief and rehabilitation after the Wayanad landslides should be a soothing balm for a grieving Kerala that is slowly coming to terms with the scale of the disaster.

SPORTS MUST NOT PROVIDE SPACE TO MARKET MALADIES

Direct and surrogate ads of ultra-processed food and tobacco products influence young minds at sporting events. The govt must curb them and use celebrities to preach healthy lifestyles

WATER ENTERS 300 HOUSES IN K'GIRI, HEAVY RAIN TO CONTINUE

WATER entered at least 300 houses in Pochampalli, Mathur and Kaveripattinam as rain battered Krishnagiri since Sunday, According to the District Emergency Operation Centre (DEOC), the district recorded an average rainfall of 47.99 mm in the 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Monday.

Mullaiperiyar safe, no need to panic: KL min

AMID growing concerns about the safety of the 128-year-old Mullaiperiyar dam and ongoing social media campaigns calling for its decommissioning, a high-level meeting was held at the Idukki Collectorate on Monday.

Tungabhadra Dam's broken gate to be repaired in a week

A TEAM of experts has come up with two plans to fix the broken Crest Gate No 19 of the Tungabhadra Dam.

Senthil Balaji bail: SC reserves order

THE Supreme Court on Monday reserved its verdict on the bail plea filed by former minister V Senthil Balaji, who was arrested last year in connection with a money laundering case.