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Screengrab taken from a video shows Dr. Uzma Khan, sister of former Pakistan PM Imran Khan, speaks to the media after visiting him in the Adiala Jail. Photo: Special Arrangement Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan is alive but subjected to “mental torture in solitary […]
WorldUkraine’s President spoke optimistically about the progress of revising the Trump administration’s peace plan, saying “it looks better” and the work will continue during talks on how to end Russia’s nearly four-year war. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke after meeting with France’s President on Monday (December […]
WorldActivists in support of Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, hold a banner with her portrait as they pray for her recovery in front of the Evercare Hospital in Dhaka. | Photo Credit: AFP Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is “extremely unwell” and she […]
WorldCandidates started campaigning again this week for Hong Kongโs coming Legislative Council election, but opted for a more subdued approach, including fewer street booths and volunteers, in the aftermath of last weekโs deadly fire in Tai Po. Some Legco hopefuls also unveiled new policy platforms […]
Kolkata: 106-year-old Kesoram Industries, once the flagship of the B K Birla group, is being acquired by Frontier Warehousing, a city-based storage and logistics solutions company. The total value of the acquisition, as per stock exchange filings, would be close to Rs 100 crore.Frontier-owner Gautam […]
BusinessWaymo robotaxis have been providing public rides in Austin, Texas since March, and following safety incidents with school buses, Austin school district officials have asked the company to stop offering robotaxi rides during school drop-off times. Now, regulators at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration […]
TechnologyUnion Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday, December 5, that Ahmedabad will secure the hosting rights for the 2036 Olympic Games, just few days after the city was officially awarded the 2030 Commonwealth Games.ย Speaking at the closing ceremony of the Sansad Khel Mahotsav in […]
SportsSeven-time champions Germany had to dig deep to keep their hopes of title defence alive as they progressed into the semifinals of the FIH Men’s Junior World Cup, edging out a gutsy France 3-1 in shootout after both the teams were locked 2-2 at the […]
SportsTwelve Indian Super League (ISL) clubs have urged the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to resolve the crisis in the domestic game without any further delay, saying that the current situation risks rendering their “ongoing operations untenable”. ย The Marketing Rights Agreement (MRA) between the […]
SportsIndia opener Shafali Verma, whose blazing 87 and two key wickets powered the country to its maiden ICC Women’s World Cup title, was on Friday named in the ICC Player of the Month shortlist for November. ย Shafali, drafted into the squad as an injury […]
SportsIndia opener Shafali Verma, whose blazing 87 and two key wickets powered the country to its maiden ICC Women’s World Cup title, was on Friday named in the ICC Player of the Month shortlist for November. ย Shafali, drafted into the squad as an injury […]
SportsShares of InterGlobe Aviation, the parent of IndiGo, have fallen more than 7 per cent over the past four trading sessions as the airline battles a severe operational crisis that has triggered large-scale flight cancellations and left thousands of passengers stranded.On Friday, the stock slipped […]
BusinessIndiaโs foreign exchange reserves fell by $1.877 billion to $686.227 billion for the week ended November 28, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday. The decline comes after a sharper $4.472 billion drop in the previous reporting week, when overall reserves slipped to […]
BusinessEuropean Union regulators on Friday fined Elon Muskโs social media platform X 120 million euros ($140 million) for violating the blocโs Digital Services Act (DSA), saying the platformโs practices could expose users to scams, manipulation and opaque advertising, according to an ET report.The European Commission […]
BusinessThe spotlight, much like in the previous two matches, will be on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, but the pressure will also be on India’s younger crop when the home side looks to avoid another embarrassing series loss to South Africa in the must-win third […]
SportsSilver soars to a record high, Indians rush to cash in!The India Bullion & Jewellers Association (IBJA) estimates that about 100 tonnes of old silver were sold in just one week, a volume that typically takes several months to surface. Under normal circumstances, the domestic […]
BusinessUnion Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya felicitated the Indian eventing and dressage teams which won five medals, including an individual gold, at the FEI Asian Equestrian Championship in Thailand recently and promised a quarantine centre in the country within a year to ensure smooth horse movement […]
SportsReserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday said the central bank does not target any specific price level or band for the rupee, and allows the currency to find its own โcorrectโ value in the market, even as it hovers near the 90-per-dollar mark, PTI […]
BusinessSkip Bengaluru. Take a trip to Thailand instead. Or Vietnam. Or London. Or even Singapore. All at a much much much cheaper rate than Delhi to Bengaluru, Goa, Pune or Goa. But you cannot travel to Hyderabad, at least not on Friday, because the tickets […]
BusinessLast weekโs deadly fire has cast a heavy shadow over Hong Kong, reminding us of the fragility of life and the need for solidarity in hard times. The central government has responded swiftly with its full attention and support. Aid and sympathy have poured in […]
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