Monthly Archives: August 2024
Top ED official caught taking 20 lakh bribe
NEW DELHI: The CBI arrested an Enforcement Directorate (ED) official for allegedly taking a bribe of 20 lakh from a Mumbai-based jeweller...
Gadkari’s letter on GST released sans nod: FM
NEW DELHI: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday told the Rajya Sabha that Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari’s letter seeking the...
Sheikh Hasina will return to Bangladesh for elections, her son says
NEW DELHI: Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will return to her country when its new caretaker government decides to hold elections,...
Jaishankar, Lammy discuss situation
NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday discussed the unfolding situation in Bangladesh with his British counterpart David Lammy during...
Interim leader Muhammad Yunus takes helm in Bangladesh, to seek peace and prepare elections
DHAKA: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus took the oath of office as head of Bangladesh's interim government on Thursday after protests forced out...
Israeli airstrikes across Gaza Strip leave 40 dead
CAIRO: Israeli forces stepped up airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least 40 people, Palestinian medics said, in further...
Dead woman found entangled in baggage machinery at Chicago airport
WASHINGTON: Firefighters found a dead woman entangled in machinery on Thursday in a non-public baggage-processing area at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.
Attempt to target Taylor Swift’s show, teen with IS link held
VIENNA: An Austrian teenager arrested over an alleged plot to strike a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna had built explosive devices for...
Lt Governor inspects progress of Balidan Stambh at Srinagar
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today reviewed the progress of the ‘Balidan Stambh’ at Pratap Park, Srinagar.
The Lt...
ECI Chief Rajiv Kumar leads crucial 2-day review of Election preparations in J&K
SRINAGAR: The Election Commission of India (ECI), headed by the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar, along with Election Commissioners (ECs) Gyanesh...