Woman drug peddler arrested in Kathua with cash, heroin
Jammu: A woman drug peddler was arrested in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Tuesday and cash and heroin was recovered from her possession, police said. Acting on information, a police team intercepted a woman at a checkpoint in Rajbagh area and recovered heroin, Rs 15,670 cash and a mobile in Khanpur area, they said. […]
LS polls: PM Modi casts his vote in Gandhinagar; praises EC and underlines importance of voting
Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday cast his vote for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad city and praised the Election Commission for conducting the polls “almost violence-free” and in a voter-friendly manner in the first two phases. Ahmedabad is part of the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency, from where PM Modi’s cabinet […]
Maharashtra sees 53.40 pc turnout in 3rd phase of LS polls for 11 seats
Mumbai: A voter turnout of 54.09 per cent was recorded in 11 out of the 48 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra, where polling was held on Tuesday in the third phase of the general elections, officials said. The first two phases of polling in the state saw more than 62 per cent voter turnout. As […]
If voted to power, Cong will overturn SC verdict on Ram temple like in Shah Bano case: Modi
Beed (Maharashtra): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday claimed the Congress will reverse the Supreme Court verdict on Ram temple if voted to power just like its landmark 1985 ruling in the Shah Bano case was overturned by the Rajiv Gandhi government as part of the party’s appeasement politics. Modi said a senior Congress leader, […]
Two killed, 21 injured in knife attack at hospital in China
Beijing/Kunming, May 7 (PTI) At least two people were killed and 21 others injured in a knife attack at a hospital on Tuesday in China’s Yunnan Province, local authorities said, in the latest incident of mass stabbing in the country. The attack took place at around 11:30 am when a man assaulted people with a […]
Pakistan’s ex-PM Nawaz Sharif files plea for acquittal in corruption case
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former prime minister and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday filed a plea for acquittal in the Toshakhana corruption case in an accountability court in Islamabad. Sharif’s counsel Rana Muhammad Arif Khan submitted the petition in the case, The Express Tribune newspaper reported. The prosecutor representing the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) stated in […]
Rupee settles 1 paisa higher at 83.51 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee consolidated in a narrow range and settled higher by 1 paisa at 83.51 against the US dollar on Tuesday amid softening crude oil prices in the international market. Forex traders said a negative trend in domestic equities and significant foreign fund outflows kept the Indian currency under pressure. At the interbank foreign […]
EO data can generate $3 tn in economic benefits; help cut 2 gigatonnes of CO2 emissions: WEF report
New Delhi: Earth observation data can generate over USD 3 trillion in economic benefits globally and help eliminate two gigatonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually by 2030, according to a new report by the World Economic Forum. Earth observation data refers to the collection, analysis, and presentation of information about the Earth’s physical, chemical, and […]
Rohit takes good decisions under pressure, his presence will be key in T20 WC: Yuvraj
New Delhi: Rohit Sharma is a sensible captain who takes good decisions under pressure and his presence will be crucial for India, feels former all-rounder Yuvraj Singh who wishes to see his “close friend” win the elusive T20 World Cup next month. Besides reaching the final of the 50-over World Cup and the WTC Final […]
Reports of NEET-UG question paper leak baseless, every single paper has been accounted for: NTA
New Delhi: The reports claiming question paper leak in the medical entrance exam NEET-UG are “completely baseless and without any ground”, the National Testing Agency (NTA) clarified on Monday. Stressing that every question paper has been “accounted for”, the NTA said that purported images of the question paper circulating on social media have no relation […]
