Wed, 24 Jul 2024 06:45 PM
Cities Live Updates: ‘Govt should consider GST exemption for…’: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw’s take on Union Budget
- She said the budget builds on the government’s pre-election, Interim Budget and has positive indicators on India’s economic growth and development.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 06:38 PM
India News Live Updates: MK Stalin’s ‘isolated’ warning to Narendra Modi: ‘Budget will save regime not…’
- MK Stalin accused PM Modi of avenging those who “defeated you” in the Lok Sabha elections.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 06:36 PM
World News Live Updates: Terminal at New York’s JFK Airport briefly evacuated due to escalator fire: Watch
- A terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport was briefly evacuated Wednesday because of an escalator fire, officials said.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 06:24 PM
World News Live Updates: Prince William, Kate Middleton hint at ‘exciting’ new venture after disclosure of his whopping salary
- Prince William, who faced several difficulties in the start of 2024, received astounding $30 million income for the 2023–2024 fiscal year.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 06:13 PM
India News Live Updates: Kerala HC puts on hold disclosure of report on women’s conditions in movie industry
- The court also instructed the Kerala government, the SIC and other respondents to submit an affidavit in response to the petition.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 06:02 PM
India News Live Updates: Kerala government not very cooperative on railway projects, says minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
- Ashwini Vaishnaw said that a lot more can be done in Kerala if the “state government supports us”.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 05:59 PM
India News Live Updates: Opposition MLAs raise slogans in Chhattisgarh Assembly over Pedia encounter
- The Opposition claimed that most of those killed in the encounter in Pidia village in Bijapur district in May were innocent villagers, not Maoists
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 05:29 PM
World News Live Updates: COP Troika urges parties to submit climate plans for 1.5 degree celsius goal
- The COP Presidencies Troika said this will be an important opportunity for leaders to signal their commitment to keep 1.5 within reach.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 05:25 PM
Cities Live Updates: Union budget trims funding for Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project by ₹100 crore
- The Union Budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 allocated ₹350 crore to the Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project, down from ₹450 crore last year.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 05:18 PM
World News Live Updates: Kamala Harris gives ‘delicious dose of trolling’ to Trump as he mocks US VP with new nickname
- Harris, who has been facing racial abuse since declaring her presidential bid, claimed in her first speech that she is familiar with “Trump’s type”.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 05:18 PM
India News Live Updates: ‘Follow MK Stalin’: DMK MP’s advice for PM Narendra Modi
- The attack came after the Opposition alleged that the Budget had announcements only for states where the BJP allies rule.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 04:54 PM
India News Live Updates: Gate collapses at Kolkata event with Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee; several injured
- The incident occurred at the event organised by the Information and Cultural Affairs Department at Dhanadhanya Auditorium in Kolkata.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 04:34 PM
India News Live Updates: ‘Will Rahul Gandhi apologise’: BJP after SC refuses to cancel NEET-UG
- A BJP leader said that while Gandhi used words like “fraud” to criticise NEET-UG, the court clarified that there was no systemic breach in the exam’s integrity.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 04:33 PM
Cities Live Updates: Woman from Bihar killed in Bengaluru
- Police have identified the accused and are trying to track him with the help of CCTV footage.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 04:32 PM
World News Live Updates: Donald Trump campaign files complaint against Kamala Harris taking over Joe Biden war chest
- Donald Trump’s campaign filed a complaint with the FEC, arguing that Kamala Harris could not legally take over funds raised by Biden’s reelection campaign.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 04:19 PM
Cities Live Updates: After spike in terror attacks in Jammu region, focus on local militants in Doda, Kishtwar
- In the past two months, Doda district has seen more than half a dozen terror attacks, including the July 18 ambush in which four soldiers, including a captain, were killed.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 04:16 PM
India News Live Updates: ‘Tyre burst or accident?’: Eyewitnesses recount Nepal plane crash horror
- At least 18 people were killed when Saurya Airlines plane plane caught fire while taking off from Nepal’s capital Kathmandu.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 04:14 PM
World News Live Updates: Hillary Clinton avers Kamala Harris represents ‘fresh start for American politics’, claims she can defeat Donald Trump
- Hillary Clinton has extended her full support to Kamala Harris after the US VP declared her presidential bid following Joe Biden’s exit from the race.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 04:06 PM
Cities Live Updates: Karnataka Assembly passes bill to impose 2% cess on movie tickets and OTT
- This bill also outlines the creation of a seven-member welfare board for cine workers, tasked with managing cess funds to support social security schemes.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 03:58 PM
India News Live Updates: ‘Jail or jahannum’: Minister clear’s Centre’s stance on terrorists in Kashmir
- Nityanand Rai said the Narendra Modi government has zero tolerance for terrorism.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 03:48 PM
Cities Live Updates: Bengaluru reports an average of 150 dengue cases per day, says civic body chief: Report
- BBMP Chief instructed officials to escalate implementation of stringent actions including intensified fogging, hospital monitoring, and pothole repairs.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 03:46 PM
Cities Live Updates: Bihar assembly passes bill to curb paper leaks amid Opposition walkout
- The Bill stipulates severe punishment for those involved in such malpractices, including a prison term of three to five years and a fine of ₹10 lakh
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 03:44 PM
India News Live Updates: Finance panel rejected request to include extreme heat on natural disasters’ list
- Cyclones, droughts, earthquakes, fires, floods, tsunamis, hailstorms, landslides, avalanches, cloud bursts, pest attacks, and frost and cold waves are on the list of disasters
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 03:39 PM
Cities Live Updates: Punjab: SAD chief Sukhbir appears before Akal Takht, submits explanation
- Meeting lasted 20 minutes; Sukhbir’s explanation on allegations levelled by rebel Shiromani Akali Dal leader will be discussed at meeting of Sikh clergy.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 03:30 PM
India News Live Updates: Chidambaram stings Modi govt on Budget, says ‘copying rewarded in this house’
- Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram criticised finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s brief mention of inflation in her budget speech.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 03:15 PM
India News Live Updates: ‘Will press govt ’: Rahul Gandhi recalls MSP promise after meeting with farmers
- Rahul Gandhi met 12 farmer leaders inside the Parliament complex, who had come Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 03:06 PM
World News Live Updates: Trump posts letter from Palestinian leader Abbas ahead of meeting with Israel’s Netanyahu: ‘Everything will be…’
- Donald Trump shared a letter from Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Truth Social ahead of his meeting with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 02:45 PM
India News Live Updates: HT This Day: July 25, 1969 — Moon men are back home: All’s fine as trio boards the Hornet
- The moon explorers scorched safely to splashdown in the Pacific Ocean earlier, ending their eight-day odyssey to the surface of the moon and back
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 02:11 PM
World News Live Updates: Vinod Khosla calls all ‘not MAGA folks to come together for’ Kamala Harris against ‘dictatorship that Trump loves’
- Indian American tech billionaire becomes first prominent voice from the community to endorse Indian origin candidate Kamala Harris.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 02:08 PM
India News Live Updates: Shambhu border: Supreme Court proposes forming of panel to look into demands of farmers
- The farmers demand a legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP) for crops among other things.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 02:07 PM
World News Live Updates: Petty motive that triggered Philadelphia woman to shoot infant in viral video shocks authorities: ‘Mind-boggling’
- The 28-year-old suspect, Dominique Billips, was arrested after she was seen in a video opening fire at an infant in Philadelphia.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 02:01 PM
World News Live Updates: Plane crashes: Nepal averages 1 flight disaster every year. Why is the number so high?
- A Saurya Airlines aircraft crashed in Nepal’s Kathmandu on Wednesday morning, leaving at least 18 people dead.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 01:52 PM
Cities Live Updates: SC directs Haryana, Punjab to maintain status quo at Shambhu border
- Citing trust deficit between farmers and the govt, Supreme Court while hearing Haryana’s plea challenging HC order asking it to remove barricades on Ambala-Patiala border, proposes an independent committee to reach out to protesters and find a solution to their demands.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 01:43 PM
Cities Live Updates: Air India Express starts international flight service between Bengaluru, Abu Dhabi
- Air India Express launches its maiden international service from Bengaluru to Abu Dhabi four times a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 01:36 PM
World News Live Updates: Viral video shows Chinese immigrant describing horrifying attack by NYC drug addict: ‘Why Asian women?’
- A video, which has gone viral, shows 30-year-old Chinese immigrant Runing Lao describing how she was randomly attacked with an umbrella by a drug addict.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 01:22 PM
Cities Live Updates: Umar Khalid bail plea: HC seeks police’s response, to hear matter next on Aug 29
- Former JNU student leader Umar Khalid has been in custody since September 2020 under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act or UAPA
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 01:12 PM
World News Live Updates: Elon Musk finally lauds Mark Zuckerberg in a rare exchange
- Elon Musk praises Mark Zuckerberg for open-sourcing Meta’s latest AI model, Llama 3.1, despite their past disagreements.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 01:00 PM
India News Live Updates: Afternoon briefing: INDIA bloc protests ‘Kursi Bachao’ Budget; Dhruv Rathee summoned by Delhi court, and more
- A shortlist of the biggest headlines, recommended stories, and a special collection of news items you should check out.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:56 PM
India News Live Updates: Amid row, Puja Khedkar ‘out of reach’, fails to report to trainee IAS academy: Report
- Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar landed in a controversy when she was transferred for allegedly misusing her power as a bureaucrat.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:54 PM
India News Live Updates: ‘Mataji bolne mein expert hain’: Kharge’s dig at Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha
- INDIA bloc MPs staged a protest in Parliament premises over the alleged discrimination against opposition-ruled states in the Union Budget.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:47 PM
World News Live Updates: Huge humpback whale flips over boat, tosses fishermen into chilly sea off US coast: Watch
- A massive humpback whale was seen landing squarely on a small boat, tossing two fishermen into the cold New Hampshire waters in a terrifying video.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:20 PM
India News Live Updates: Mallikarjun Kharge-FM Nirmala Sitharaman spar over budget in Rajya Sabha
- The Congress leader said being from Karnataka, the state that Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman comes from, he had expected better allocation
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:15 PM
India News Live Updates: YouTuber Dhruv Rathee summoned by Delhi court in defamation case filed by BJP leader
- Dhruv Rathee has been accused of calling the BJP leader a “violent and abusive” troll in one of his videos.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:13 PM
India News Live Updates: Murky details emerge as Gujarat officer’s wife dies months after leaving him
- Police said the 45-year-old woman was reportedly involved with a gangster from Tamil Nadu’s Madurai known as High Court Maharaja
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 11:56 AM
World News Live Updates: Terrified Australian woman runs into kebab shop, asks for help after alleged gang rape by 5 men in Paris: Watch
- The woman, 25, who was seen wearing her dress “backward,” claimed her attackers were “of African appearance.”
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 11:55 AM
India News Live Updates: India reopens embassy in Libya after 5 years
- The reopening of the mission, which was maintained by skeletal staff that included a consular clerk, was announced during a news conference on Monday
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 11:54 AM
India News Live Updates: Mumbai: Woman booked for using fake documents to travel to Pakistan
- The woman said that she had become friends with a person on the social media platform, after which she went to Pakistan to meet him.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 11:38 AM
World News Live Updates: Saurya Airlines aircraft crashes during takeoff in Nepal’s Kathmandu: Report
- A Saurya Airlines aircraft crashed during takeoff at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on Wednesday.
Wed, 24 Jul 2024 11:30 AM
Cities Live Updates: Pet cafe culture catches up in Lucknow
- Finding the best pet-friendly cafes in Lucknow is no longer a struggle.