Hindutva stance, anti-Muslim rhetoric helping BJP to win polls: Asaduddin Owaisi

Hindutva stance, anti-Muslim rhetoric helping BJP to win polls: Asaduddin Owaisi

New Delhi, July 2 - Speaking on the Motion of Thanks on President Droupadi Murmu’s address to the joint sitting of the Parliament, AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi criticised the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, asserting that the

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Medicines, behavioural interventions effective for quitting tobacco: WHO

Medicines, behavioural interventions effective for quitting tobacco: WHO

New Delhi, July 2 - A combination of medicines and behavioural therapies can help adults effectively quit tobacco, said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday releasing its first-ever clinical treatment guideline.

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Battery electric vehicle sales hit 10-million mark globally this year: Report

Battery electric vehicle sales hit 10-million mark globally this year: Report

New Delhi, July 2 - The sale of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) is set to hit the 10-million milestone this year, marking a significant achievement for the global passenger vehicle market, a report showed on Tuesday.

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Oppn suffered defeat despite peddling lies: PM Modi assails INDIA bloc in LS

Oppn suffered defeat despite peddling lies: PM Modi assails INDIA bloc in LS

New Delhi, July 2 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed the BJP-led NDA’s resounding victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and said the alliance rode to power for a record third time because people reposed faith and confidence in its

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Top North Korean leader says economy shows ‘definite upturn’ this year

Top North Korean leader says economy shows ‘definite upturn’ this year

Seoul, July 2 - The economy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has shown "a definite upturn" in the first half of 2024 from a year earlier, top DPRK leader Kim Jong Un said during a key ruling party meeting

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Engineer Rashid granted two-hour custody parole on July 5 to take oath as MP

Engineer Rashid granted two-hour custody parole on July 5 to take oath as MP

New Delhi/Srinagar, July 2 - A Delhi court on Tuesday granted two-hour parole custody to incarcerated Baramulla MP-elect Engineer Rashid so that he can be sworn in as Lok Sabha member on July 5.

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Odisha CM announces 2-day holiday for Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra

Odisha CM announces 2-day holiday for Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra

Bhubaneswar, July 2 - Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday announced a two-day holiday for the annual Rath Yatra festival this year falling on July 7.

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Scammers increasingly targeting Indians in South Korea

Scammers increasingly targeting Indians in South Korea

Seoul, July 2 - All Indian nationals in South Korea have been advised to be careful about scammers after the Embassy of India in Seoul has, in recent days, received calls from members of the Indian community about the increasing number of voice

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RBI rolls out new draft regulations to ease export & import deals

RBI rolls out new draft regulations to ease export & import deals

Mumbai, July 2 - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday came out with new draft regulations and directions to liberalise the rules covering foreign trade transactions to promote the ease of doing business, especially for small exporters and importers.

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Under Annexure 2 of Slum Rehabilitation, amnesty scheme will be introduced by Maha govt: Atul Save

Under Annexure 2 of Slum Rehabilitation, amnesty scheme will be introduced by Maha govt: Atul Save

Mumbai, July 2 - Maharashtra Housing Minister Atul Save on Tuesday announced in the Assembly that the government will come up with an amnesty scheme to ensure that names of new owners buying huts from existing dwellers get registered in Annexure 2 of

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BJP’s Bahoran Lal Maurya all set to become MLC in UP

BJP’s Bahoran Lal Maurya all set to become MLC in UP

Lucknow, July 2 - BJP candidate Bahoran Lal Maurya, on Tuesday, filed his nomination for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council by-election in the presence of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

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Bar Council of Delhi passed no resolution to defer implementation of new criminal laws: Chairman

Bar Council of Delhi passed no resolution to defer implementation of new criminal laws: Chairman

New Delhi, July 2 - The Chairman of the Bar Council of Delhi on Tuesday clarified that the state bar regulatory body has passed no resolution seeking deferment of the implementation of the three new criminal laws.

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96 pc ransomware affected Indian firms engaged with law enforcement for help: Report

96 pc ransomware affected Indian firms engaged with law enforcement for help: Report

New Delhi, July 2 - About 96 per cent of Indian organisations that were hit by ransomware over the past year engaged with law enforcement or official government bodies for help with the attack, a new report said on Tuesday.

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Liquor policy scam: Delhi HC issues notice on CM Kejriwal’s plea challenging arrest by CBI

Liquor policy scam: Delhi HC issues notice on CM Kejriwal’s plea challenging arrest by CBI

New Delhi, July 2 - The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest by the CBI in the alleged liquor policy scam.

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CERT-In finds multiple bugs in Google Chrome OS, GitLab

CERT-In finds multiple bugs in Google Chrome OS, GitLab

New Delhi, July 2 - The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), which comes under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, has warned users of multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome OS and GitLab, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code

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Nine militants killed in separate operations in Pakistan

Nine militants killed in separate operations in Pakistan

Islamabad, July 2 - Nine "terrorists" were killed in two separate operations of the security forces in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, the military said.

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Sensex closes flat amid profit booking in smallcap and midcap stocks

Sensex closes flat amid profit booking in smallcap and midcap stocks

Mumbai, July 2 - Indian equity Indices closed flat on Tuesday following profit booking in midcap and smallcap stocks. At closing, Sensex was down 34 points, at 79,441 and Nifty was down 18 points, at 24,123.

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Samantha hails ‘warrior’ Hina Khan as she undergoes treatment for breast cancer

Samantha hails ‘warrior’ Hina Khan as she undergoes treatment for breast cancer

Mumbai, July 2 - Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu on Tuesday extended her support to "warrior" Hina Khan, who recently announced that she is undergoing treatment for stage three breast cancer and said "praying for you."

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Euro 2024: Austria winning the Euros is ‘not impossible’, says manager Ralf Rangnick

Euro 2024: Austria winning the Euros is ‘not impossible’, says manager Ralf Rangnick

Leipzig, July 2 - Austria and Turkey will be the two teams to close out the highly exciting Group Stages of the European Championship. The two times will be playing at the Red Bull Arena on Wednesday (IST).

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Copa America: Brazil head coach Dorival Jr hails columbia as ‘one of the best generations’ of footballers

Copa America: Brazil head coach Dorival Jr hails columbia as ‘one of the best generations’ of footballers

California, July 2 - Brazil and Colombia will be battling it out in the final Group Stage game of the 2024 Copa America. The winner of the encounter will finish top of Group D.

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