India

Karnataka sets new goal, to groom 75 medal winners for 2024 Athens Olympics

Just five days after Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai announced plans to groom 75 sportspersons for the next Olympics, Karnataka has begun taking concrete steps in the direction. A high-level committee was constituted Friday by the Karnataka government to identify the potential medal winners for participating in the 2024 Athens Games.

Aug 21, 2021

CJI Ramana inaugurates Arbitration Centre in Hyderabad; Recalls P.V. Narasimha Rao's contribution

Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana on Friday stressed the need for arbitration, mediation, and conciliation as investors want "ease of doing business" and the proposed International Arbitration and Mediation Centre in Hyderabad would go a long way in helping both domestic and foreign investors in settling their disputes as early as possible.

Aug 21, 2021

NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Sends Beautiful Pictures of Changing Landscape of Gale Crater [Images]

A new video rings in the rover's ninth year on Mars, letting viewers tour Curiosity's location on a Martian mountain.

Aug 21, 2021

Telangana bans manufacture, sale, and use of glue traps to kill rodents

The Telangana government has issued orders to prohibit the manufacture, sale, and use of glue traps for rodent control.

Aug 21, 2021

Panjshir Valley under Amrullah Saleh emerges as final bastion of resistance to Taliban

The Panjshir Valley is Afghanistan's last remaining holdout where anti-Taliban forces seem to be working on forming a guerrilla movement to take on the Islamic fundamentalist group.

Aug 21, 2021

How far will Afghan crisis impact global crude oil prices? Experts in dilemma

Will the political turmoil in strategically-located Afghanistan impact global crude oil prices? No one has the answer yet.

Aug 21, 2021

K'taka IPS officers salute their lady cadre mate discharging duties in Afghanistan

Karnataka IPS officer Savita Hande still in Kabul with UN office, batchmates wish for her safety

Top Karnataka Police officers, including ADGP, Railway, Bhaskar Rao and Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant, are praying for safe return of their IPS batchmate Savita Hande, who is presently in Afghanistan as a senior security officer with the United Nations.

Aug 21, 2021

Nani's 'Tuck Jagadish' hits roadblock ahead of OTT release; Telangana's theatres' association objects move

Actor Nani is all busy with a handful of upcoming movies on his list. With 'Tuck Jagadish' ready for its release the makers seem to have opted for the OTT release.

Aug 20, 2021

What is General Insurance Business Bill; President Kovind grants assent to amend insurance law [Explained]

The Act's stated goals include increasing insurance sector coverage, providing social safety through better protecting policyholder rights, and promoting faster economic growth.

Aug 20, 2021

Al Qaeda Yemeni unit celebrates Taliban takeover of Afghanistan

Al Qaeda's Yemeni branch has congratulated the Taliban on their takeover of Afghanistan.

Aug 20, 2021

Along with Biden, Kamala Harris too tanking in polls after Afghan withdrawal

Americans have further soured on Vice President Kamala Harris as she continues her radio silence on the chaotic and tragic withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan, a new poll indicates.

Aug 20, 2021

Afghanistan's $3 trillion worth of minerals, including Lithium, make China lead the race to Kabul

China, already Afghanistan's largest foreign investor, is seen as likely to lead the race to help the country build an efficient mining system to meet its insatiable needs for minerals.

Aug 20, 2021

California wildfire grows 10 times in size in 48 hrs; hundreds of firefighters deployed [details]

Fuelled by wind and dry conditions, the Caldor Fire burning in El Dorado county in Northern California has scorched 65,474 acres of land so far, and grew 10 times in size in just 48 hours, according to Inciweb, an interstate incident information system.

Aug 20, 2021

NATO crew returned to K'taka shares his Afghan stint.

NATO crew member from K'taka recalls Afghan stint; shares horrifying experience with Taliban [details]

Deepak Kumar U, a 35-year-old man who worked in the rescue fire fighting crew team of the US and NATO army base in Herat, Afghanistan, shared his experience of horror with the Taliban during his stint in the war-torn country.

Aug 20, 2021

12.2mn Afghans acutely food insecure: UN

Afghan Crisis: UN office says 12.2mn Afghans face acute food shortage

The UN humanitarians have said that the relief crisis in Afghanistan is deteriorating rapidly, with 12.2 million people acutely food insecure.

Aug 20, 2021

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India

Karnataka sets new goal, to groom 75 medal winners for 2024 Athens Olympics

CJI Ramana inaugurates Arbitration Centre in Hyderabad; Recalls P.V. Narasimha Rao's contribution

NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Sends Beautiful Pictures of Changing Landscape of Gale Crater [Images]

Telangana bans manufacture, sale, and use of glue traps to kill rodents

Panjshir Valley under Amrullah Saleh emerges as final bastion of resistance to Taliban

How far will Afghan crisis impact global crude oil prices? Experts in dilemma

Karnataka IPS officer Savita Hande still in Kabul with UN office, batchmates wish for her safety

Nani's 'Tuck Jagadish' hits roadblock ahead of OTT release; Telangana's theatres' association objects move

What is General Insurance Business Bill; President Kovind grants assent to amend insurance law [Explained]

Al Qaeda Yemeni unit celebrates Taliban takeover of Afghanistan

Along with Biden, Kamala Harris too tanking in polls after Afghan withdrawal

Afghanistan's $3 trillion worth of minerals, including Lithium, make China lead the race to Kabul

California wildfire grows 10 times in size in 48 hrs; hundreds of firefighters deployed [details]

NATO crew member from K'taka recalls Afghan stint; shares horrifying experience with Taliban [details]

Afghan Crisis: UN office says 12.2mn Afghans face acute food shortage

Ranveer Singh touches Sanjay Leela Bhansali's feet; Sara Ali Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari radiate in ethnic outfits at reception

Omar lambasts "arrogant" Congress after BJP's historic victory; Mehbooba reacts [details]

BJP leads in 53 seats, crosses majority mark in Chhattisgarh