LUCKNOW: SP Bahraich, Vrinda Shukla, said that regarding the Maharajganj clash case, an FIR has been lodged, against one individual, Salman, who was identified as the owner of a shop from where shots were fired, while 20 to 30 involved in the incident have been detained. “Further investigations are underway to identify unknown individuals involved….
BENGALURU: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s family-run trust Sunday withdrew an approved request for a five-acre site within Bengaluru’s Aerospace Park for a proposed “multi-skill development centre“, less than a fortnight after Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah‘s wife surrendered 14 plots amid an investigation into her land-swap deal with Mysore Urban Development Authority (Muda).“We withdraw our proposal and…
BAHRAICH: A 22-year-old man died of a gunshot wound during a clash Sunday between two communities over loud music being played during immersion of Durga idols in the Mahsi area of UP’s Bahraich district. Outrage over the killing led to vandalism and a blockade of the Bahraich-Sitapur highway.UP CM Yogi Adityanath directed the administration to…
MUMBAI: Foreign portfolio investors have sold Rs 58,711 crore ($7 billion) worth of equity in Oct, being net sellers in all eight trading sessions so far. In Sept, FPI investments had reached a nine-month high of Rs 57,724 crore.FPIs also offloaded Indian bonds, though net bond sales were modest at Rs 709 crore due to…
High food inflation has been a challenge for policymakers. Food has a high share of 45.9% in the consumer price index and supply shocks influence the overall retail inflation numbers. The focus in recent months has been on the surge in tomato, onion and potato (TOP) prices. TOP accounts for 4.8% in the retail food…
NEW DELHI: At its third meeting in Beijing, the Global University Association Forum (GUAF) reached a consensus on prioritising artificial intelligence (AI) for education, global mobility through academic equivalence, and promoting sustainable campuses. The forum also encouraged expanding higher education focus from STEM to STEAM, integrating the arts for 21st-century success.The event concluded with India…
PATNA: Four people were killed and two severely injured after an unknown vehicle rammed into two motorbikes on SH-78 (Bihta-Sarmera road) in Nalanda district in Bihar Saturday night, reports Faryal Rumi. The accident took place at Barhiya village under Sarmera block when six youth on two bikes were returning home from a Dussehra fair.A police…
NEW DELHI: Enforcement Directorate has initiated a drive to return lost funds to nearly six crore investors affected by Rs 50,000 crore Pearl Group ponzi scam.The agency said it has shared details of Rs 700 crore worth of attached assets of Pearl Agro Group with Justice Lodha Committee, the panel appointed by Supreme Court to…
JAMMU: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal offered support and advice Sunday to National Conference’s Omar Abdullah on “how to run a half-state“, suggesting that J&K’s first elected CM since it became a Union territory would soon realise how different his second stint was going to be compared to when he helmed the erstwhile state 15 years…
(Photo credit: BCCI Women) SHARJAH: Captain Harmanpreet Kaur struck an unbeaten 54 but India’s nine-run loss to six-time champions Australia took her side’s fate for a semifinal spot out of their hands in the women’s T20 World Cup here on Sunday. With Australia marching into the semifinals undefeated, the defeat meant India will now have…
