Sri Lankan troops on streets after protesters torch leaders' homes
A curfew is in force across Sri Lanka after mobs burned down homes belonging to the ruling Rajapaksa family amid mounting anger at the economic crisis. | Read more|
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Twitter will comply with EU content rules after takeover: Elon Musk
Elon Musk said Twitter Inc. would comply with the European Union’s rules on content if he completes his proposed takeover, despite his plans to loosen restrictions on the network. | Read more|
Cyclone Asani's Impact - Flights Cancelled, Vizag Port Shuts
The weather office today warned of "heavy to very heavy rainfall" in north coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha from tonight, as a result the severe cyclonic storm Asani. | Read more|
US gasoline prices set new record
Gasoline prices at the pump in the US hit a new all-time record on Tuesday, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). | Read more|
Warnings of global food shortages as missiles hit Odesa
The Ukrainian port of Odesa has been hit by missile strikes. One person was killed and five injured when a shopping centre and a depot were hit, Ukraine's armed forces say. | Read more|
Centre to ‘reconsider’ sedition law: SC
Day after the Centre told the Supreme Court it would re-examine sedition law provisions, the SC Tuesday asked the government what it would do about pending and future cases while Section 124A is under reconsideration. | Read more|
"Obscene" Dance Event At Madhya Pradesh Fair Gets Official Suspended
The Madhya Pradesh government has suspended Mandsaur's chief municipal officer in connection with an alleged obscene dance performed by some people at an animal fair organised by the local civic body, an official said on Tuesday. | Read more|
Victory Day military parade kicks off in Moscow
Thousands of uniformed troops and dozens of state-of-the-art tanks, howitzers and armored vehicles will roll through Moscow’s iconic Red Square on Monday as Russia celebrates the victory over Nazi Germany and its allies in World War II. | Read more|
Shaheen Bagh residents protest anti-encroachment drive
Local residents of Shaheen Bagh stood in front of a bulldozer, that arrived to carry out an anti-encroachment drive and raised slogans. Yasir Imam, a local resident, said that people had gathered against the “targeted demolitions”. | Read more|
Jill Biden in Ukraine as US announces new sanctions
US First Lady Jill Biden has met her Ukrainian counterpart Olena Zelenska in Ukraine as Washington announced further sanctions on Moscow. | Read more|
"Investigating" IndiGo Handling Of Special Needs' Child: Scindia
Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday warned IndiGo airlines after a spiralling backlash over not allowing a child with special needs to board a flight with his family at the Ranchi airport over the weekend. | Read more|
Bitcoin value drops by 50% since November peak
The value of Bitcoin continued to fall over the weekend as it dropped below $34,000 (£27,630), according to the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange. | Read more|
NIA carries out raids at premises linked to Dawood’s associates
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday morning carried out a series of raids at premises linked to several of gangster Dawood Ibrahim’s associates and a few hawala operators. | Read more|
Russia Defending "Motherland" In Ukraine: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin tells a huge military parade in Moscow's Red Square that Russian troops in eastern Ukraine are "defending the motherland" | Read more|
Award-Winning Author Accused Of Raping Woman For 10 Years
The Delhi Police has registered a case against an author based on a complaint by a 32-year-old woman who accused him of raping her for 10 years under the pretext of marriage, police said on Monday. | Read more|
'Khalistan' Flags Draped Over Himachal Assembly Gates, Graffiti On Walls
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur has ordered an investigation after flags of 'Khalistan' were found draped over the gates and boundary wall of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly in Dharamshala this morning. Pro-Khalistan graffiti was also painted the walls. | Read more|
Rejected Lover, Blamed For Indore Inferno That Killed 7, Arrested
The main accused in the building fire at Indore, Madhya Pradesh, in which seven people died, has been arrested. The police said the man was Shubham Dixit, 27, also known as Sanjay, who started the fire as a revenge on a woman who spurned him. | Read more|
India rejects reports that water cannon vehicle was supplied to Sri Lanka
India on Saturday dismissed as “factually incorrect” media reports claiming that New Delhi had supplied a water cannon vehicle to Sri Lanka under its USD 1 billion credit line, and reiterated that such campaigns don’t make any “constructive contribution” to the cooperation and efforts to address the ongoing c | Read more|
"RBI Rate Hike Came As A Surprise Because...": Nirmala Sitharaman
The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) move to raise key lending rate is part of synchronised action by central banks globally and had come as a surprise only because it was done between two monetary policy reviews, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said. | Read more|
Russian Bombing Of Ukraine School Kills 2, 60 Feared Dead
Two people have been killed in the Russian bombing of a school in the Ukrainian village of Bilohorivka and 60 who remained under debris are feared dead, Serhiy Gaidai, governor of the Luhansk region, said on Sunday. | Read more|
Pakistan Joins India In Questioning WHO's Covid Death Count
The Pakistani government has rejected the World Health Organization's (WHO) report on number of COVID-19 deaths in the country, questioning the United Nations body's methodology to collect data and supposing an error in the software used to collate the numbers. | Read more|
Heavy Rain In Odisha, Bengal, Andhra From Tuesday With Cyclone Asani
Cyclone Asani could bring light to moderate rain with heavy rain in isolated areas in Odisha, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh from Tuesday, the weather office announced today, as the storm is expected to further intensify in the next 24 hours. | Read more|
19 Cops Injured During Clashes In Maharashtra Steel Factory; 27 Arrested
Nineteen policemen were injured and 12 of their vehicles damaged when they tried to control attack on employees of a steel company by over 100 members of a labour union here in Maharashtra, an official said on Sunday. | Read more|
ULFA-I issues death sentence to two cardres for alleged spy work
The banned United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) said in a press statement Saturday that it had sentenced two of its cadres to death for allegedly being “spies” of the police and the Indian state. | Read more|
22 dead after huge explosion in Havana
At least 22 people have died and more than 60 have been hospitalised after a massive explosion rocked one of Cuba's most exclusive five-star hotels. | Read more|
North Korea fires ‘projectile’ into Sea of Japan – Seoul
North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile into the Sea of Japan, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Saturday. | Read more|
"We Don't Stand With Murderers": Asaduddin Owaisi
All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday condemned the dishonour killing incident that took place in Saroornagar in Telangana and termed it as a "criminal act" as per constitution and Islam. | Read more|
Domestic LPG cylinder price hiked by Rs 50
The price of domestic LPG cylinders was raised by Rs 50 on Saturday. With the latest revision, the 14.2 kg domestic cylinder will now cost Rs 999.50/cylinder from today. | Read more|
Europe becoming cocaine hub – Europol
Europe’s cocaine market is expanding amid “unprecedented levels” of trafficking and “historically high availability,” EU agencies said in a report on Friday, warning that the continent is increasingly becoming a hub for the production and trans-shipment of drugs around the world. | Read more|
7 Die In Car Crash On Yamuna Expressway In Mathura
Seven people died and two were injured in a car accident on the Yamuna Expressway in Mathura on Saturday morning, police said. | Read more|
Chelsea Football Club Says Todd Boehly-Led Group To Buy Premier League Side
Chelsea FC said a group led by Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner Todd Boehly would acquire the London club after agreeing terms in a deal worth £4.25 billion ($5.2 billion). | Read more|
Over 90% deaths went unreported? Why WHO data raises questions
WHILE there is little doubt that India’s official Covid-19 death toll is an undercount, as is the case with probably most other countries, the “excess mortality” figures released by the World Health Organisation Thursday raise several questions. | Read more|
There will be no winning side in Russia-Ukraine conflict, India tells UNSC
Asserting that there will be no winning side in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, India has told the UN Security Council that diplomacy will be a lasting casualty while underscoring the immediate need to evacuate innocent civilians from areas witnessing intense fighting in Ukraine. | Read more|
"Trinamool-Style Murder" Before Amit Shah Visit: BJP On Partyman's Death
A BJP worker was found dead in mysterious circumstances in Kolkata this morning, hours before Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to the city. The death has become the latest flashpoint in Bengal, where the ruling Trinamool Congress and the BJP accuse each other of violence and killings. | Read more|
How Saudi Royal, Mocked By Elon Musk, Ended Up Backing Him
t took less than three weeks for Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud to flip from outraged investor to crucial supporter of Elon Musk's $44 billion takeover of Twitter Inc. | Read more|