Are you affected? Millions could lose social media access under new rules this summerMillions of Americans could soon face social media bans. California is moving to prohibit children under 16 from using platforms like TikTo...
24 Apr, 2026, 07.21 PM IST
Quitting tobacco could give economic boost to over 20.5 million households in IndiaImagine a future where millions of Indian families break free from the grasp of tobacco, climbing up the economic ladder. The most disadvan...
21 Apr, 2026, 02.09 PM IST
Bengaluru court sentences Cong MLA Vinay Kulkarni to life imprisonment in murder caseA Bengaluru court has handed down life sentences to Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni and sixteen others. They were convicted in the 2016 murder ...
17 Apr, 2026, 04.49 PM IST
You can live in this town but cannot die. Even billionaire Harsh Goenka is puzzledA bizarre law from the Spanish village of Lanjarón has resurfaced after industrialist Harsh Goenka tweeted about it, revealing that the tow...
06 Aug, 2025, 02.52 PM IST
WHO: New COVID deaths fell 17% last week, but cases risingThe biggest increase in cases were seen in the Western Pacific and Africa, where infections rose by 29% and 12% respectively. Elsewhere, ca...
16 Mar, 2022, 06.04 PM IST
Avoid travelling to Nepal for onward journey to third countries: Indian embassyNepal's Ministry of Home Affairs issued a notification on Monday banning all foreign nationals from using the Tribhuvan International Airpo...
27 Apr, 2021, 05.21 PM IST
Celebrating note ban akin to cut cakes on victims' graves: Shiv Sena"To celebrate the (demonetisation) decision because of which many people embraced deaths...jobs were lost...committed suicides and trades a...
10 Nov, 2020, 11.39 AM IST
Worshippers in Pakistan defy lockdown rules amid rising number of covid casesOut of the total cases, Punjab province has 3,822, Sindh 2,537, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 1,137 Balochistan 432, Islamabad Capital Territory 171, ...
20 Apr, 2020, 04.42 PM IST
No immediate proposal to ban PFI: Karnataka ministerThe home minister statement comes in the waks of demands to recommend for ban on Popular Front of India (PFI) and right wing organisations ...
14 Jan, 2018, 08.10 PM IST
Note ban helped conversion of black money into white: Lalu Yadav"Black money was converted into white with greater ease as a result of the note ban. The poor were fooled into believing that it was a step...
08 Nov, 2017, 03.30 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi extolling 'non-existent virtues' of note ban: AAPHe claimed that the currency ban move has derailed the country's economy and pushed the farming community towards abject penury. He wondere...
28 Dec, 2016, 05.15 PM IST
Government employee dies in ATM queueThe employee, Kallol Roychoudhury (56), was returning to his Behala home in South Kolkata from Cooch Behar in North Bengal where he was pos...
03 Dec, 2016, 04.51 PM IST
Plan to ban tobacco FDI may singe cigarette companiesThe ministry has already circulated a draft Cabinet note to seek views of different departments including health, finance, commerce and Nit...
26 Apr, 2016, 04.57 AM IST
Law panel wants 'gradual' stop to death penalty except in terror casesFollowing extensive consultations, the panel has proposed that heinous crimes be meted out harsher punishments ranging from 30-60 years.
29 Aug, 2015, 11.38 AM IST
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon reiterates stand against death penalty after Yakub Memon hangingBan Ki-moon has taken note of the execution of 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon while emphasising that he stands against the d...
30 Jul, 2015, 11.24 PM IST
- All political parties supporting my fast unto death: Baba Ramdev
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev today said political parties were supporting his fast-unto-death against corruption in New Delhi from June 4.
06 May, 2011, 03.35 PM IST
- UN calls intl community to join hands against food crisis
United Nations has asked the international community, which is currently focused on tackling the financial turmoil, to also put on concerte...
17 Oct, 2008, 12.51 PM IST