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Maharashtra state transport staffers pelt Sharad Pawar's home with stones

Small groups of employees were seen rushing towards the high-security Pawar residence in Silver Oaks Building, broke the security barricades, shouted slogans, and pelted stones, shoes at his home

Japan to expel eight Russian diplomats and officials

Russia's Ambassador to Japan Mikhail Yurievich Galuzin had been informed of the decision in a meeting with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Takeo Mori

German Parliament rejects mandatory Covid vaccination for those over 60

Germany's lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, has rejected to make Covid-19 vaccination mandatory for adults aged 60 years or older

Delhi Metro gets approval to remove more than 3,000 trees for new track

More than 3,000 trees will be transplanted or felled for the Delhi Metro's Phase 4 line from Janakpuri West to R.K. Ashram, which will cover a distance of 29.26 km and have 22 stations

France to offer second Covid vaccination booster dose to elderly

France will offer a fourth Covid-19 vaccination shot to people over 60 years old who have already received their booster dose, a senior official said.

Restoration work continues at North Korean nuclear test site: Report

North Korea appears to be continuing restoration work at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site, including the construction of a tunnel entrance

PM Modi invites people to share theme ideas for 'Mann Ki Baat'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited people to share their thoughts on themes and issues that matter to them for the upcoming episode of 'Mann ki Baat'.

Google introduces 'multisearch' tool to help users search with photos

Google has introduced multi-search on its platform that allows people to use text and images at the same time to find the most relevant results.

US weekly jobless claims fall to lowest level in 5 decades: Labour Dept

Initial jobless claims in the US last week fell to 166,000, the lowest level in over five decades, indicating continued labour market tightness, the Labour Department reported.

PTI mulling en masse resignations from national, provincial assemblies

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is all set to launch an agitation against the dismissal of its government and the potential forming of a new regime in the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling

BharatPe's Ashneer threatens legal action over comment against sister

In a letter written to BharatPe Board, Ashneer said that Sameer should be "immediately served a show-cause notice for his despicable public behaviour and immediately put on leave of absence

Govt taking steps to provide houses to every poor, says PM Modi

In a tweet Prime Minister Modi shared that more than three crore houses have been built under the PM Awas Yojana.

Tencent to shut down its game streaming service Penguin Esports

Twitch-like Penguin Esports never achieved a substantial market share in China

Tata Group's super app 'Neu' faced several glitches on first day of launch

Tata Group, which has launched its much-awaited super app called 'Neu,' bringing most of the daily consumer offerings on one platform, faced several issues on the first day of the launch

Russia collecting bodies in Mariupol for propaganda purposes: Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed that Russian forces were collecting bodies in the besieged city of Mariupol "to use them for propaganda purposes".

Russia-Ukraine war complicates ECB's rate hike considerations

The Russia-Ukraine war has added to the uncertainties amid which the ECB chose to adopt a prudent stance in formulating its agenda for rate hikes, according to minutes released by the central bank.

US stresses commitment to a free, open Indo-Pacific region" in 2+2 agenda

The Pentagon said that the US and India will "continue to chart an ambitious course in the bilateral defence partnership" that will aim "to meet the challenges of the 21st century"

Global covid caseload tops 496.2 mn, death toll crosses 6.17 mn mark

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 496.2 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.17 million and vaccinations to over 11.08 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.

South Korea's new Covid cases stay in 200,000s for fourth day

South Korea's new coronavirus cases remained in the 200,000s for the fourth consecutive day on Friday in a downward trend

Yogi Adityanath's govt to build rainwater harvesting pits in villages

In its second innings, the Yogi Adityanath government has once again decided to rapidly expand the groundwater conservation schemes across the state