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Heatwave conditions gripped parts of Bihar on Monday as the mercury crossed the 40-degree Celsius mark in at least nine districts of the state, the weather office said.
Amid a rise in violent attacks on Indian students in the US in which many have lost their lives, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday that such cases are unconnected but certainly a big concern for the government. According to him, some students were murdered over personal issues whereas others were victims of accidents.
In a relief to Reliance Infrastructure, National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has disposed of insolvency case filed by SBI and IDBI Bank against Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL).
The FBI has opened a criminal probe into the March 26 Baltimore bridge collapse, the Washington Post reported on Monday, citing two U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
DMK President and Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday dubbed the GST as "exploitative" of the poor and wanted to know if "taking a selfie" too would next fall under the taxation net.
Rouse Avenue Court of Delhi extends the Judicial custody of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal till April 23, 2024, in the Excise Policy money laundering case. (ANI)
Wholesale inflation in India, based on the Wholesale Price Index, remained in positive territory for the fifth month after remaining in the negative zone for seven months until October.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) maintained the status quo in the repo rate for the seventh time this month. The rating agency Crisil now expects the rate cut cycle to begin from mid-2024. (ANI)
Hong Kong's securities regulator approved the first spot bitcoin and ethereum exchange traded funds (ETFs) on Monday, a milestone on the way to becoming Asia's first city to accept the popular cryptocurrencies as a mainstream investment tool.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said that Tehran will allow Indian authorities to meet 17 Indian crew members of a cargo vessel that was seized by the Iranian military near the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. (PTI)
According to officials at Tihar jail, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is scheduled to visit Aam Aadmi Party convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is presently detained at the jail, on Monday.
A search and rescue team found 18 people killed by landslides on Indonesia's Sulawesi island and are still looking for two missing, officials said Monday.
Israel's Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant held a call with his American counterpart, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Sunday. Minister Gallant's office said he briefed the Secretary on the preliminary conclusions of the Israel Defense Forces' defensive operations in cooperation with the United States and additional partners, in thwarting the missile attack conducted by Iran overnight. (AP)
On Monday morning, a cab driver was fatally shot in what appears to be a road rage incident. Police stated that the event occurred around midnight, as the cab driver crossed the traffic light at Anguri Bagh and his vehicle grazed an e-rickshaw.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday reached out over phone to the foreign ministers of Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt, while Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had calls with his Saudi and Israeli counterparts, amid signs of an escalating crisis in the Middle East following Iran's strikes on Israel. (PTI)