- India
Mukhtar Ansari’s son moves SC over plan to assassinate father in jail before 2024 polls
New Delhi: Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari’s son, Umar Ansari, has petitioned the Supreme Court alleging that there is a plan to assassinate his father in Banda Jail before the 2024 polls. The plea…
- India
Calcutta HC shields BJP legislators from arrest in National Anthem insult case
Kolkata: A single-judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Monday granted protection against any coercive action, including arrest, to BJP legislators against whom Kolkata Police have registered an FIR on charges…
- Telangana
20 turncoats get elected on Congress tickets in Telangana
Hyderabad: Out of 64 candidates of the Congress party who were elected in Telangana Assembly elections, at least 20 are those who had crossed over to the party from BRS and BJP…
- Hyderabad
Owaisi’s AIMIM retains 7 seats in Hyderabad but vote share drops
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) retained its seven seats in the Assembly but only after coming close to losing two of them. The party’s vote share in its traditional stronghold has…
- World
Indian-origin Dave Sharma officially sworn in as senator in Australia
Canberra: Indian-origin former MP Dave Sharma was officially sworn in on Monday as a senator for New South Wales (NSW) in the Australian Parliament. Sharma, 47, defeated former state treasurer Andrew Constance…
- Technology
Spotify announces to cut 17 per cent of jobs, third round of layoffs this year
New Delhi: Music streaming giant Spotify on Monday announced to eliminate about 17 per cent of its workforce across the company as it looks to become “both productive and efficient”. Spotify founder…
- India
Cyclone Michaung: Air India suspends all flights to & from Chennai
New Delhi: Amid the heavy downpour in Chennai triggered due to cyclone Michaung, Air India has suspended all flights to and from the city till 11 p.m. on Monday, a spokesperson from…
- World
Oxford University Press names ‘Rizz’ as word of the year
London: After more than 32,000 votes and a team of language experts, Oxford’s Word of the Year 2023 is “rizz” — an internet slang which pertains to someone’s ability to attract another…
- World
5 bodies found underwater in search for missing US Osprey crew in Japan
Tokyo: In search for the US military Osprey aircraft that crashed last week in the waters off southwestern Japan, the bodies of five missing crew members were found to be located underwater,…
- India
ZPM wrests power in Mizoram, new govt likely to assume office soon
Aizawl: The Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) headed by IPS officer-turned-politician Lalduhoma secured an absolute majority wresting power for the first time in Mizoram on Monday and delivering a crushing defeat to the…
- India
Hindu young women will lose rights if they marry Muslims: Karnataka BJP leader
Dakshina Kannada: BJP leader Malavika Avinash asserted that Hindu young women who marry a Muslim would lose their rights. She also raised questions about the condition of converting to Islam, stating, “If…
- World
‘Toughen up’: Indian-origin billionaire backs Narayana Murthy’s 70-hr work week advice
New Delhi: Indian-American businessman and co-founder of Sun Microsystems, Vinod Khosla has backed Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy’s suggestion that India’s youth must work 70 hours every week to improve the country’s…
- Telangana
Highest and lowest margin of poll victories in Telangana
Hyderabad: K.P. Vivekanand of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) registered the victory in the Telangana Assembly election with the highest margin while Kale Yadaiah of the same party won with the least margin.…
- India
Raghav Chadha’s suspension revoked by RS Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar
New Delhi: The suspension of Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP, Raghav Chadha, was revoked on Monday, on the first day of the Parliament’s Winter Session. Chadha’s suspension was revoked by…
- India
2022 sees 24% rise in crime against women, minors, SC/ST: NCRB report
New Delhi: The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) recently released its comprehensive data for 2022, shedding light on the surge in crime against women, children, Schedule Caste and Tribes (SC/ST) as well…
