- India
Tejashwi Yadav likely to appear before CBI in land-for-job case
New Delhi: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav is expected to join the probe of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the land-for-job scam on Saturday. According to sources,…
- Television News
Erica Fernandes opens up on life and work after moving base to Dubai
Mumbai: Erica Fernandes needs no introduction. She has been making headlines for her roles in TV shows such as ‘Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi’, ‘Kasautii Zindagii Kay’ and last year, she…
- Bangalore
Karnataka polls: Cong releases 1st list of 124 candidates
Bengaluru: The Congress has released its first list of 124 candidates for the Karnataka Assembly polls fielding Opposition leader Siddaramaiah from Varuna constituency and retaining most of the old faces. Presently, the…
- India
Bihar Shocker: Man impregnates 13-yr-old to prove his potency; held
Patna: The police in Bihar’s Jamui district have arrested a man who claimed that he had raped a minor girl to prove his potency, an official said on Friday. The accused has…
- India
Cong in MP stages protest over Rahul’s disqualification from LS
Bhopal: Enraged over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from the Lok Sabha following his conviction in a defamation case, party members in Madhya Pradesh staged a massive protest on Friday. The Congress…
- World
Sri Lanka settles India’s credit line from very 1st IMF tranche
Colombo: Sri Lanka has used the very first tranche of the IMF loan of $330 to repay part of Indian credit line. State Minister for Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya told media that $120…
- India
HC directs Delhi Police to form SIT to find missing girl, parents suspect trafficking
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has directed police to form a Special Investigation Team in order to trace and produce a 12-year-old girl who has been missing for months and whose…
- Middle East
Israel moves forward with new settlements amid tensions
Jerusalem: The Israeli Land Authority has published tenders for more than 1,000 housing units in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, Israel’s anti-settlement watchdog Peace Now said in a statement. According to…
- India
Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification: Cong says it will launch ‘Jan-Andolan’ across country
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday announced a nationwide agitation against Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from Lok Sabha, alleging that the government acted with lightning speed to “gag” him, and called for taking…
- Delhi
Delhi HC issues summons to Ashneer Grover in BharatPe co-founder’s case of unpaid shares
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday issued summons to BharatPe’s former Managing Director Ashneer Grover in connection with a case filed by fintech company’s co-founder Shashvat Nakrani over claims of…
- India
SC orders all prisoners released on Covid-19 parole to surrender within 15 days
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said that all prisoners, released on emergency parole by the state high-powered committees constituted on its order during the Covid pandemic, will have to surrender…
- World
As Ramzan begins, China’s Muslims face fasting ban, monitoring
Washington: As Muslims around the world prepare to begin the holy month of Ramzan, Muslims in China are facing fasting ban while their cultural and religious traditions are increasingly coming under attack,…
- India
Cabinet approves targeted subsidy to Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana consumers
New Delhi: In a relief to the beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Friday approved a subsidy of Rs 200 per 14.2 kg…
- India
Rajasthan: NIA seals two PFI offices, freezes 10 bank accounts
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday said it has sealed two offices of the banned organisation Popular Front of India (PFI) in Rajasthan, and also froze 10 of its…
- India
Cabinet clears dearness allowance hike by 4 pc
New Delhi: In a bonanza for 48 lakh Central government employees and 70 lakh pensioners, the government on Friday hiked dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) by 4 per cent with…
