- India
Allahabad HC notices to Centre, UP govt on illegal meat shops, slaughterhouses
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has issued notices to the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government seeking their reply on alleged illegal operations of meat shops and slaughter houses in Ghaziabad. Notices have…
- India
State impotent, why can’t citizens pledge to not vilify others: SC on hate speeches
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday orally observed how many contempt actions could it take against people in connection with hate speech, why the petitioner has to first move the apex…
- Kashmir
Probe ordered into fake PMO official’s visits to J-K
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday ordered a probe into the visits of conman Kiran Patel — who used to pose as a ‘PMO official’, to the union territory, an…
- India
Four Muslim men acquitted from 2008 Jaipur serial bomb blast case
Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday acquitted four convicts in the Jaipur serial bomb blast case which rocked the state capital on May 13, 2008. A division bench of Justices Pankaj…
- India
Opposition slams Odisha govt over Naba Das murder case
Bhubaneswar: The opposition BJP and Congress members on Wednesday created a ruckus in the Odisha Assembly once again over then Odisha Health Minister Naba Kishore Das’ murder case. The House witnessed several…
- India
Those who secured jobs illegally are now agitating over DA: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed on Wednesday that the state government employees who had secured jobs “illegally” and “unethically” during the previous Left Front regime are now holding demonstrations…
- Telangana
NTR’s ‘Chaitanya Ratham’ centre of attraction on TDP foundation day
Hyderabad: The Telugu Desam Party (TDP), on its 41st formation day on Wednesday, showcased in Hyderabad its founder N. T. Rama Rao’s famous ‘Chaitanya Rathama’ which had helped him catapult to power…
- India
Mother of minor girl used as drug carrier approaches Kerala HC for CBI probe
Kochi: The mother of a 12-year-old girl has filed a petition before the Kerala High Court alleging that her daughter was used as a “drug carrier” by drug mafia and sought a…
- India
‘Why BJP jittery about JPC probe into Adani matter’, asks Cong
Mumbai: The Congress on Wednesday sought to know why the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre is scared of a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the alleged scam involving…
- Middle East
Indian jumps to death from high-rise after killing wife, 2 kids in UAE
Dubai: An Indian national jumped to death from the 11th floor of his apartment in Al Buhairah after killing his wife and two children, aged 4 and 8, Sharjah Police said. Police…
- Business
Women, small towns influenced by digital as men, big towns in viewing options: Report
New Delhi: Women, small towns, and older age groups are just as influenced by digital as men, big towns, and younger age groups in their viewing choices, a report showed on Wednesday.…
- India
Om Birla could become third LS Speaker to face no-confidence motion
New Delhi: With the Congress planning to bring a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday, he could become the third Speaker to face such a motion after G.V.…
- Telangana
Leopard found dead in dumping yard in Telangana
Hyderabad: A leopard was found dead in Telangana’s Nalgonda district on Wednesday. Locals found the carcass of the leopard in a dumping yard near Chandanapally and alerted the police, which in turn…