- India
13 days on, no respite from Rajasthan doctors’ strike over Right to Health Bill
Jaipur: It’s the 13th day in Rajasthan since the doctors along with medical staff went on a strike across the state against the Right to Health Bill passed by the Assembly recently.…
- Politics
Akhilesh to unveil Kanshi Ram statue; set to strike at BSP’s Dalit base in UP
Lucknow: Having given up all hopes of an alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Samajwadi Party (SP) is now going all out to woo…
- Business
Adani Ports acquires Karaikal Port
Chennai: The Adani group gained a further foothold in the port sector on the eastern coast by acquiring the all-weather deep water Karaikal Port owner Karaikal Port Private Ltd. The Karaikal Port…
- India
‘Loss of family bonds, alienation from society’: SC speaks up for jail inmates
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has observed that the danger of unjust imprisonment is that inmates are at risk of suffering from “prisonisation”. It pointed out that incarceration has other deleterious effects…
- India
Over 500% rise in number of cases registered by ED in last 4 years
New Delhi: Amid a spike in raids conducted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) during the past few years, several persons, including political leaders have been booked in cases of money laundering under…
- India
Plea of juvenility can be raised even after 22 years: Allahabad HC
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court in a landmark judgment has held that the plea of juvenility can be raised even after 22 years during trial. It has permitted a…
- Middle East
Iraqi PM Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani inaugurates Karbala oil refinery
Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani has inaugurated the Karbala oil refinery which was built with a production capacity of 140,000 barrels per day, according to a statement from his office.…
- India
Newly wed couple killed in road accident
Bengaluru: A newly married couple from Maharashtra returning home after visiting a pilgrimage centre in Karnataka was killed in a road accident on Saturday in the southern state’s Belagavi district, an official…
- India
Shops in Bihar’s Nalanda looted during violence, 27 arrested
Patna: A day after violence erupted during Ram Navami Shobha Yatra, some people were involved in looting shops in Bihar’s Nalanda, an official said. The accused were caught on CCTV cameras looting…
- India
Battle royale in the offing between Swapna Suresh and Kerala CPI-M Secy
Thiruvananthapuram: A legal battle royale is in the offing as both the parties in the standoff — the prime accused in the gold smuggling case Swapna Suresh and CPI-M Kerala secretary M.V.…
- Bangalore
Bribe for tender case: Karnataka BJP MLA sent to 10-day judicial custody
Bengaluru: The Special Court for People’s Representatives in Bengaluru on Saturday sent Karnataka BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa to 10-day judicial custody in connection with the bribe for tender case. Justice Jayath Kumar…
- India
Pawar favours SC-appointed panel over JPC for probe into Adani issue
Nagpur: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday put his weight behind the Supreme Court constituted 6-member committee, appointed by the Chief Justice of India to probe the alleged stock…
- India
WhatsApp bans record over 45 lakh bad accounts in India in Feb
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp banned a record over 45 lakh bad accounts in India in the month of February, in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021, the company informed on Saturday.…
- India
Assam’s militant outfit extends unilateral ceasefire by 6 months
Guwahati: Assams militant outfit Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) on Saturday announced extension of unilateral ceasefire. Juhthai, the chairman of the outfit, wrote to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informing DNLA’s…
- India
US court ends uncertainty over work permit for H-1B spouses
Washington: In major relief for thousands of Indian techies, a US court has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to deny work authorisation to spouses of H-1B visa holders in queue for Green…
