- Delhi
Rs 50 cr paid in cash to Satyendar Jain: Sukesh Chandrashekhar
New Delhi: The three-member committee headed by the Principal Secretary (Home) that was constituted to inquire into the allegations of conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and jailed Minister…
- Andhra Pradesh
Five students drown in Krishna river in AP
Amaravati: Five male students, aged between 13 and 15, drowned in the Krishna river in Andhra Pradesh’s Krishna district on Friday, officials said. Two bodies have been recovered so far while search…
- India
Saran liquor tragedy: Toll rises to 57, more deaths feared
Patna: While the political temperature is on the boil in Bihar over the Saran liquor tragedy, the toll has reached 57 till Friday afternoon, and sources apprehend that it may rise further…
- India
Total 2,65,640 raids conducted between Jan 2015-June 2022: Govt
New Delhi: A total of 2,65,640 raids on fair price shops have been conducted and a total number of 42,274 persons were arrested or prosecuted between January 2015 to June 2022, the…
- India
10-year-old child becomes millionaire overnight
Dehradun: A 10-year-old boy who was forced to beg after the death of his mother due to Covid-19, has turned out to be the owner of property worth crores. His grandfather bequeathed…
- India
Fisherman’s widow gets compensation from Gujarat govt after 9 years
Gir Somnath: The widow of a fisherman from Gir-Somnath district, killed by Pakistan firing on an Indian boat in 2013, has received Rs 3 lakh compensation after nine long years of representations…
- India
Fresh FIRs against Mehul Choksi, others in bank loan fraud case
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday registered two fresh FIRs against fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, Gitanjali Gems and Nakshatra Brands for allegedly defrauding a consortium of banks to…
- Kolkata
Calcutta HC refuses to stay Suvendu Adhikari’s protection against FIRs
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday refused to stay the immunity of the Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari against future FIRs granted earlier by a single-judge bench…
- Technology
Musk defends his decision after suspending accounts of prominent journalists
San Francisco: Twitter boss Elon Musk has defended his decision after suspending accounts on the micro-blogging platform of more than half a dozen journalists from outlets including CNN, the New York Times…
- Sports
FIFA World Cup: Morocco protest to FIFA over refereeing in semifinal against France
Rabat: The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) has protested to FIFA over the performance of the Mexican referee, Cesar Arturo Ramos Palazuelos, during Wednesday’s World Cup semifinal against France. The FRMF said…
- India
NHRC sends notice to Bihar govt on deaths due to poisonous liquor
New Delhi: Taking cognizance of the deaths due to consumption of poisonous liquor in Bihar, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sent a notice to the Chief Secretary and the DGP…
- India
PILs could become an instrument of blackmail, targeting infra projects: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday observed that public interest litigation (PIL) matters could become an instrument of blackmail when it is an issue of an infrastructure project, adding that PILs…
- India
‘Govt’s decision to annul Maulana Azad fellowship anti-minority move’: Congress MP
New Delhi: Congress MP Kodikunnil Suresh on Friday said the government’s decision to annul the Maulana Azad National Fellowship was an “anti-minority and anti-education” move, which jeopardises the idea of right to…
- India
‘Contrived conspiracy’: Kannada actor-activist on ‘Besharam Rang’ row
Bengaluru: The political row over the ‘Besharam Rang’ song of the upcoming movie ‘Pathaan’, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone, is trivial, according to Kannada actor and activist Chetan Ahimsa, who…
- Technology
Tech giants take on Google Maps with new initiative
San Francisco: Global nonprofit organisation Linux Foundation has announced that it has partnered with some tech giants to create interoperable open map data to compete with Google Maps. The initiative ‘Overture Maps…
