- India
CBI court slaps penalty of Rs 171.74 cr in a cheating case
New Delhi: In a rarest and strictest of punishments, a special CBI court in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore has handed one K. Mohanraj and Kamalavalli 27 years’ Rigorous Imprisonment besides ordering each to…
- India
After Ghulam Nabi Azad’s resignation, Manish Tewari slams Congress’s coterie culture
New Delhi: A day after Ghulam Nabi Azad quit the Congress blaming party leader Rahul Gandhi, another G-23 leader Manish Tewari on Saturday slammed the grand-old party for its “coterie culture”. Talking…
- World
US woman protests after being denied ‘medically necessary’ abortion
Washington: A woman protested at the State Capitol of the US state of Louisiana for being denied a “medically necessary” abortion after the foetus developed a fatal and rare condition. On the…
- Sports
Neeraj Chopra finishes first at Lausanne Diamond League
Lausanne, Aug 27 (IANS) Neeraj Chopra on Friday finished first at the Lausanne Diamond League, becoming the first Indian to clinch the top spot in a Diamond League meet, after registering an…
- Bollywood
Salman Khan’s ‘Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali’ title changed to…
Mumbai: As he completes 34 years in Indian cinema, Bollywood‘s ‘bhaijaan’ Salman Khan announced on Friday that the title of his movie ‘Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali’ has been re-christened to ‘Kisi Ka…
- World
Boris Johnson slams Russia’s ‘cultural vandalism’ in Ukraine
London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has condemned Russia’s “cultural vandalism” in Ukraine, saying invading forces are trying to erase Ukrainian culture in areas they have taken over. The Prime Minister said…
- India
Sonali Phogat death case should be probed by CBI: Congress
Panaji: The Goa Congress on Saturday demanded that the BJP leader Sonali Phogat death case be handed over to the CBI. Currently, the Goa Police are investigating the case. Calangute MLA Michael…
- World
UK households told to ‘look at’ energy use as prices soar
London: UK households need to “look at” how they are using energy, Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi suggested amid calls for urgent government intervention to tackle soaring bills. It comes as outgoing Prime Minister…
- Kashmir
12 earthquakes jolt Jammu and Kashmir in five days
Jammu: A minor earthquake measuring 2.9 on the Richter scale jolted Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, increasing the number of temblors to strike the union territory to 12 in the last five…
- Telangana
BJP woos celebrities to consolidate base in Telangana, AP
Hyderabad: Looking to expand its base in Telugu states, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trying to woo celebrities to its fold. As part of these efforts, BJP national president J. P. Nadda…
- India
Twitter tells Tharoor-led parliamentary panel it follows strict data privacy
New Delhi: Twitter has told a parliamentary panel that follows it follows strict data safety standards and most of the employees do not have access to user data. Twitter officials were asked…
- Kashmir
Ghulam Nabi Azad’s resignation adds third dimension to upcoming J&K polls
Srinagar: Senior Congress leader, Ghulam Nabi Azad’s resignation from primary membership of the party after serving it for 52 years has added an important third dimension to the forthcoming assembly elections in J&K.…
- World
Trump’s top secret material led to Mar-a-Lago search: FBI
Washington: FBI agents obtained permission from a federal judge to search Donald Trump’s home after finding that the former president had unlawfully removed 184 classified documents from the White House, according to…
- Sports
Fans at fever pitch ahead of India-Pakistan match in Dubai
Doha: As soccer-smitten citizens watch in wonderment, Indian and Pakistani expatriates in Dubai and Qatar have braced for the vaunted Asia Cup cricket match between the two rivals who are often at loggerheads…
- World
Trump takes victory lap over heavily redacted affidavit
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump took an unpredictable victory lap over a heavily redacted affidavit that revealed the probable cause behind the search warrant served at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida…
