- India
UP: Boy allegedly thrashed by teacher over fee payment, dies
Bahraich: A 13-year-old boy died in a hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich district almost nine days after he was allegedly thrashed by his teacher. The boy allegedly died due to severe internal bleedings,…
- India
Crime against women: Allahabad HC questions delay in registering cases
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has questioned the delays by police in registering cases related to crime against women. During the hearing of a PIL, the court, showing strictness, asked the state…
- Telangana
Telangana questions Centre’s U-turn on Kaleshwaram
Hyderabad: Telangana’s Finance Minister T. Harish Rao has come down heavily on Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat for alleging corruption in the execution of the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme (KLIS).…
- India
NIA team likely to visit Raigad
New Delhi: A team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) is likely to visit Maharashtras Raigad where cache of explosives and three AK-47 assault rifles were found on Thursday on an abandoned boat…
- India
BJP to stage protest on Aug 20 against rising crime in Rajasthan
Jaipur: In the wake of rising incidents of crime and anarchy, the BJP will stage a major protest in Jaipur on August 20 against issues like atrocities on women and saints, illegal…
- Politics
Congress defers its rally against price rise to Sept 4 due to Covid spike
New Delhi: The Congress has deferred its proposed ‘Mehangai Par Halla Bol’ rally scheduled for August 28 to September 4 due to the prevailing Covid situation in the national capital. The decision…
- Kashmir
J&K ‘Toshkhana’ brought under administrative control of Dept of Culture
Srinagar: The J&K Administrative Council, which met on Thursday under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, approved the transfer of administrative control of the ‘Toshkhana’ from the Hospitality and Protocol Department…
- India
Study files carefully before signing, Mamata tells Cabinet colleagues
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a Cabinet meeting on Thursday instructed all the ministers to carefully study all files before putting their signature. In the meeting, she also issued…
- Automobile
Tata Motors to supply 921 electric buses to BMTC
Bengaluru: Tata Motors on Thursday bagged an order to supply 921 electric buses to the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC). Tata Motors will supply, operate and maintain the 12-metre Tata Starbus for…
- India
Judicial remand of Partha Chatterjee, Arpita extended by another 14 days
Kolkata: A special court of Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday extended the judicial custody of Partha Chatterjee and Arpita Mukherjee, both tainted in the multi-crore West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) scam,…
- Business
Nifty Bank index up over 11% so far this year
Mumbai: Nifty Bank, which is comprised of the most liquid and large capitalised Indian banking stocks, is up 11.76 percent so far this year due to robust earnings growth of banks, return…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Pvt school asks students to remove rakhis, parents fume
Uttara Kannada: Parents as well as Hindu activists staged a protest against a private school in Uttara Kannada district on Thursday for reportedly asking students to remove rakhis tied during Raksha Bandhan.…
- World
Russia recruiting prisoners to fight in Ukraine war: Activists
Moscow: Russia is recruiting prisoners to to fight in Moscow’s continued war on Ukraine, according to human rights activists. Suspects and defendants are being recruited with the promise that in exchange, the authorities…
- Technology
Tesla issues rare public denial on legal head quitting
New Delhi: Tesla on Thursday released a rare public comment on a media report that claimed that David Searle, head of legal, had left the electric car maker Taking to Twitter, Elon…
- India
SC on Dolo-650 makers spending Rs 1K cr as freebies on docs for prescribing tablet
New Delhi: The Supreme Court was told on Thursday that the Central Board for Direct Taxes (CBDT) has accused the makers of the Dolo-650 tablets of distributing freebies of around Rs 1,000…
