- India
SC conditionally suspends conviction of Afzal Ansari in Gangster Act case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday conditionally suspended the conviction of former BSP MP Afzal Ansari in a 2007 Gangsters Act case, saying his Ghazipur constituency will be deprived of its…
- Bollywood
SC stays operation of sentence awarded to actor Jayapradha in ESIC case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the operation of actor and former Lok Sabha MP Jayapradha’s sentence in a case in which she was awarded six-month simple imprisonment for not…
- India
Parliament security breach: 14 Opposition MPs suspended for ‘politicising’ issue
New Delhi: As many as 14 opposition MPs were suspended from Parliament for the remainder of the session for disrupting proceedings as the Lok Sabha security breach incident snowballed into a major row on Thursday,…
- India
AMU student booked over ‘derogatory’ remarks against Prophet Muhammad
Aligarh: A class 12 student of an AMU-run college here was booked for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad, officials said on Thursday, December 14. The action was taken after a…
- India
Assam: Nearly 1.3K English medium Madrassas converted into schools
Guwahati: Nearly 1,300 Middle English (ME) Madrassas have been converted into general ME schools across Assam with immediate effect, according to a state government order. The order issued by Elementary Education Director…
- Bangalore
Karnataka govt to set up task force to prevent female foeticides
Belagavi: The Karnataka government is taking measures to prevent female foeticides, including amending the concerned legislation, formulating a new policy, and setting up a state-level task force, Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao…
- India
UFO was seen near Imphal airport till sometime on Nov 19: Govt
New Delhi: The civil aviation ministry on Thursday, December 14, told the Lok Sabha that an unidentified flying object (UFO) was seen near the Imphal airport on November 19. The object remained visible…
- India
Parliament security breach: Delhi court sends 4 accused to 7-day police custody
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday sent the four accused arrested for breaching security at the new Parliament building to the city police’s custody for seven days. The accused- Manoranjan D,…
- Jobs
Don’t fall prey to fake employment offers: Centre to job seekers abroad
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday called upon Indians seeking employment abroad to not fall prey to fake job offers and urged them to use safe and legal…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: 3 BJP MLAs attend dinner hosted by Congress, party unhappy
Belagavi: Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra on Thursday termed as a “serious matter” three of his party legislators attending a dinner hosted by the Congress after its Legislature Party meeting here…
- India
UP: Cow vigilante Bittu Bajrangi’s brother set on fire, hospitalised
Faridabad: A group of men allegedly poured petrol on cow vigilante Bittu Bajrangi’s brother and set him on fire here, police said on Thursday. He has sustained burn injuries and is currently…
- India
Shreyas Iyer returns to KKR captaincy, Rana named his deputy
Kolkata: Indian middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer will lead Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2024, the management announced on Thursday. The 29-year-old had missed the entire IPL 2023 season because of a…
- Business
WPI inflation spikes to 8-month high of 0.26 pc in Nov on costlier veggies, onion
New Delhi: Wholesale price-based inflation rose to an eight-month high of 0.26 per cent in November, driven by a sharp jump in food prices, especially onion and vegetables. The WPI inflation was…
- India
Decision on old pension scheme before budget session: Ajit Pawar
Nagpur: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday said CM Eknath Shinde has assured government employees demanding restoration of the old pension scheme (OPS) that a decision on it will be…
- Sports
FEMA violation: HC upholds reduction in penalty on Rajasthan Royals IPL team owners
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has upheld an order passed by a tribunal reducing the penalty imposed on the owners of the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket franchise Rajasthan Royals from Rs…
