- World
Biden wins South Carolina Democratic primary, vows to make ‘Trump a loser again’
Washington: Incumbent US President Joe Biden has secured a decisive win in the Democratic presidential primary in the crucial state of South Carolina, notching his first official victory in his largely unobstructed…
- Delhi
Delhi Police reaches Atishi’s residence to serve notice on AAP MLAs’ ‘poaching’
New Delhi: Crime Branch officials reached the residence of Delhi minister Atishi on Sunday to serve a notice in connection with allegations that the BJP was attempting to “poach” Aam Aadmi Party…
- Hyderabad
JMM alliance MLAs to leave Hyderabad after Jharkhand trust vote on Feb 5
Hyderabad: The political drama in Jharkhand shifted to Hyderabad on Friday with about 40 MLAs of the ruling JMM-led alliance in the state flying to the Telangana capital amid the coalition’s fears…
- Andhra Pradesh
Rahul Gandhi condemns threats to AP Congress chief Y S Sharmila
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday condemned the threats to his party colleague from Andhra Pradesh, Y S Sharmila, and termed it a disgraceful act. “Insulting and threatening women, a…
- News
UP: BJP’s minority front to launch new campaign to woo Muslims
Lucknow: Seeking to connect with voters of the minority community in Muslim-dominated Lok Sabha constituencies of western Uttar Pradesh, the minority front of the BJP is all set to organise ‘Quami Chaupal’…
- India
Money laundering concerns and KYC non-compliance led to ban on Paytm Bank by RBI
New Delhi: Money laundering concerns and questionable dealings of hundreds of crores of rupees between popular wallet Paytm and its lesser-known banking arm had led Reserve Bank of India to clamp down on…
- India
Advani saved Modi’s Gujarat CM chair in 2002: Jairam Ramesh
Deoghar: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday alleged that BJP stalwart Lal Krishna Advani had saved Narendra Modi’s Gujarat CM chair in 2002. He claimed reporters at Mohanpur in Jharkhand’s Deoghar on…
- Andhra Pradesh
‘Only TTD’s spiritual programmes’ can catapult India as ‘Vishwa Guru’: Pontiffs
Tirupati: Transforming India into a ‘Vishwa Guru’ (world leader) will only be possible through the wide-ranging ‘Dharmic’ or spiritual programmes of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, claimed pontiffs on Saturday. The pontiffs and seers…
- India
I resigned as minister last Nov; will fight for OBCs till end: Chhagan Bhujbal
Ahmednagar: Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal, who has accused the state government of facilitating the backdoor entry of the Maratha community into the OBC quota, on Saturday disclosed that he had tendered his resignation…
- News
Maharashtra: Professor, 5 students held for play based on ‘Ramleela’ get bail
Pune: A professor and five students of Pune University were arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by staging a play based on ‘Ramleela’ that reportedly had objectionable dialogues and scenes, police said on…
- India
Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra is Bharat Todo Anyay Yatra: Nadda
Dharamsala: Terming Congress leader Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra as Bharat Todo Anyay Yatra, BJP national president J P Nadda on Saturday questioned the silence of the Congress leaders on the remarks…
- India
UP: SP members walk out from Legislative Council over BHU gang rape
Lucknow: Members of the Opposition Samajwadi Party walked out of the Legislative Council on Saturday, the second day of the budget session of the Uttar Pradesh Legislature, expressing dissatisfaction over the government’s response…
- India
Case against NIT professor in Kerala for ‘proud of Godse’ comment
Kozhikode: The Kerala police on Saturday registered a case against a woman professor of the National Institute of Technology-Calicut (NIT) for her Facebook comment “expressing pride” in Nathuram Godse for assassinating Mahatma Gandhi…
- India
Delhi excise ‘scam’: ED approaches court after Kejriwal skips summons for 5th time
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday filed a complaint against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a court here for not appearing before it in a money laundering case linked to the…
- India
Democracy in dire straits: Congress on raids on Harsh Mander
New Delhi: The Congress alleged on Saturday that the CBI raids on activist Harsh Mander and his NGO proved that democracy was in dire straits and speaking for the marginalised was banned…
