- India
2020 Delhi riots: Court slams public prosecutors for seeking multiple passovers
New Delhi: A court here on Saturday denounced the public prosecutors’ conduct for “seeking multiple passovers” in the 2020 Delhi communal riots cases on the grounds of being preoccupied with other cases,…
- India
Student’s kin threaten Bihar school for ordering removal of hijabs inside classrooms
Sheikhpura: A government school in Bihar has received threats from family members of female students who were asked by teachers to take off their “hijab” inside classrooms, an official said on Saturday.…
- India
BJP depriving everyone of their rights by not conducting caste census: Akhilesh
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday targeted the BJP, saying the ruling party, by not conducting a caste census, is “depriving everyone of their rights and respect”. Addressing a meeting…
- Kashmir
BJP, EC equally responsible for delay in J-K assembly polls: Omar Abdullah
Nowshera: The BJP and the Election Commission are equally responsible for the delay in holding assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah said on Saturday, alleging that…
- India
Cong’s Adhir Chowdhury comes out in support of Mahua Moitra in cash-for-query case
Kolkata: The Congress party’s Lok Sabha leader, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, expressed support for TMC MP Mahua Moitra facing expulsion in a “cash-for-query” case, criticising the alleged unethical conduct of the Lok Sabha…
- Pakistan
Pak court adjourns hearing of cipher case against Imran Khan, Qureshi till Dec 4
Islamabad: A Pakistan court hearing a case against jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and ex-foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi for allegedly leaking a diplomatic cable on Saturday adjourned the hearing till…
- India
Rajasthan: Congress, BJP reach out to independents, smaller parties
Jaipur: On the eve of the counting of votes in Rajasthan, both BJP and Congress have started reaching out to independent candidates, including rebels, and smaller parties. Nearly 40 rebels from both…
- India
Sikkim flash flood: 77 missing people presumed dead, says CS
Gangtok: The 77 people who went missing in the flash flood in Sikkim have been presumed dead as they could not be found even after two months of the disaster, Chief Secretary VB…
- India
Muslim woman moves HC after Delhi cops ‘forcibly’ detain her without veil
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has sought the stand of the city police on a petition by a ‘purdahnashin’ (veiled) Muslim woman seeking an impartial probe and action against its personnel…
- India
PM Modi meets Qatar’s ruler, discusses well-being of Indian community
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani on the sidelines of the COP28 summit in Dubai on Friday, as they discussed bilateral partnership and the…
- India
New cybercrime: Noida logs first case of ‘digital arrest’
Noida: The Uttar Pradesh Police has launched an investigation after a Noida resident found herself at the receiving end of a new cyber fraud trend, wherein she was duped of more than…
- India
Modi govt left no stone unturned to destroy Railways: Kharge
New Delhi: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday attacked the Centre on the latest Railway Performance Report, alleging the Narendra Modi government has left no stone unturned to destroy the Railways. He…
- Middle East
Himalayas need help, COP28 talks must respond: UN chief Guterres
Dubai: Warning of a potential catastrophe in the Himalayas where the glaciers are melting at an alarming rate, UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday said the ongoing annual climate talks here must…
- India
SC agrees to examine if woman can be charged with rape
New Delhi: Women are usually the victims of rape but can a woman be booked in a rape case? The Supreme Court has agreed to examine this question after a woman petitioned…
- India
UP: 42 people booked, 9 arrested under religious conversion law
Sonbhadra: The Uttar Pradesh Police has booked 42 people and arrested nine of them for allegedly luring the poor and tribal people to convert to Christianity through fraudulent means in Sonbhadra district,…
