- India
Mayawati calls for Bharat Ratna to BSP founder Kanshi Ram
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Wednesday demanded that party founder Kanshi Ram should get the Bharat Ratna even as she welcomed the central government’s decision to confer the award on…
- India
TMC’s decision to go solo in LS polls death knell for INDIA bloc: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday said West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee’s decision to “go solo” in the Lok Sabha polls is a sign of her desperation and…
- India
Siddaramaiah elated over decision to confer Bharat Ratna on Ex-Bihar CM
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday welcomed the decision to confer the country’s highest civilian award Bharat Ratna on late socialist leader Karpoori Thakur and said he was considered as the…
- India
Farmer groups to observe ‘Bharat Bandh’ on Feb 16: Rakesh Tikait
Noida: Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday said farmers would observe a ‘Bharat Bandh’ on February 16 over several issues in the country including non-implementation of a law that guarantees MSP for…
- India
Caste and religious differences were created to destroy Tamil unity: TN CM Stalin
Madurai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday said caste and religious differences were created “later” to destroy the Tamil unity and urged that cultural festivals like the traditional bull-taming…
- Politics
Digvijaya Singh questions reliability of EVMs
Bhopal: Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday raised doubts over the reliability of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and demanded that VVPAT slips be handed over to voters for dropping them inside…
- India
Hearing on Umar Khalid’s bail plea in UAPA case adjourned to Jan 31 by SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned till January 31 the hearing on the bail plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid in a case lodged under anti-terror law UAPA over…
- India
4 cubs born to Namibian cheetah at Kuno Park, not 3: Union minister Bhupender Yadav
Bhopal: Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday said Namibian cheetah Jwala has given birth to four cubs at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, and not three as earlier announced.…
- Sports
U-19 World Cup: More intent expected from Indian batters against Ireland
Bloemfontein: India’s young turks would be aiming for a more proactive approach while batting when they take on Ireland in the second group league encounter of the ICC U-19 World Cup here…
- India
HC judge recuses from hearing plea against Varanasi court’s order on ‘wazukhana’ survey
Prayagraj: Allahabad High Court judge Justice Manish Kumar Nigam on Wednesday recused himself from hearing a plea challenging the Varanasi district court’s refusal to direct the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to…
- India
2 held for attack on procession in Thane on Ram temple idol consecration day
Thane: Two persons have been arrested by the police following an attack on a procession in Maharashtra’s Thane district earlier this week, officials said on Wednesday. The incident occurred in Padgha area…
- Sports
Siraj’s warning: If England play Bazball, the match might get over within two days
Hyderabad: India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj believes England’s much-hyped ‘Bazball’ strategy won’t work in Indian conditions and if the visitors go with their ultra-aggressive approach then the match may get over within…
- India
Money laundering probe: NCP MLA Rohit Pawar appears before ED
Mumbai: NCP MLA Rohit Pawar, the grand nephew of party supremo Sharad Pawar, appeared before the Enforcement Directorate here on Wednesday for questioning in connection with its money laundering probe into the…
- Kashmir
Farooq, Omar leave for Saudi Arabia for Umrah
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar Abdullah, both former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir, have departed for Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah, also known as the “minor…
- India
ED conducts fresh raids at TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh’s home again
Kolkata: Nineteen days after an Enforcement Directorate team was assaulted by a mob, ED sleuths again conducted a raid at the residence of absconding TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh in North 24 Parganas…
