- World
US President Biden announces USD 5 billion debt cancellation for over 74,000 students
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Friday announced cancellation of USD 5 billion in debt for more than 74,000 students, many of whom are Indian Americans. Cancelling student debt was one of…
- India
CM Adityanath reviews arrangements for consecration ceremony in Ayodhya
Ayodhya: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday instructed the officials to make strong arrangements for security and respect of the VIPs coming to participate in the consecration ceremony at the…
- India
Shahi Idgah row: FIR lodged after plaintiff claims he received threat
Mathura: A case has been registered against an unknown person for allegedly threatening a plaintiff in the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah mosque case over the phone and social media, a police official…
- Kolkata
BJP writes to Mamata, urges her to declare holiday on January 22
Kolkata: West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar on Friday, January 19, wrote to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urging her to declare a holiday on January 22 so that people can participate in…
- India
Concerned over religious conversions for marriage, evading law in rape cases: HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has expressed concern about religious conversion done solely for the purpose of marriage or evading law, such as by men facing rape allegations, and issued a…
- India
Bilkis Bano case convicts are under ‘police watch’, not missing: Official
Dahod: A senior police official in Dahod district of Gujarat on Friday said all the convicts in the 2002 Bilkis Bano gangrape case were under “police watch”, and they have not been…
- India
AAP holding talks on Lok Sabha seat from Goa with INDIA bloc partners: Kejriwal
Panaji: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday indicated that it was keen on contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Goa, with its national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal…
- India
Maharashtra signs investment MoUs worth Rs 3.53 lakh crore at Davos
Davos: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday said he is resolute in leading the state to its ambitious target of becoming a USD 1 trillion economy as the state government secured…
- Middle East
Pakistan, Iran FMs agree on closer co-op on security issues
Islamabad: Pakistan and Iran on Friday agreed to the spirit of “mutual trust and cooperation” and the need for closer cooperation on security issues as the two sides began to pick threads…
- India
Akhilesh Yadav ‘unlikely’ to join Congress’ Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said he is “unlikely” to join Congress’ “Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra” led by Rahul Gandhi. When asked about this at a press conference at…
- India
Facility to exchange/deposit Rs 2,000 notes to remain closed on Jan 22: RBI
Mumbai: The facility to exchange and deposit Rs 2,000 notes will not be available at the Reserve Bank offices on January 22, the day of the consecration of the Ram temple in…
- India
Don’t rest till defeat of BJP govt at Centre: Pawar urges INDIA bloc partners
Solapur: NCP president Sharad Pawar on Friday urged like-minded opposition parties that have come together to provide an alternative to the BJP-led NDA, not to rest till the incumbent government at the…
- India
BJP, RSS favour ruling country from Delhi: Rahul Gandhi
North Lakhimpur: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the BJP and RSS fully support the idea of governing the entire country from Delhi. Speaking at a public gathering at Gogamukh in…
- Chennai
DMK announces panel to hold LS polls seat-sharing talks with allies
Chennai: The ruling DMK on Friday announced a committee headed by senior leader T R Baalu to hold seat-sharing talks with alliance parties, including the Congress, for the Lok Sabha polls to…
- India
SP, RLD announce Lok Sabha alliance; RLD gets 7 seats in UP
Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Lok Dal on Friday announced their alliance for the Lok Sabha polls, with the RLD saying that the other party will leave seven seats in…
