- India
Gyanvapi row: Court junks plea to include ‘wazookhana’ in ASI survey
A Varanasi court on Saturday rejected a plea seeking the inclusion of the “wazookhana” in an ongoing ASI survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex here. “Rejecting the petition, District Judge A K…
- Pakistan
Nawaz Sharif does not plan to leave Pakistan again, says senior leader Dar
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif does not plan to leave his country again but will make trips abroad if need be, ex-finance minister Ishaq Dar said on Saturday. The three-time…
- Telangana
Telangana polls: Ashok Chavan, M S Boseraju to be Cong’s spl observers
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday appointed former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan and party leader M S Boseraju as special observers for the November 30 Telangana assembly elections. It also appointed…
- Bangalore
Karnataka govt announces over 3% DA hike for its employees
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Saturday announced increasing the dearness allowance for the state government employees by 3.75 per cent. In an order, the government said it was revising the dearness allowance…
- Kolkata
Bribery accusation: TMC maintains distance from Mahua Moitra
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress has decided to maintain distance from the controversy surrounding its MP Mahua Moitra, who has been facing allegations of taking bribes for raising questions in Parliament. Darshan Hiranandani,…
- Telangana
Telangana polls: Cash, gold, liquor worth over Rs 300 crore seized
A total of Rs 105.58 crore in cash, 220.6 kg gold, 894.5 kg silver, and other valuables all worth over Rs 145.6 crore, besides liquor worth over Rs 13.58 crore, ganja valued…
- India
Prakash Ambedkar meets Sharad Pawar, says not joining INDIA bloc
Mumbai: Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi chief Prakash Ambedkar on Saturday met Nationalist Congress Party supremo Sharad Pawar on the sidelines of an event here but replied in the negative when asked if it…
- Bangalore
Karnataka to buy 5.6K more buses post success of free travel for women scheme
Bengaluru: Spurred by the huge response and public appreciation for the Shakti scheme that provides free travel for women across the state, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has directed officials to purchase 5,600…
- India
ED files supplementary charge sheet in case against PFI
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has filed a supplementary charge sheet against an accused in a money laundering case related to alleged terrorist activities also involving the banned Popular Front of India…
- Chennai
Kanimozhi denounces Smriti Irani’s remark on Global Hunger Index
Chennai: DMK Parliamentarian and party’s Deputy General Secretary Kanimozhi on Saturday denounced Union Minister Smriti Irani’s remark on the Global Hunger Index and said the comments raised questions about the Centre’s competency…
- World
Nawaz Sharif returns to Pakistan after 4 yrs in self-imposed exile
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif returned home on Saturday on a special flight after a four-year self-imposed exile in the UK to head his party and try to secure a…
- India
Rajasthan polls: Cong releases first set of 33 candidates, Gehlot, Pilot in list
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday released its first list of 33 candidates for the Rajasthan assembly elections, fielding Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot from Sardarpura and his former deputy Sachin Pilot from…
- India
Islamophobic remarks row: MP Danish Ali alleges violation by 2 Parliament panels
New Delhi: BSP member Danish Ali has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla flagging alleged violation of parliamentary procedures by two committees, sources said on Saturday. Referring to his notice of…
- India
Vivek Agnihotri’s next movie a ‘historical recounting of Mahabharata’
Bengaluru: For their next movie venture, filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri and his actor-wife Pallavi Joshi have zeroed in on the critically-acclaimed Kannada novel, “Parva”, by S L Bhyrappa. The 1979 Kannada book is…
- India
Moitra’s parliamentary login ID used in Dubai when she was in India: BJP
New Delhi: Firing a fresh salvo at TMC MP Mahua Moitra, BJP’s Lok Sabha member Nishikant Dubey on Saturday said she was in India when her parliamentary ID was used in Dubai…
