- India
Santhan, former convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination, dies
Chennai: Santhan, a convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case who was later freed by the Supreme Court, died here on Wednesday following a cardiac arrest, a government official said. Santhan alias T…
- Middle East
India, Oman hold strategic dialogue in Muscat
New Delhi: India and Oman have discussed various aspects of their strategic ties and reviewed the regional developments including the security situation in Gaza and the Red Sea at a high-level dialogue…
- India
J&K: Army commander reviews preparedness of formations along LoC
Jammu: Army’s northern commander Lt Gen M V Suchindra Kumar on Tuesday visited Jammu-based White Knight Corps headquarters and reviewed the preparedness of the formation deployed along the Line of Control (LoC)…
- India
Govt helped firms like Patanjali to deprive local communities: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress alleged on Tuesday that the Narendra Modi government has done away with the fair and equitable benefit-sharing provision for the users of codified traditional knowledge and AYUSH practitioners,…
- India
Terror-criminal nexus: NIA raids 16 locations in Punjab, Rajasthan
New Delhi: Six persons were detained as the National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided multiple locations in Punjab and Rajasthan on Tuesday to dismantle a terror-criminal nexus in the country, an official said.…
- India
Former SC judge A M Khanwilkar appointed as new Lokpal chairperson
New Delhi: Former Supreme Court judge A M Khanwilkar was appointed as the chairperson of the anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal on Tuesday, nearly two years after the post fell vacant. The Lokpal has…
- India
Historian suggests out-of-court settlement of Gyanvapi case
New Delhi: Leaders of both Hindu and Muslim communities should consider an out-of-court settlement of Gyanvapi case in Varanasi as there are enough evidence to prove that there was a temple of…
- India
Congress wins three Rajya Sabha seats in Karnataka, BJP one
Bengaluru: The ruling Congress in Karnataka won three seats and the BJP one in the Rajya Sabha elections in Karnataka on Tuesday. Those who were elected to the Upper House are Ajay…
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RS polls: 5-6 Cong MLAs ‘kidnapped’ by CRPF, says Himachal CM Sukhu
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday alleged that five to six Congress MLAs were “kidnapped” and whisked away in a convoy of CRPF and Haryana Police, and said…
- Bangalore
RS elections: Polling ends in Karnataka, BJP MLA abstains from voting
Bengaluru: The polling for the election of four Rajya Sabha seats ended in Karnataka on Tuesday and in a setback to NDA, Shivaram Hebbar, the BJP MLA from Yellapur abstained from voting.…
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Injustice to divorced Muslim women to end with repeal of Marriage Act: Assam CM
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday claimed that women granted divorce under the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registrations Act, 1935, were not entitled to any alimony. With the state…
- India
CPI(M) announces candidates for 15 LS seats in Kerala, four sitting MLAs to contest
Thiruvananthapuram: The CPI(M) on Tuesday announced candidates for 15 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala, including former state ministers K K Shailaja and T M Thomas Isaac. Its coalition partners, the CPI and the…
- India
HC dismisses plea against doctor’s mandatory registration with DMC to practice Allopathy in Delhi
New Delhi: The high court here has dismissed a petition challenging a notice of Delhi Medical Council (DMC) making it mandatory that a doctor practising allopathy here has to be registered with the…
- India
Sandeshkhali row: Mamata protecting accused Shajahan Sheikh, says BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday fired another salvo at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the Sandeshkhali issue, alleging that she has given “protection” to TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh due to…
- India
AAP announces 4 Lok Sabha poll candidates from Delhi, 1 from Haryana
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday announced five candidates for Lok Sabha polls from Delhi and Haryana, fielding senior leader Somnath Bharti from the New Delhi constituency. The party announced the…
