- India
SC extends time to decide disqualification pleas against NCP MLAs of Ajit Pawar faction
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday extended time till February 15 for Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar to decide pleas of the Sharad Pawar faction seeking disqualification of NCP MLAs affiliated…
- Pakistan
Iranian foreign minister in Pakistan for ‘in-depth’ talks to mend frayed ties
Islamabad: Iran’s foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdolahian will hold “in-depth” talks with his Pakistani counterpart Jalil Abbas Jilani here on Monday, days after the two neighbours conducted tit-for-tat military strikes at alleged terrorist…
- India
UP Deputy CM Maurya attacks Rahul Gandhi, says INDIA bloc’s ‘game over’
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Monday targeted former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and claimed that the “game” of the opposition alliance is over. A day after Nitish…
- India
‘Aaya Kumar, gaya Kumar’??: Cong slams Nitish, says people will give befitting reply
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday took a swipe at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with another chameleon barb and ‘aaya Kumar, gaya Kumar’ jibe at him, a day after the JD(U)…
- India
Chhattisgarh: Headmaster makes people take pledge not to believe in Hindu gods, held
Bilaspur: A 60-year-old headmaster of a government school in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur district has been arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments after administering a pledge to people not to believe in Hindu gods…
- Business
Markets open on strong note; Sensex jumps 503 points
Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices rebounded in early trade on Monday in-tandem with a rally in Asian markets along with buying in blue chip firms HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries. The 30-share BSE…
- World
Indian student in US hammered to death by homeless drug addict
New York: A 25-year-old Indian student who recently earned an MBA degree in the US was hammered to death by a homeless drug addict whom he had been helping for the past…
- India
SC transfers to itself pleas related to caste certificate scam in MBBS admissions in WB
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday transferred to itself pleas related to a tussle between two benches of the Calcutta High Court over the issue of a CBI probe into alleged…
- India
ED team visits Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren’s Delhi house
New Delhi: An Enforcement Directorate team on Monday visited the residence of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in connection with a money laundering investigation, official sources said. The sources indicated that the…
- Politics
Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ enters Bihar
Kishanganj: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ on Monday entered Bihar through Kishanganj. The Yatra comes a day after the Congress was left high and dry with former ally Nitish…
- World
Freight through Suez Canal almost halved after Houthi attacks
London: Freight travelling through the Suez Canal has almost halved since Yemen’s Houthi rebels began attacking cargo ships in the Red Sea, Sky News reported. The key shipping lane links producers in…
- Politics
Rahul Gandhi’s Nyay Yatra resumes in West Bengal
Sonapur: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi-led ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ resumed its journey from Sonapur in Uttar Dinajpur district of West Bengal on Monday morning. The Yatra travelled to Chopra and will go…
- India
AAP will contest all assembly seats in Haryana on its own: Kejriwal
Chandigarh: Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday, January 28, said his party will contest all the 90 assembly seats in Haryana on its own, but the Lok…
- Hate Crime
Tension erupts in Karnataka village after removal of Hanuman flag
Mandya: Keragodu village here faced tense moments on Sunday, January 28, after the authorities removed a ‘Hanuma dwaja’, a saffron flag bearing Lord Hanuman’s portrait, from a 108-foot-tall flag post. The incident…
- World
Commonwealth observer group to visit Pak to assess gen elections
Islamabad: Ahead of the general elections in Pakistan on February 8, a 13-member Commonwealth observer group led by former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan will be deployed to offer an independent and comprehensive…
