- Sports
Medal or no medal, I hope people never forget what Vinesh did for country: Neeraj
Paris: Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is keeping his fingers crossed for wrestler Vinesh Phogat as she awaits a verdict on her appeal against disqualification from the Games but at the same…
- India
BPCC to launch statewide agitation against Centre for denying special category status
Patna: The Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) on Saturday announced a statewide agitation from August 12 in protest against the Centre’s refusal to grant special category status to the state. Bihar Congress…
- News
Finance Secretary T V Somanathan named new Cabinet Secretary
New Delhi: The Centre on Saturday named Finance Secretary T V Somanathan as the new cabinet secretary for a tenure of two years. He will succeed incumbent Rajeev Gauba, who completes his…
- India
‘Rahul has become synonymous with politics of deception, propaganda, lies’: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday hit out at Rahul Gandhi, alleging non-fulfillment of his party’s poll promises in Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh, and said the Congress leader has become synonymous with…
- India
PM to release 109 varieties of seeds developed by ICAR: Union minister
Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday release 109 varieties of seeds that have been developed by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for different climatic zones and are area specific,…
- News
Wayanad Landslide: Kerala ministers hope PM Modi to support state’s request
Wayanad: Kerala Ministers, who took part in the evaluation meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here in the aftermath of the July 30 landslides, on Saturday expressed hope that the Union…
- India
350 people detained during Vidarbha statehood protest in Nagpur
Nagpur: The police detained 350 people during a protest march here demanding statehood for the Vidarbha region on Saturday, an official said. Activists of the Vidarbha Rajya Andolan Samiti (VRAS), led by…
- India
Japanese Olympic champ Higuchi consoles Vinesh; says I understand your pain
Paris: All too familiar with the pain of being disqualified over a few extra grams, Japanese Olympic champion Rei Higuchi offered his support to Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who was debarred from…
- Kashmir
Two army personnel injured in encounter in J-K’s Anantnag
Srinagar: Two army personnel were injured during an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday, officials said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Ahlan Gagarmandu…
- Kashmir
Tiranga rallies organised across Kashmir ahead of Independence Day
Srinagar: Tiranga rallies were taken out in several districts of the Kashmir valley on Saturday ahead of the Independence Day celebrations, officials said. As part of the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign, Tiranga…
- India
AAP’s Sisodia calls upon people to fight against ‘dictatorship’
New Delhi: AAP leader Manish Sisodia on Saturday called upon party workers and people to fight against “tyranny” in the country and said if all opposition parties stand united against “dictatorship”, Delhi…
- India
UP cop demands 5 kg potatoes as ‘bribe’, suspended after audio goes viral
Kannauj: A sub-inspector has been suspended here after an audio of him demanding potatoes to allegedly settle a case went viral on social media, a senior police officer said on Saturday Additional…
- India
Pawar, Uddhav using Maratha quota stir to trigger riots ahead of polls: Raj Thackeray
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday alleged Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray were trying to use the Maratha quota stir to trigger riots ahead of the state assembly…
- India
Mayawati questions Congress’s ‘silence’ on creamy layer among SCs, STs
Lucknow: BSP chief Mayawati on Saturday questioned the “silence of the Congress” on the August 1 judgment of the Supreme Court directing the states to evolve a policy for identifying the creamy…
- India
Govt should have nullified SC’s ‘creamy layer’ judgement through Parliament: Kharge
New Delhi: Asserting that the idea of denying reservation to SCs and STs on account of the creamy layer concept is “condemnable”, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said the government should…
