- India
UP: Ex-BJP MLA, son among seven booked for rioting, assault
Ballia: A former BJP MLA, his son and five others have been booked here in Uttar Pradesh for rioting and assault, police said on Thursday. Santosh Kumar Singh, a resident of Karanchapra…
- Delhi
Delhi govt to hold emergency meeting over water crisis
New Delhi: The Delhi government will on Thursday hold an emergency meeting regarding the water crisis that the city is facing amid a prevailing heatwave, officials said. The national capital is facing…
- India
INDIA bloc to pick PM within 48 hours: Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi: The INDIA bloc will get a “decisive mandate” in the Lok Sabha polls and may take even less than 48 hours to decide on its prime ministerial pick, Congress leader…
- Business
Rupee falls 2 paise to 83.42 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai: The rupee slipped 2 paise to 83.42 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday, tracking the outflow of foreign capital amid volatile domestic equity markets. Forex traders said a…
- India
PM Modi to embark on meditation at Kanyakumari on Thursday
Kanyakumari: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday embark on a near two-day meditation exercise at the famed Vivekananda Rock Memorial here, and the district has come under a thick security blanket…
- India
Game zone tragedy: Court notice to SIT on plea to make IPS, IAS officers accused
Rajkot: A court in Gujarat’s Rajkot has sought a report from the SIT probing the TRP game zone fire on a plea seeking registration of criminal cases against the IPS and IAS…
- World
SIA in-flight service protocol revision after recent severe turbulence
Singapore: Some frequent fliers have described Singapore Airlines (SIA) in-flight service protocol following the recent severe turbulence on its plane as a hasty move which is already having repercussions on its service…
- India
Praggnanandhaa clinches 1st classical chess win over world No.1 Carlsen
Stavanger: Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa claimed his maiden classical game victory over world number one Magnus Carlsen to take the sole lead in the Norway Chess tournament here. The 18-year-old Indian, who…
- World
India, Bangladesh discuss extradition cases, visa issues
New Delhi: India and Bangladesh on Wednesday held wide-ranging talks focusing on issues relating to visas, mutual legal assistance and extradition cases. The two sides met for the fourth round of the…
- Telangana
Telangana: SIB team allegedly tapped phones of 1,200 people, claims arrested cop
Hyderabad: Phones of about 1,200 people, including political rivals, their family members and supporters, judges, journalists, and business persons were tapped by a special team in Telangana’s Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) under…
- India
NCP Awhad apologises after tearing up posters with Ambedkar photo
Mumbai: NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) leader Jitendra Awhad apologised on Wednesday for tearing up posters denouncing the Manusmriti which also had a picture of Dr B R Ambedkar. The rival Nationalist Congress Party…
- India
Congress attacks PM Modi over remarks on Mahatma Gandhi
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks that the “world did not know of Mahatma Gandhi till the film ‘Gandhi’ was made” and said those whose “ideological…
- India
Porsche car crash: Police planning ‘digital recreation’ of accident scene with AI tools
Pune: Police investigating the Porsche car crash allegedly involving a juvenile driver are planning “digital reconstruction” of the accident scene using some latest AI-based tools and software for “evidence appreciation”, a senior…
- India
Construction quality of Ghatkopar hoarding was shoddy, police tell court
Mumbai: The construction quality of the hoarding that crashed in Ghatkopar earlier month was “substandard”, police told a court here on Wednesday while seeking extension of main accused Bhavesh Bhinde’s custody by…
- India
BJP leaders project Modi as 11th ‘avatar’ of Lord Vishnu but people will reject it: Kharge
Balasore: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday claimed that BJP leaders were trying to project Prime Minister Modi the “eleventh avatar” of Lord Vishnu which the people of the country will not…
