- India
With festivals lined up, Centre asks for mandatory disclosure of masur stocks
New Delhi: The government has directed traders, millers, and importers of pulses to compulsorily disclose details about their stockholding of masur (lentil) as part of efforts to prevent market manipulation and control…
- Hyderabad
Former VP Naidu backs India’s name change to ‘Bharat’, simultaneous polls
Hyderabad: Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said the country needs to have simultaneous elections for both Parliament and the assembly as frequent polls will impede the progress of the…
- Sports
Pakistan treated us well, went out of the way to make us comfortable: BCCI Prez
Amritsar: BCCI President Roger Binny could not stop gushing over the warm and friendly treatment they received in Pakistan on their short visit to the neighbouring nation while Board Vice President Rajeev…
- Business
Rupee falls 10 paise to close at all-time low of 83.14 against US dollar
New Delhi: The rupee depreciated by 10 paise and settled for the day at an all-time low of 83.14 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday, weighed down by a surge in…
- World
US: Over 4 lakh Indians may die awaiting job-based Green Cards, says report
Washington: More than 10.5 lakh Indians are in the queue for an employment-based Green Card and 4 lakh of them may die before they receive the much-sought-after legal document of permanent residency…
- World
Japan joins India and China’s neighbours in rejecting Beijing’s new map
Beijing: Japan has joined India, the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam and Taiwan to lodge protests against China over its new “standard map” for including the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea…
- India
Bharat vs INDIA row: Mayawati urges SC to take cognizance of ‘shallow politics’
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Wednesday urged the Supreme Court to take suo motu cognizance of “shallow politics” being done on ‘Bharat’ and ‘INDIA’ and demanded a ban on all…
- India
One biscuit less in pack, consumer forum directs ITC to pay Rs one lakh
Tiruvallur: The district consumer forum here has directed ITC Ltd Food Division to pay a sum of Rs one lakh to a consumer for alleged unfair trade practice after he complained that…
- India
Manipur: Protesters throng Phougakchao Ikhai to break down army barricades
Imphal: Hundreds of protesters gathered at Phougakchao Ikhai in Manipur’s Bishnupur district on Wednesday, as they tried to break through army barricades in an attempt to reach their deserted houses in Torbung,…
- India
Oppn calling itself BHARAT might stop govt’s ‘game of changing names’: Tharoor
New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday took a swipe at the government over the India-Bharat naming row, saying the opposition bloc could call itself the “Alliance for Betterment, Harmony And…
- India
UP student slap case: SC seeks probe report, issues notice to state
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Muzaffarnagar Superintendent of Police to submit a status report on the investigation in the case of a student being allegedly slapped by his…
- India
Udhayanidhi Stalin booked for ‘hurting religious sentiments’ in UP
Rampur: An FIR was registered here against DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s son Priyank Kharge for allegedly outraging religious feelings, police said on Wednesday. Stalin was booked for…
- India
SC dismisses PIL seeking steps to stop religious conversions
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a petition seeking a direction to the Centre to take steps to curb fraudulent religious conversions in the country. “Why should the…
- India
Will only agree India trade deal approach that works for UK, says PM Rishi Sunak
London: The free trade agreement (FTA) talks with India are “progressing” and Britain will only agree to a pact that works for the whole of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak…
- India
Full curfew reimposed in 5 valley districts of Manipur as preventive measure
Imphal: Full curfew has been clamped in all the five valley districts of Manipur as a preventive measure from Tuesday evening, officials said. The cancellation of curfew relaxation hours in Bishnupur, Kakching,…
