- Kerala
Landslides in Wayanad a national disaster: LoP Rahul Gandhi
Wayanad: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said it was painful to see people who have lost family members and homes in the massive landslides that…
- India
SP will be ‘safa chatt’ in 2027 UP polls: CM Adityanath
Lucknow: Taking potshots at the INDIA bloc, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Thursday, August 1, that in the 2027 assembly elections, the Samajwadi Party will be wiped out. Referring…
- India
States not empowered to sub-classify SCs forc internal quota: SC judge
New Delhi: The states cannot make sub-classifications within the Scheduled Castes for granting quota to uplift socially and economically more backward castes inside the group, Supreme Court judge Justice Bela M Trivedi…
- India
Supreme Court allowes sub-classification of SC/ST castes
New Delhi: In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday held that states are constitutionally empowered to make sub-classifications within the Scheduled Castes, which form a socially heterogeneous class, for granting…
- India
Couple booked for giving ‘abnormal’ newborn girl to transgender person
Thane: A couple from Maharashtra’s Thane district allegedly gave away their newborn girl to a transgender person, suspecting that she belonged to the third gender, police said on Thursday, August 1. Based on…
- India
Naxalites kill man on suspicion of being police informant
Gadchiroli: A 40-year-old man was killed allegedly by Naxalites in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra on the suspicion of being a police informant, officials said. The incident took place on Tuesday, they said. The…
- India
Farmers burn effigies of BJP in Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh: Samyukt Kisan Morcha (non-political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, spearheading farmers’ stir in support of their demands, including a legal guarantee of minimum support price for crops, on Thursday, August 31, held…
- Delhi
Coaching centre tragedy: Protest hits fifth day
New Delhi: Civil services aspirants protesting the Rajinder Nagar coaching centre deaths continued their agitation for the fifth day on Thursday, August 1, a day after the area was again submerged following…
- India
Stalin hails SC ruling on internal quota for Scheduled Castes and Tribes
Chennai: The Supreme Court’s ruling that says states are empowered to make sub-classifications of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to grant quotas inside the reserved category is a recognition of the DMK’s…
- Kerala
‘I wanted to run away’: Doctor at a post-mortem ward in Wayanad
Wayanad: As the toll from the devastating landslides in Wayanad district continues to rise, a government doctor has shared a heartbreaking account of the tragedy. Posted at a local hospital to perform…
- Sports
2024 Paris Olympics: India lose 1-2 against Belgium in men’s hockey
Paris: India squandered a one goal lead to go down 1-2 against defending champions Belgium in a pool match of the men’s hockey competition at the Olympics here on Thursday. Already through…
- India
Shahi Idgah row: Setback for Muslim side as HC dismisses petition
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday ruled that the trial in 18 cases relating to the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute in Mathura can continue, dismissing a petition filed by the mosque…
- Sports
Nikhat Zareen’s Olympic campaign ends with shocking loss to China
Paris: Two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen (50kg) bowed out of the Olympic Games after a shock defeat to Asian Games gold-medallist Wu Yu of China here on Thursday. The unseeded Nikhat, who…
- Sports
2024 Paris Olympics: Shooter Swapnil Kusale bags bronze in 50m rifle 3 positions
Chateauroux: Indian shooter Swapnil Kusale clinched the first ever Olympic bronze in 50m rifle 3 positions event, taking the country’s overall tally to three at the ongoing Paris Games here on Thursday.…
- News
Jet fuel price hiked 2%, commercial LPG up Rs 6.5 per cylinder
New Delhi: Jet fuel, or ATF price, on Thursday was hiked 2 per cent and the rate of commercial LPG used by hotels and restaurants by Rs 6.5 per 19-kg cylinder in…
