- World
UK PM Sunak summons Scotland Yard chief over pro-Palestinian protests
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has summoned the Scotland Yard chief for a meeting on Wednesday to hold him “accountable” for policing plans for protests over the coming Remembrance weekend when…
- India
Process refunds related to air tickets booked during Covid lockdown: Govt
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday directed online travel aggregators to process pending refunds related to air ticket bookings during the coronavirus lockdown period by the third week of November. In the…
- Kashmir
People should be told reasons behind mobile internet suspension in J-K areas: Omar
Srinagar: After mobile internet was shut in some areas of Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah said on Wednesday that the authorities should tell people…
- India
UGC puts out norms for establishment & operation of foreign varsities in India
New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Wednesday notified the regulations for foreign universities to set up and operate their campuses in India. “The regulations aim to facilitate the entry of…
- India
QS World University rankings: India surpasses China with more varsities in list
New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay has retained its top position in India in the QS World University Rankings-Asia and India has surpassed China in the number of ranked…
- News
Couple among 4 arrested from Andhra for human trafficking: Delhi Police
New Delhi: The Delhi Police has arrested four people, including a man and his wife, from Andhra Pradesh for their alleged involvement in trafficking of two girls, officials said on Wednesday. Both…
- Telangana
Telangana polls: Cong appoints Ramesh Chennithala as senior observer
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday appointed its leader from Kerala Ramesh Chennithala as senior observer for the Telangana assembly election. It also appointed more observers for some Lok Sabha seats in…
- India
Priyanka urges people to avoid voting on religious lines, slams BJP
Dewas: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday targeted the ruling BJP saying the issue of religion is raked up during the elections, and urged people to avoid giving their votes…
- Delhi
Severe category: Delhi’s air quality dips drastically due to stubble burning
New Delhi: Air quality in Delhi and its suburbs dropped to the ‘severe’ category again on Wednesday with smoke from post-harvest paddy straw burning in neighbouring states accounting for over one-third of…
- India
Jaipur blasts: SC says Raj govt’s plea for stay of acquittal verdict ‘unheard of’
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday termed as “unheard of” the Rajasthan government’s plea seeking a stay of the high court verdict acquitting four men who were handed down a death…
- India
Assam Cong MLA Aftabuddin Mollah arrested for making communal statements
Guwahati: Assam Congress MLA Aftabuddin Mollah was on Wednesday arrested for his alleged “hate speech” targeting a community at a public meeting, a senior police official said. The opposition lawmaker was picked…
- Bangalore
Karnataka HC grants bail to Murugha math pontiff in POCSO case
Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday granted bail to Shivamurthy Sharana, the pontiff of the Chitradurga Murugharajendra Bruhan Math who has been in custody since September last year, facing charges…
- India
L K Advani turns 96; PM Modi, Shah and other BJP leaders greet him
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a host of senior leaders on Wednesday greeted BJP stalwart L K Advani on his birthday and said he is a beacon of integrity and…
- India
BJP MP Dubey says Lokpal has ordered CBI probe against Mahua Moitra
New Delhi: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Wednesday said the Lokpal has ordered a CBI probe against TMC MP Mahua Moitra on his complaint of alleged corruption by her. This comes days…
- Telangana
Telangana’s future will suffer in wrong hands, KCR warns voters
Hyderabad: BRS supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday said the pace of development in Telangana would be affected if the state went into the hands of undeserving people. Addressing an election rally…
