- India
First set of citizenship certificates issued under CAA to 14 people
New Delhi: The first set of citizenship certificates under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) was issued Wednesday here to 14 people, starting the process of granting Indian nationality to persecuted non-Muslims migrants…
- India
Chabahar port will benefit entire region: Jaishankar on US warning
Kolkata: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the Chabahar port would benefit the entire region and a “narrow view” should not be taken of it, after the US warned that any country…
- Kolkata
EC operating under Modi’s directions: Mamata at poll rally in Bengal
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister on Wednesday labeled the Election Commission (EC) as a “puppet” operating under the directives of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing an election rally at Chinsurah, Hooghly district,…
- India
India asks Iran to release nearly 40 Indian seafarers from custody
New Delhi: India has asked Iran to release nearly 40 Indian seafarers who were detained from four different merchant ships seized by the Persian Gulf country over the past eight months on…
- India
Congress biased towards Muslims, Modi is towards none: Giriraj
Patna: Union minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday asserted that the Narendra Modi government has never discriminated against Muslims, while charging the Congress-led opposition with a bias in favour of its minority vote…
- India
Congress’ Jairam Ramesh calls Modi ‘outgoing Prime Minister’
Ranchi: Calling Narendra Modi the “outgoing prime minister”, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday claimed the polling held so far clearly indicates that the BJP has been “wiped out” from south…
- India
Deeply saddened: India on death of retired Colonel Kale in Gaza
New Delhi: India on Wednesday said it is “deeply saddened” over the death of Colonel Waibhav Anil Kale (Retd), the Indian national who was working with the UN in Gaza. The Ministry…
- Andhra Pradesh
EC summons AP chief secretary, DGP over post-poll violence in state
New Delhi: Taking cognisance of post-poll violence in Andhra Pradesh, the Election Commission of India has summoned the state’s chief secretary and the DGP on Thursday to “personally explain” the administration’s failure…
- India
India needs to be in strong hands of Modi: Uttarakhand Waqf Board chairman
Dehradun: At a time when the world is on the verge of war, India needs the strong leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttarakhand Waqf Board Chairman Shadab Shams said on Wednesday.…
- India
BJP wants to destroy Constitution, scrap reservation: Rahul Gandhi
Bolangir: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the BJP wants to “destroy” the Constitution and scrap the reservation provided to tribals, Dalits, and backward class. Addressing an election rally in…
- News
Mumbai hoarding collapse: Chances of finding survivors slim, says NDRF
Mumbai: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), which is engaged in the search and rescue operation at the hoarding collapse site in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar, on Wednesday said the number of casualties going…
- India
SC orders release of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared as “invalid in the eyes of law” the arrest of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha in a case under the anti-terror law, and directed that…
- India
14 officials of Hindustan Copper Limited trapped in mine as lift collapses
Jaipur: Fourteen officials and members of a vigilance team of PSU Hindustan Copper Limited were trapped in a mine in Rajasthan’s Neem ka Thana district on Tuesday night when a vertical shaft…
- India
Man dies, another injured while cleaning sewage line at Delhi mall
New Delhi: A 32-year-old man died and another was stated to be serious after they drowned while cleaning a sewage line at a mall here, police said on Tuesday. The deceased was…
- India
Mumbaikars will send Congress to Pak to protect Kasab’s family: Bawankule
Mumbai: Maharashtra BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Tuesday said Mumbai residents will send Congress leaders to Pakistan after the Lok Sabha polls get over in the metropolis on May 20 to protect…
