- India
Journalist shot dead in Bihar; CM expresses concern, Oppn flays govt
Araria: A journalist was shot dead by unidentified people in the Araria district of Bihar early on Friday, police said. Vimal Kumar Yadav (35), who worked for a Hindi daily, was killed…
- Pakistan
Attacks on churches, Christians’ homes: Pak police arrest 2 main suspects
Lahore: Pakistani police have arrested two prime suspects involved in the unprecedented attacks on 21 churches and nearly three dozen homes of the minority Christian community over blasphemy allegations, Punjab caretaker Chief…
- India
Manipur govt seeks report over display of firearms at ‘unofficial’ I-Day parade
Imphal: The Manipur government has sought a report from the Churachandpur deputy commissioner and superintendent of police over the display of sophisticated firearms by a group of people at an “unofficial” Independence Day…
- Bangalore
India’s first state-of-the-art 3D post office opens in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: India’s first 3D-printed post office built with a robotic printer using 3D printing technology that deposits concrete layer-by-layer in accordance with computerised 3D model drawing input was inaugurated in the city…
- Telangana
Rs 50K fee levied on Telangana Cong candidates contesting elections
Hyderabad: The Telangana Congress will start accepting applications from candidates planning to contest the state Assembly elections, which will be held towards the end of the year, beginning Friday, a senior party…
- India
Out of 225 RS MPs, 75 face criminal charges: Report
New Delhi: Out of the 225 sitting Rajya Sabha MPs, 75 have declared criminal cases against themselves, with four facing charges of crimes against women, a new report revealed on Friday. In…
- India
Teesta Setalvad blames IISc admin for preventing her from holding meet on its campus
Bengaluru: Human rights activist Teesta Setalvad on Friday said she was prevented from delivering a lecture at the premier Indian Institute of Science as the administration cancelled the meeting at the last…
- India
Karnataka: Hindu groups, BJP condemn halt on funds for renovation of temples
Bengaluru: The Congress-led Karnataka government’s decision to stop releasing funds for renovation and development work of temples has led to widespread condemnation by Hindu organisations and the BJP. An order in connection…
- India
Manipur: Mutilated bodies of 3 found in fresh violence after 2 weeks of peace
Imphal: In a fresh round of violence in ethnic strife-torn Manipur, mutilated bodies of three youths were found following heavy gunfire at Kuki Thowai village in Ukhrul district on Friday, officials said.…
- India
RBI bars banks from levying penal interest
Mumbai: Concerned over the practice of banks and Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) using penal interest as a revenue enhancement tool, the Reserve Bank on Friday came out with modified norms, under which…
- India
Police constable rapes woman in Rajasthan’s Dausa, cops let him go
Jaipur: A police constable was tied to a cot and thrashed by locals after he allegedly raped a woman in Rajasthan’s Dausa district, officials said on Friday. However, Constable Mahesh Kumar Gurjar…
- India
Article 370: SC questions issuance of constitutional orders for J-K post 1957
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the issuance of several constitutional orders which allowed provisions of the Indian Constitution to be applied in Jammu and Kashmir post 1957. The top…
- India
Unacademy sacks teacher who appealed students to vote for educated candidates
New Delhi: Edtech firm Unacademy has sacked a teacher, identified as Karan Sangwan, who appealed students to vote for educated candidates. Sangwan has started his own YouTube channel and announced that he…
- Pakistan
Pakistan’s elections postponed for new constituency delimitation
Islamabad: Pakistan’s election commission on Thursday decided to conduct a fresh delimitation of Constituencies on the basis of the new census, delaying the general elections which were scheduled to be held within…
- India
Maha Cong chief Patole & Uddhav Thackeray discuss INDIA meet preps
Mumbai: Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole and his party colleagues on Thursday met Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray to discuss preparations for the meeting of opposition bloc INDIA in Mumbai on…
