- India
Disease of unemployment has taken form of epidemic in India: Rahul
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday claimed that the “disease of unemployment” has taken the form of an epidemic in India, and alleged that the…
- India
Excise case: SC to deliver on Friday verdict on Kejriwal’s plea challenging arrest by ED
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to deliver on Friday its verdict on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case…
- India
BJP demands Kejriwal resign on moral ground, AAP retorts
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday said the entire country is waiting for Arvind Kejriwal to resign on moral grounds for being jailed in the excise policy scam, while the AAP said…
- India
SC collegium recommends two names for elevation as apex court judges
New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Thursday recommended to the Centre the names of high court judges N Kotiswar Singh and R…
- India
Mamata to meet Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar, Akhilesh Yadav in Mumbai
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she will meet Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and NCP leader Sharad Pawar in Mumbai on Friday to discuss the present political situation in…
- Sports
Sachin Tendulkar ‘best batter’ to bowl to, says England legend James Anderson
London: England fast bowling great James Anderson, who is into his final few days as an international cricketer, enjoyed his battles against Sachin Tendulkar the most over the course of his remarkably…
- India
Oppn will win 225 seats in Maharashtra assembly polls, says Sharad Pawar
Mumbai: The opposition will win 225 of 288 Maharashtra assembly seats in polls scheduled for later in the year, Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar said on Thursday. Addressing party workers,…
- Middle East
India’s UltraTech acquires additional 25% stake in UAE-based RAK Cement
New Delhi: Leading cement manufacturer UltraTech Cement on Wednesday announced the acquisition of an additional 25 per cent stake in UAE-based RAKWCT, taking its total holding to 54.39 per cent. Following this,…
- India
Mann urges Punjab farmers to plant saplings in fields to increase green cover
Chandigarh: Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday urged the state’s farmers to plant at least four saplings in their fields to enhance Punjab’s green cover. He made the appeal during a meeting…
- Pakistan
Pak court says actions of Imran Khan similar to that of a ‘terrorist’
Lahore: An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Thursday said the actions of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan were similar to that of a “terrorist” in a case linked to the May…
- India
SC to hear on Friday plea seeking probe into Hathras stampede
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Friday a petition seeking a probe into the recent Hathras stampede that left 121 dead. The plea has sought the appointment of…
- India
17 doctors dismissed over absence from work in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Thursday dismissed 17 doctors for remaining absent from duty without information. In a post on X, Pathak, who also holds the medical and…
- India
Security agencies seize Chinese shipment of banned chemicals for Pakistan at TN port
Chennai: Security agencies have seized a Chinese shipment of internationally banned chemicals, apparently intended for Pakistan’s biological and chemical warfare program, at a port in Tamil Nadu, officials said on Thursday. The…
- World
British Indian MPs swear oath on ‘Bhagavad Gita’, ‘Gutka’, ‘Bible’
London: Newly elected Indian-origin MPs to the House of Commons have been pledging their allegiance to the British Crown as a symbol of loyalty to the country, choosing to swear on holy…
- Mumbai
BMW crash: Sena leader’s son Mihir Shah was drunk, say Mumbai cops
Mumbai: The main accused in the BMW hit-and-run case Mihir Shah was under the influence of alcohol when the horrific incident, in which one woman was killed, took place, a Mumbai police…
