- India
Congress claims BJP govt reversed decision on GST on Gangajal following its protest
New Delhi: The Congress claimed on Tuesday that the BJP government had imposed an 18 per cent GST on ‘Gangajal’ – the water of the holy Ganga river – but reversed the…
- Andhra Pradesh
Skill Development Corporation scam: SC declines interim bail to ex-AP CM Naidu
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied interim bail to former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu and said it will pronounce its verdict on his plea…
- Photos
ICC World Cup 2023: South Africa vs Netherlands
Dharamshala: South Africa’s Marco Jansen celebrates with teammate Aiden Markram after taking the wicket of Netherlands’ Teja Nidamanuru during the ICC Mens Cricket World Cup 2023 match between South Africa and Netherlands,…
- India
SC order on same-sex marriage evokes mixed response from LGBTQ activists
Kolkata: The Supreme Court judgment on the legality of same-sex marriage elicited mixed responses from LGBTQ activists, with one section hailing parts of the Constitution Bench’s order, while others expressing dissatisfaction as…
- Photos
69th National Film Awards
New Delhi: Actors Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor during the 69th National Film Awards at Vigyan Bhavan, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav) New Delhi: Actor Pankaj Tripathi…
- India
More than 1,000 Indians flown back from Israel: MoS Muraleedharan
Pune: Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Tuesday said between 1,000 and 1,200 Indians have been brought back to India by special flights so far. There are approximately…
- India
CBI books man for posing as PMO official, threatening promoters of hospital chain
New Delhi: The CBI has booked a man for impersonating a high-ranking official of the Prime Minister’s Office and allegedly trying to force an eye hospital chain to “forget” more than Rs…
- Hyderabad
Brigade Enterprises acquires land parcel in Hyderabad for Rs 660 cr
New Delhi: Realty firm Brigade Enterprises has bought a 9.71-acre land parcel in Hyderabad for Rs 660 crore to expand its business. The company said it successfully bid in an e-auction conducted…
- India
VHP welcomes SC verdict on same-sex marriages
New Delhi: The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court’s refusal to grant legal recognition to same-sex marriages and said the court’s decision to not give “homosexuals” the right to…
- India
Zoonotic diseases area of concern: Union health secretary
New Delhi: Zoonotic diseases are an area of concern, Union Health Secretary Sudhansh Pant said on Tuesday, stressing that 75 percent of the newly-emerging infectious diseases that have affected people over the…
- India
Punjab: Priests at gurdwara disqualified for performing same-sex wedding
Amritsar: The Akal Takht has disqualified the priests at a Bathinda gurdwara from performing religious services after they performed a same-sex wedding at the shrine last month. The decision was announced by…
- World
Sikh teen assaulted in New York for wearing turban: Police
New York: In a suspected hate crime, a 19-year-old Sikh was assaulted and injured in New York for wearing a turban while travelling in a shuttle bus, the police said. The attack…
- Entertainment
Documentary on Hamas massacre at Israel’s Supernova music festival in the works
Los Angeles: Israeli production company SIPUR is working on a documentary that will recount the tragic and horrific details of the terror attack on the Supernova Music Festival near Gaza border by…
- India
Aim to send first Indian to Moon by 2040: PM Modi to scientists
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked scientists to aim to send the first Indian to the Moon by 2040 and set up an Indian space station by 2035, according…
- India
MP Cong manifesto promises Rs 25L health insurance cover to all
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath on Tuesday released the party’s manifesto for the upcoming state assembly polls, making a slew of promises including Rs 25 lakh health insurance cover to all…
