- India
India asking corruption, dynasty, appeasement to quit India: PM Modi’s swipe at Opposition
New Delhi: Recalling the Quit India movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India is now speaking in one voice against corruption, dynasticism, and appeasement. Modi’s apparent swipe…
- Kerala
LDF govt to move resolution in assembly to urge Centre to rename state as ‘Keralam’
Thiruvananthapuram: The ruling Left government in Kerala will move a resolution in the assembly on Wednesday urging the Centre to rename the state as ‘Keralam’. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will move the…
- India
UP: Gang running ‘sextortion’ racket via gay dating app busted, 6 held
Kanpur: With the arrest of six men, the Uttar Pradesh Police have claimed to have busted a “sextortion” racket being run through a gay dating app in Kanpur. Additional Deputy Commissioner of…
- India
Farmers to receive compensation for crop losses due to floods by Sept 7: Chautala
Chandigarh: Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Tuesday said farmers whose crops were damaged in the recent floods will receive compensation in their bank accounts by September 7. The Jannayak Janata…
- India
Man kills mother-in-law for not allowing his wife to leave with him in Udaipur
Jaipur: A man allegedly strangled his mother-in-law to death after she refused to allow his wife from leaving with him in Rajasthan’s Udaipur, police said on Tuesday. The man allegedly carried out…
- India
Umesh Pal murder case: UP Police declares Guddu Muslim absconder
Prayagraj: Police on Tuesday declared Guddu Muslim, a member of the Atiq Ahmed gang and an accused in the Umesh Pal murder case, an absconder. Umesh Pal, the main witness in the…
- India
BJP criticises Nitish for predicting end of the world in 100 years
Patna: The opposition BJP in Bihar on Tuesday charged Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with having made the state a “laughing stock” by predicting that the world would come to an end in…
- India
No govt job for people accused of sex crimes in Rajasthan: CM
Jaipur: The Rajasthan government has decided to “ban” people accused of rape and other sex crimes from government jobs, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said Tuesday amid an outcry over the rape and…
- India
Late Oommen Chandy’s son as Congress candidate for bypoll
Thiruvananthapuram: Hours after the Election Commission declared September 5 as the date for the bypoll to Puthuppally assembly constituency in Kottayam district, the Congress announced Chandy Oommen — son of late Kerala CM…
- India
Public outcry won’t affect our decisions: SC on Bilkis case convicts’ remission case
New Delhi: “Public outcry will not affect our judicial decisions,” the Supreme Court asserted on Tuesday, as it began weighing the legality of the remission granted to all the 11 convicts in…
- India
Sparks fly in Lok Sabha over political upheaval in Maharashtra
New Delhi: Sparks flew in the Lok Sabha over the political upheaval in Maharashtra as NCP leader Supriya Sule accused the BJP of toppling nine state governments during its nine years in…