- India
VHP, Bajrang Dal activists hold protest in Delhi against Haryana clashes; traffic affected
New Delhi: Activists of Vishva Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal held protests at multiple places in the national capital on Wednesday against the communal violence in Haryana’s Nuh and Gurugram, causing traffic…
- India
Opposition leaders meet President Murmu on Manipur issue
New Delhi: Opposition leaders on Wednesday met President Droupadi Murmu here to seek her intervention on the Manipur issue. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge had sought time from President Murmu on behalf of…
- India
Manipur: Curfew relaxation period increased by one hour in twin Imphal districts
Imphal: The Manipur government has extended the curfew relaxation period by one hour in Imphal East and West districts in view of improvement in law and order situation, an official statement said.…
- India
Sibal takes ‘achche din’ dig at BJP over Haryana clashes, Manipur violence
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Wednesday took a swipe at the BJP over the Maharashtra train firing incident, clashes in Haryana and the violence in Manipur, asking if these…
- Sports
Giving youngsters exposure: said Hardik on Rohit, Kohli being rested
Tarouba: Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya said stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli needed to be rested for the second and third ODIs against West Indies to help India give opportunities to youngsters…
- World
US completes second lottery round for H-1B visa, successful candidates notified
Washington: The US has completed a second round of random lottery selection for the much sought-after H-1B work visa for foreign guest workers and the successful applicants have been notified, according to…
- India
Rajasthan: Staffer of Congress MLA accused of raping woman after promising her job
Jaipur: A 43-year-old woman in Alwar has accused a staffer of Congress MLA Babulal Bairwa of raping her two years ago by promising her a job as an Anganwadi. In a complaint…
- India
Rajiv Gandhi had ‘Mr Clean’ image, PM Modi enjoys same reputation: Ajit Pawar
Pune: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has said late Rajiv Gandhi was known as `Mr Clean’, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi enjoys the same reputation. Pawar, who split the Nationalist Congress…
- India
SC to hear pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370 from today
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear from August 2 a batch of petitions challenging abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution that bestowed special status on the erstwhile state…
- India
Bihar village cries for justice as young cleric killed in Gurugram attack
Sitamarhi: Following the death of a young naib imam of a Gurugram mosque in a mob attack, his village in Bihar has sought justice. Cries for ‘justice’ rent the air at Maniyadih,…
- Sports
Pak agree to play with India on Oct 14, will be pitted against SL on Oct 10
Karachi: The marquee World Cup clash between India and Pakistan will be held in Ahmedabad on October 14, instead of originally scheduled date October 15 as PCB has agreed with ICC and…
- India
Asaduddin Owaisi terms amendments to RBD Act as ‘backdoor NRC’
New Delhi: AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday described the government as ‘Jhaanku Uncle’ (peeping Tom) as he opposed the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill contending that it violated the…
- Telangana
Maharashtra: KCR demands Bharat Ratna for social reformer Annabhau Sathe
Mumbai: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday said he will write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to confer Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian award, on noted Marathi poet and…
- India
Violence in name of religion cannot be tolerated in 21st-century India: Kharge
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said violence in the name of religion cannot be tolerated in 21st-century India and the coming generations will have to bear the consequences if…
- India
Train firing: Slain RPF officer Meena’s body sent to his native place in Rajasthan
Mumbai: The mortal remains of Railway Protection Force Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Tikaram Meena, gunned down allegedly by a junior colleague, were wrapped in the tricolour and dispatched to his native place in…
