- India
DU extends last date to file nominations for students’ union elections to September 14
New Delhi: The Delhi University has extended the last date to file nomination papers for the students’ union elections by two days, it said in a circular. The last date to file…
- India
Eight-year-old girl abducted, sexually assaulted in Kerala; suspect caught
Kochi: An eight-year-old girl, the daughter of migrant labourers from Bihar, was allegedly abducted, sexually assaulted and abandoned in a paddy field near Aluva here on Thursday, following which the police captured…
- Business
RBI resisted govt push for Rs 3 lakh cr transfer in 2018: Viral Acharya
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank (RBI) resisted a “raid” planned by some in the government to extract Rs 2-3 lakh crore from its balance sheet in 2018 to meet populist spending in…
- India
Won’t oppose separate Barak land if people of valley desire so: Himanta
Silchar: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said his government is ready to discuss the proposal of a separate Barak land if the people of the valley want it. “If…
- Kashmir
Congress stages march to mark 1st anniversary of Bharat Jodo Yatra in Srinagar
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of Congress party staged a peaceful march in Srinagar on Thursday to commemorate the first anniversary of the Bharat Jodo Yatra. The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh…
- India
‘Conspiracy’ against reservation very much alive in RSS’ mind: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday alleged that a “conspiracy” against reservation is “very much alive” in the mind of the RSS and termed a “clarification” Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat’s remarks that…
- Sports
Pressure on ‘unsettled’ India to win World Cup at home: Shoaib Akhtar
New Delhi: Playing at home, and with intense media scrutiny, will put the Indian cricket team under a lot of pressure in the upcoming World Cup, feels former Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib…
- India
Views on Sanatan Dharma expose real face of INDIA bloc, says Scindia
Gwalior: Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday said the view that Sanatan Dharma should be eradicated exposes the real face of the INDIA alliance. He also alleged that this grouping of 28…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Shivakumar asks state BJP to exert pressure on PM on Mekedatu
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday asked BJP leaders of the state to exert pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to get approval for the Mekedatu balancing reservoir…
- India
Sanatana Dharma row: Cong says it does not agree with DMK leaders’ comments
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday said it did not agree with the remarks of DMK leaders Udhayanidhi Stalin and A Raja on Sanatan Dharma and asserted the party believed in “sarvadharma…
- Pakistan
Pak making efforts to woo more Sikh, Hindu pilgrims from India: Minister
Lahore: Pakistan’s caretaker Religious Affairs Minister Aneeq Ahmed on Thursday said the country has initiated efforts to increase the number of Sikh and Hindu pilgrims from India as their numbers have dwindled…
- Delhi
Chehlum procession not communal protest: Delhi Police debunks false news
New Delhi: Delhi Police on Thursday cautioned against rumours being spread on social media by “wrongly projecting” Chehlum procession as a communal protest ahead of the G20 Summit. The Shia Muslim community…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Kishan Reddy slams BRS over home guard self-immolation incident
Hyderabad: The BRS government in Telangana failed to fulfil the promises made and assurances given to home guards with regard to improving their working conditions, Union Minister for Tourism G Kishan Reddy…
- India
A Raja’s remarks against Sanatan Dharma reflect INDIA bloc’s Hinduphobia: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday described DMK leader A Raja’s remarks against Sanatan Dharma as “outrageous and vitriolic” and slammed the opposition parties, saying Raja’s comments reflect the INDIA bloc’s “mental…
- News
Congress silent over denigration of Hindu faith: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Patna: Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad Thursday charged the Congress top leadership with maintaining “silence” over controversial remarks about the Hindu faith made by some of its own leaders, besides Tamil…
