- India
SC notice to Centre on disabled doctor’s plea seeking admission in PG course
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sought the response of the Centre and others on a plea filed by a doctor with locomotor disability seeking admission in a postgraduate medical course under…
- Bangalore
Karnataka govt to provide security to writers who received ‘threat letters’
Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday said a group of writers and intellectuals in the state have written to him saying they have received threats to their life, following which…
- World
China attracts South Asian nations to join ‘express train’ for economic growth
Beijing: China has urged South Asian countries to get on board its “express train” and receive a share of the dividends of its economic growth. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said this…
- India
Majority of Indian Muslims converted from Hinduism: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Jammu: DPAP chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad said a majority of Indian Muslims have converted from Hinduism, adding that an example could be found in the Kashmir Valley where a majority of Kashmiri Pandits…
- India
Congress appoints Surjewala in charge of poll-bound MP, Ajai Rai as UP unit chief
New Delhi: Effecting an organisational shake-up, the Congress on Thursday appointed former MLA Ajay Rai as the chief of the party’s Uttar Pradesh unit and Randeep Surjewala as general secretary in charge…
- India
ISIS module case: NIA seizes ‘incriminating material’ from Shamil Nachan’s house
Mumbai: The NIA on Thursday searched the house of Shamil Saquib Nachan, arrested last week in the Pune ISIS module case, near here and recovered “incriminating material” that reveals the terror organisation’s…
- India
Verification of SIM card dealers mandatory to curb frauds: Ashwini Vaishnaw
New Delhi: In a bid to check digital frauds, the government has made verification of dealers selling SIM cards mandatory and discontinued the provision of issuing bulk connections, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw…
- India
Karnataka: Political row erupts over decision to release Cauvery water to TN
Bengaluru: Taking strong exception to the Karnataka government’s decision to release Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu, opposition BJP and JD(S) have accused the Congress dispensation of ‘betraying’ the people of the state…
- Telangana
Not just Assembly polls, BRS should also sweep LS seats in Telangana: KTR
Hyderabad: Ruling BRS Working President K T Rama Rao on Thursday said the party should sweep not just the coming Assembly polls in Telangana but also the Lok Sabha seats in the…
- India
Bilkis Bano case: SC questions Gujarat’s ‘selective’ remission policy
New Delhi: State governments should not be selective in granting remission to convicts and the opportunity to reform and reintegrate with society should be given to every prisoner, the Supreme Court Thursday…
- Delhi
Brinda Karat moves SC on hate speeches by VHP, Bajrang Dal leaders
New Delhi: CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking to intervene in a pending plea which has alleged “blatant hate speeches” calling for killing Muslims and their social…
- India
Yechury-led CPI-M delegation to visit Manipur from Aug 18-20
New Delhi: A four-member delegation headed by CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury will be visiting restive Manipur from August 18 to 20, the party said in a statement. Besides Yechury, the delegation…
- Delhi
Court dismisses Hyderabad bizman’s interim bail plea in Delhi Excise policy case
New Delhi: A court here on Thursday dismissed an application of Hyderabad-based businessman Arun Ramchandra Pillai seeking interim bail in a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam…
- Pakistan
Pakistan probing attacks on churches, Christians homes; 100 held
Lahore: Pakistani authorities have arrested more than 100 people in connection with the unprecedented mob attack on 21 churches of the Christian community in Punjab province even as the government on Thursday…
- World
British Museum in London sacks staffer after precious historic treasures stolen
London: The British Museum, one of London’s premier tourist attractions with thousands of precious artefacts on display, has sacked a staffer pending legal action after several treasures from a storeroom were found…
