- India
Sandeshkhali: ISF MLA arrested, Congress delegation stopped
Kolkata: Police on Tuesday arrested Indian Secular Front (ISF) MLA Nausad Siddique and prevented senior state Congress leaders from heading towards the trouble-torn Sandeshkhali in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district. However,…
- India
Congress leader Kamal Nath says buzz of his switch over created by media
Chhindwara: Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath on Tuesday said the speculation of his switch over to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was created by the media as he never made such…
- India
PM Modi announces names of astronauts of Gaganyaan human space flight mission
Thiruvananthapuram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Tuesday the names of the four astronauts who are undergoing training for the country’s maiden human space flight mission, Gaganyaan. The four astronauts are —…
- Sports
Shami undergoes ankle surgery, set to miss IPL
New Delhi: Senior India pacer Mohammed Shami has undergone a successful surgery on his left achilles tendon, which rules him out of next month’s Indian Premier League and possibly the T20 World…
- Pakistan
Imran Khan’s party to call ‘parallel’ Punjab Assembly session to elect CM: Report
Lahore: Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s party plans to call a “parallel” Punjab Assembly session to elect the chief minister, speaker and deputy speaker, claiming that newly-elected chief minister Maryam Nawaz…
- India
SP MLA Manoj Kumar Pandey resigns as chief whip in UP Assembly
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party MLA Manoj Kumar Pandey on Tuesday resigned from the post of party chief whip a day after he skipped a meeting called by party chief Akhilesh Yadav on the…
- India
Ensure women get permanent commission as coast guards: SC to Centre
New Delhi: Declaring that women cannot be left out, the Supreme Court on Monday, February 26, told the Centre to ensure that women are granted permanent commission in the Indian Coast Guard…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Construction firm director held for consuming drugs
Hyderabad: A city-based construction and real estate firm director was arrested for allegedly consuming cocaine during a party at a star hotel here, police said on Monday, February 26. On receipt of credible…
- India
Karnataka: Cong shifts MLAs to hotel amid cross-voting fears in RS polls
Bengaluru: The Congress on Monday, February 26, shifted all its MLAs to a hotel ahead of the biennial election to fill four vacancies from Karnataka in Rajya Sabha apparently to keep the…
- India
Rajasthan minister calls Mughal emperor Akbar tyrant, rapist
Jodhpur: In a provocative remark, Rajasthan’s Education Minister Madan Dilawar has said Mughal emperor Akbar was not great but “a tyrant and rapist.” Akbar used to get girls from bazaars and rape…
- India
Rape survivor shot at by rapist, aides in Rajasthan; 3 arrested
Jaipur: A 25-year-old rape survivor was seriously injured when she was shot at and attacked with a sharp-edged weapon by a man accused of raping her and his two accomplices in Kotputli-Behror district…
- India
INDIA bloc run by parties who made money from scams: Amit Shah
Silvassa: The opposition INDIA bloc is an alliance of parties run by seven families who filled their pockets with scam-tainted money and worked only for their kin, Union Minister Amit Shah said on…
- India
Gold price falls by Rs 100 to Rs 62,950; Silver slumps Rs 400
New Delhi: Gold prices slipped Rs 100 to Rs 62,950 per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday, February 26, amid a fall in the precious metal’s prices in the international…
- India
India seeks permanent solution on public food stocks at Abu Dhabi WTO meet
New Delhi: India on Monday called on WTO members to find a permanent solution to the long-pending public food stockpile issue, saying it is directly related to achieving the sustainable development goal…
- World
UK PM Rishi Sunak forced to defend his party on Islamophobia claims
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was on Monday forced to defend the Conservatives against allegations of Islamophobia as the row over a Tory MP’s remarks against London Mayor Sadiq Khan continued…
