- India
Telangana: Chidambaram slams BJP for raids on Congress candidates
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday accused the BJP-led Centre of misusing investigating agencies during elections and cited the example of Telangana where he said at least four candidates…
- India
Uttarakhand tunnel: Option of manual drilling being considered
Uttarkashi: With the auger machine encountering hurdles in the rubble time and again, rescuers are considering switching over to manual drilling at the Silkyara tunnel where 41 labourers have been trapped for…
- India
Kharge exudes confidence over Congress win in Raj, MP, Chhattisgarh, Telangana
Hyderabad: AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday expressed confidence that his party would win the assembly polls in the states of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana. Addressing an election rally at…
- India
Mahadev app: `courier’ alleges frame-up, denies delivering cash to anyone
Raipur: An alleged courier arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Mahadev betting app case on Friday submitted before a special court here that he had been framed up as part…
- Bangalore
Mortal remains of Captain Pranjal, who died fighting terrorists, land in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: The mortal remains of Captain M V Pranjal who was killed during an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, arrived in the city on Friday. The 29-year-old from 63 Rashtriya…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP govt to begin comprehensive caste census on Dec 9: Information Minister
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government will begin a comprehensive caste census on December 9 to enumerate all castes, Information and Public Relations Minister C Srinivasa Venugopala Krishna said on Friday. Noting that…
- India
UN peacekeepers from 16 countries undergo training in India
New Delhi: The Centre for United Nations Peacekeeping-India conducted a course for military officers of 16 friendly foreign countries and the Indian Army to enhance leadership skills, tactical thinking and operational effectiveness,…
- Top Stories
Govt to assist people in filing FIRs against social media firms for deepfakes
New Delhi: The government will assist people in filing FIRs against social media platforms in case they are aggrieved by objectionable content like deepfakes that are in violation of IT rules. Union…
- India
UP man files police complaint against Mitchell Marsh for putting feet on WC trophy
Aligarh: A leader of an activist group has filed a police complaint against Australian cricketer Mitchell Marsh for putting his feet on the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup trophy, police here said…
- World
World Hindu Congress renounces ‘Hinduism’, embraces ‘Hindutva’
Bangkok: The World Hindu Congress on Friday renounced the word Hinduism, contending that the term reflected oppressive and discriminatory, and embraced Hindutva and Hindu Dharma to refer to the “eternal” religion. The…
- India
Drilling at Silkyara tunnel on hold for another day, 41 trapped workers await rescue
Uttarkashi: Drilling at the collapsed Silkyara tunnel to evacuate 41 workers trapped inside for 12 days was yet resume Friday evening, a day after it was put on hold following a snag.…
- Kashmir
Friday prayers disallowed at Jamia Masjid for 7 weeks in a row: Anjuman Auqaf
Srinagar: Anjuman Auqaf, the management body of the Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta here, alleged that the Jammu and Kashmir administration did not allow the Friday prayers for the seventh consecutive week. “The…
- India
Adani-Hindenburg row: No reason to discredit SEBI, says SC, reserves order
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said it has no reason to “discredit” SEBI, which probed allegations against the Adani group, as there was no material before it to doubt what…
- India
Closely monitoring H9N2 respiratory illness breakout in China: Centre
New Delhi: The Union health ministry on Friday said it is closely monitoring the outbreak of H9N2 and clusters of respiratory illness in children in northern China. There is a low risk…
- India
UP: Woman climbs mobile tower to convince man to marry her
Gorakhpur: A 20-year-old woman climbed onto a mobile tower in Uttar Pradesh’s Maharajganj district to profess her love for a man and convince him to marry her, police said on Friday. To…
