- India
Opposition seeks visit by all-party delegation to Manipur as Shah chairs all-party meet
New Delhi: An all-party meeting convened by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday had a detailed discussion on the situation in Manipur during which several opposition parties sought an all-party delegation…
- India
Raising concerns over UCC, over 30 tribal bodies to meet in Ranchi on Sunday
Ranchi: Representatives of more than 30 tribal organisations will gather in Ranchi on Sunday to discuss the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), which they fear will dilute the tribal customary laws. Since the…
- Pakistan
Pak Court acquits former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in 37-year-old ‘bribe’ case
Lahore: A Pakistani court on Saturday acquitted former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in a 37-year-old case related to him allegedly transferring a “precious state land” to one of the country’s leading media…
- India
PM Modi’s US visit will take bilateral ties to next level: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday said the “substantive outcomes and achievements” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “landmark” state visit to the US will critically define the Indo-US relationship and take it to…
- India
Uddhav says sat next to Mehbooba Mufti on purpose; attacks Fadnavis
Mumbai: Under attack from the Bharatiya Janata Party for sitting next to People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti at the Opposition meeting in Patna, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday…
- Middle East
PM Narendra Modi arrives in Egypt on two-day state visit
Cairo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Saturday for a two-day state visit during which he will hold talks with the Egyptian leadership, including President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, as the two…
- India
NRC will be implemented in Jharkhand if BJP voted to power next year: Raghubar Das
Jamshedpur: Former Jharkhand chief minister and BJP leader Raghubar Das on Saturday said that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) will be implemented in the state, if the saffron party is voted…
- Telangana
In meeting with Union minister, KTR demands MGNREGA-like job scheme for urban poor
New Delhi: Telangana minister and BRS working president K T Rama Rao demanded an MGNREGA-like job guarantee scheme for the urban poor in his meeting with Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister…
- Mumbai
New Bombay HC bench to hear G N Saibaba’s appeal from July 17
Nagpur: The appeal filed by former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba and four others against their conviction in a Maoist links case will be heard by a new bench of the…
- India
Omicron-specific mRNA-based booster vaccine launched
New Delhi: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday launched an Omicron-specific mRNA-based booster vaccine for Covid. GEMCOVAC-OM is India’s first mRNA vaccine developed using the indigenous platform technology by Gennova, with funding…
- India
Violence in UP after police try to remove illegally installed Ambedkar statue
Bhadohi: A group of people on Saturday pelted stones at police personnel when try tried to remove a statue of B R Ambedkar that was allegedly illegally installed overnight, leaving two cops…
- India
Govt nod to hike in wage of Coal India non-executive employees
Kolkata: The Coal Ministry has said it approved a wage revision agreement that was reached with trade unions for non-executive employees of Coal India Limited. The agreement provides for a 19 per…
- Andhra Pradesh
Video: 10 TDP leaders suffer minor injuries as stage collapses
Nuziveedu: As many as 10 leaders of the opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP), including former home minister Nimmakayala Chinnarajappa, suffered minor injuries after the stage put up for a public meeting collapsed,…
- World
Wagner mercenary group seizes military facilities in 2 Russian cities
Moscow: Amid an alleged rebellion, the Russian Wagner mercenary group on Saturday claimed to have seized military facilities in the cities of Rostov and Voronezh, despite President Vladimir Putin’s order to neutralise…
- India
Govt holds all-party meet on Manipur
New Delhi: An all-party meeting, convened by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, began here on Saturday to discuss the prevailing situation in Manipur. Nearly 120 people lost their lives and over 3,000…
