- India
Shahi Idgah case: Muslim side objects to plea seeking worship at ‘Krishna Koop’
Prayagraj: The Muslim side on Wednesday objected to a plea seeking worship at ‘Krishna Koop’ situated on the Shahi Idgah premises in Mathura and asked the Allahabad High Court that no order…
- India
Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev undergoes emergency brain surgery
New Delhi: Spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev underwent an emergency brain surgery at a private hospital here, a statement from the hospital said on Wednesday. The surgery was carried out on March…
- World
Pakistan not to tolerate cross-border terrorism: PM Shehbaz Sharif
Islamabad: Amidst a spike in terror attacks in Pakistan, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday asserted that his government will not tolerate any acts of cross-border terrorism and that his country would…
- Telangana
Delhi court allows jailed BRS MLC Kavitha to meet sons, mother
New Delhi: A Delhi court has allowed BRS leader K Kavitha, currently in the Enforcement Directorate custody in connection with a money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy, to…
- World
India criticises UfC model for UNSC reform, calls for UN 2.0
United Nations: India has criticised a model for the UN Security Council presented by the Uniting for Consensus group that includes Pakistan, saying it stands against the idea supported by a majority…
- India
Nomination process for first phase of Lok Sabha polls begins
New Delhi: The nomination process for 102 parliamentary constituencies spread across 21 states and Union territories, where polling would be held in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April…
- India
Jan Adhikar Party leader Pappu Yadav joins Congress, merges his outfit
New Delhi: Jan Adhikar Party leader Pappu Yadav joined the Congress on Wednesday and announced the merger of his outfit. A former five-time MP from Bihar, Yadav is the husband of Congress Rajya Sabha MP…
- India
India’s top 1 percent holds 40.1 percent wealth, says study
New Delhi: Inequality in India has skyrocketed since the early 2000s, with the income and wealth share of the top 1 per cent population rising to 22.6 per cent and 40.1 per…
- India
ED faces SC ire for keeping accused in custody without trial in PMLA cases
New Delhi: Keeping an accused in custody without trial is akin to detention which hampers liberty, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday while deprecating the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) practice of filing supplementary…
- India
Need to get out of ‘cult worship’ that Nehru era was ‘great years’: Jaishankar
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday took a critical view of some of the key decisions made by the Jawaharlal Nehru government, and said one needs to get out…
- World
US highlights irregularities in Feb 8 polls in Pakistan
Washington: The US has highlighted irregularities in the February 8 general elections in Pakistan and expressed the US commitment to strengthening the cash-strapped country’s democratic institutions and cooperating to counter terrorist threats.…
- India
Lok Sabha polls crucial for India’s democracy: Yechury
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha polls will be crucial in deciding whether the secular democratic character of the country will be maintained as the last 10 years have witnessed an “assault” on…
- India
Naveen Patnaik trying to emotionally blackmail people of Odisha: Congress
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Sarat Pattanayak alleged that Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik has tried to emotionally blackmail the people of Odisha through an open letter. Just…
- India
Tamilisai Soundararajan rejoins BJP after quitting as Governor
Chennai: Former Telangana Governor, Tamilisai Soundararjan on Wednesday rejoined the BJP in the presence of Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai. Annamalai, referring to “criticism against Tamilisai Soundararajan by Left parties and…
- India
SC grants five-week interim bail to businessman in Delhi Excise policy ‘scam’
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted five-week interim bail to Hyderabad-based businessman Abhishek Boinpally, who has been arrested in a money-laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.…
