- India
Ajay Banga becomes World Bank chief unopposed
Washington: Indian-American business leader Ajay Banga was on Wednesday appointed as the next President of the World Bank, which said it looks forward to working with him on the World Bank Group…
- India
Khattar announces bus service to Haryana village after elderly woman complains
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s visit on Wednesday to Thana in Kurukshetra has ensured that government buses now won’t skip the stop at the village. During an interaction with Thana…
- India
Manifestos of Congress, BJP add zest to Karnataka Assembly election campaigning
Bengaluru: The Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress manifestos have provided much zest to electioneering for the May 10 Karnataka assembly polls, which was initially thought to be a bland battle without much…
- India
Rains lash several parts of HP, higher altitudes received snowfall
Shimla: Heavy rains lashed several parts of Himachal Pradesh while the higher altitudes received fresh snowfall as the maximum temperature in the state plunged six to 14 notches below normal on Wednesday,…
- India
BJP can be defeated nationally only when it is defeated in states: Sachin Pilot
Jaipur: Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Wednesday said the BJP can be defeated at the national level only when it is defeated in the states and asked “everyone” to work together…
- India
Cong’s Priyank Kharge, BJP’s Yatnal get EC notices over ‘nalayak’, ‘vishkanya’ remarks
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday issued notices to Congress MLA Priyank Kharge for his “nalayak beta” remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and to BJP legislator Basangouda Patil Yatnal for…
- India
Say ‘Jai Bajrangbali’ while casting vote, PM says in Karnataka; Cong calls it attempt to polarise
Ankola: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged the people of Karnataka to say ‘Jai Bajrangbali’ when they cast their vote to “punish” the Congress for its “culture of abuse”, as BJP…
- Andhra Pradesh
SC sets aside HC stay on SIT probe in Amaravati land case
New Delhi: In a shot in the arm for the Jagan Mohan Reddy government, the Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside an Andhra Pradesh High Court order which had stayed an SIT…
- Delhi
Documentary row: Delhi court summons BBC, others on defamation complaint
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday issued summonses to the BBC, Wikimedia and Internet Archive on a criminal complaint filed by a BJP leader seeking to restrain them from publishing a…
- India
BJP’s B P Yatnal gets EC notice for ‘vishkanya’ remak against Sonia Gandhi
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday issued a notice to BJP leader Basangouda Patil Yatnal for his “vishkanya” remark against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi. The notice issued by Koppal District Election…
- India
No proposal before Congress to ban Bajrang Dal: Veerappa Moily
Mangaluru: Amid strong protest from the Sangh Parivar against the Congress manifesto mentioning a ban on Bajrang Dal, senior Congress leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Veerappa Moily on Wednesday said there…
- India
Auditor named in Hindenburg report resigns from Adani company
New Delhi: A small Ahmedabad-based chartered accountancy firm, whose appointment was questioned by a US short seller in its scathing report against the conglomerate run by billionaire Gautam Adani, has resigned due to…
- Delhi
RAW exempted under RTI Act unless human rights or corruption an issue: Delhi HC
New Delhi: India’s external intelligence agency RAW is an exempted organisation under the Right to Information Act and unless the information sought by an RTI applicant relates to human rights or corruption…
- India
UP: At least 18 cows slaughtered after unidentified men raid ‘gaushala’ twice in 24 hours
Etah: Unidentified people broke open a cow shelter here twice in 24 hours, slaughtered 18 animals and took away their meat, police said on Wednesday. Nine more animals from the same cow shelter…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP CM lays foundation for Rs 21,844 cr worth Adani data centres in Vizag
Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for Rs 21,844 crore Vizag Tech Park, a subsidiary of Adani Group company which will house…
