- India
HC directs UP govt to amend rules to fill Class-III vacancies via UPSSSC
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court has directed the state government to ensure the selection of Class-lll posts in the legislative assembly and the legislative council is made through the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate…
- India
Same-sex marriage: Rijiju says to be decided by people, court no place to settle such matters
New Delhi: As the Supreme Court hears pleas seeking legal sanction for same sex marriages, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said an important matter like the institution of marriage has…
- India
Abhishek cautions party workers against violence during TMC mass outreach campaign
Cooch Behar: Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday cautioned a section of party workers against using strong-arm tactics to manipulate public opinion on selecting candidates for the West Bengal panchayat polls…
- India
Ayurveda practitioners not entitled to same pay as doctors with MBBS degrees, says SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that practitioners of alternative systems of medicine such as Ayurveda are not entitled to equal pay with allopathic doctors as they not are involved…
- India
Case registered after celebratory firing during Eid prayers
Kota: Police on Wednesday lodged a case after a video showed a group of people allegedly indulging in celebratory firing during Eid prayers at an eidgah in Sangod town here, an officer…
- India
Maha: Autorickshaw driver held, minor boy detained in Navi Mumbai murder case
Thane: The Government Railway Police has arrested a 26-year-old autorickshaw driver from Airoli in Navi Mumbai and detained a minor boy for allegedly killing a 23-year-old man whose body was found on…
- India
Rape case can’t be quashed just because victim agrees for it, says HC on FIR against Bhushan Kumar
Mumbai: A case of rape cannot be quashed merely because the victim granted her consent to do so, the Bombay High Court said on Wednesday while expressing its disinclination to quash an…
- India
534 Indians evacuated from strife-torn Sudan under ‘Operation Kaveri’
New Delhi: India has evacuated at least 534 Indian nationals from Sudan and is looking to rescue more of its citizens from the strife-torn African nation before the end of a tenuous…
- India
I am coronavirus for BJP and RSS, says Digvijaya Singh
Indore: Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday said he is the coronavirus for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), pitching himself as a strong opponent…
- India
BJP, AAP trade barbs over expenditure on renovation of Kejriwal’s official residence
New Delhi: The political slugfest over the alleged Rs 45 crore expenditure on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s official residence intensified on Wednesday, with the BJP accusing him of building a “palace…
- India
Maha: Too early to talk about alliance with BRS, says AIMIM leader Jaleel
Aurangabad: Amid attempts by the Bharat Rashtra Samithi to expand its footprint in Maharashtra, AIMIM Lok Sabha member Imtiaz Jaleel said they are keeping a close watch on the BRS but it…
- World
Bangladesh Army chief to hold talks with India’s military brass
New Delhi: Bangladesh Army Chief Gen SM Shafiuddin Ahmed will embark on a three-day visit to India beginning Thursday with an aim to bolster bilateral military cooperation. Gen Ahmed is set to…
- World
Chinese President Xi speaks to Ukrainian counterpart
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping in his first phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday offered to mediate to bring about a ceasefire and political settlement to end the…
- India
Same-sex marriage: SC asks Centre not to cite US verdict on abortion
New Delhi: The Supreme Court, hearing pleas seeking legal sanction for same-sex marriage, observed on Tuesday that it is a well-settled principle that “judges don’t legislate” and asked the Centre not to…
- India
For calling Gujaratis ‘thugs’, Tejashwi Yadav faces criminal defamation complaint
Ahmedabad: A criminal defamation complaint was filed against Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav in a court here on Wednesday over his alleged remark suggesting “only Gujaratis can be thugs in the…
