- India
Misconceptions hindering India’s progress towards vishwaguru status: RSS chief
Mumbai: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said misconceptions and distorted information were being spread about India to slow down its progress towards becoming a ‘vishwaguru’. Speaking at a function…
- India
SC to hear on Monday batch of pleas on identification of minorities at state level
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a batch of pleas seeking the identification of minorities at the state level. A bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and…
- India
UP: Atiq Ahmad, his wife among 5 booked in forgery case linked to Umesh Pal’s murder
Prayagraj: Police have booked gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad, his wife Shaista Parveen and son Ali in a forgery case linked to the murder of Umesh Pal, the key witness in the murder case…
- News
Congress has to be fulcrum of coalition that takes on BJP in 2024: Kapil Sibal
New Delhi: The Congress has to be at the centre of any coalition that would take on the BJP in the 2024 general elections and all Opposition parties should be more mindful…
- India
Congress activist bombs son’s house for supporting TMC, arrested
Kolkata: A 62-year-old Congress activist was arrested in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Sunday for allegedly bombing the house of his son who is a TMC member, police said. Zahiruddin Sheikh hurled…
- India
5 more arrested by police in connection with communal violence at Bihar Sharif
Patna: Bihar Police on Sunday arrested five more people in connection with its probe into the communal violence that erupted in Bihar Sharif town in Nalanda district during the Ram Navami festivities.…
- India
9 percent of India’s electricity to come from nuclear sources by 2047: Jitendra Singh
New Delhi: India will get 9 percent of its electricity from nuclear sources by 2047, the centenary year of the country’s independence, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Sunday. The Science and…
- India
Karnataka: Election related seizure touches close to Rs 100 cr in 10 days of poll announcement
Bengaluru: The election related seizure in Karnataka on Sunday touched close to Rs 100 crore, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer said. According to the daily bulletin, the CEO said Rs…
- India
PM Modi visits Delhi church on Easter
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Sacred Heart Cathedral Church here on Sunday on the occasion of Easter. An official video showed the prime minister being welcomed at the church…
- India
MP: ‘Noor Jahan’ mango loses glow as only 8 trees remain in Alirajpur
Indore: Madhya Pradesh’s popular ‘Noor Jahan’ mango, which weighs around 3.5 kg, is losing its lustre, as only eight fruit-bearing trees are left in Alirajpur district, an official said on Sunday. There…
- India
Group of Sikh pilgrims depart for Pakistan to celebrate Baisakhi
Amritsar: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on Sunday sent a ‘jatha’ (group) of Sikh pilgrims to participate in a religious congregation to be organised on Khalsa Sajna Diwas (Baisakhi) at Gurdwara Sri Panja…
- India
‘New India’: Need of the hour is to fight hate, says Tushar Gandhi
Pune: The need of the hour was to fight hate and the “violence of thoughts” by inculcating ‘ahimsa’ (non violence) in our minds and action, Tushar Gandhi, the great grandson of the…
- India
Godhra train burning case: SC to hear pleas of Gujarat govt, convicts on Monday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday bail pleas of several convicts serving life imprisonment in the 2002 Godhra train burning case. A bench of Chief Justice D…
- World
Indian-origin candidates line up for Leicester Mayor role in UK
London: Two Indian-origin candidates are lined up to go head-to-head for the post of Leicester Mayor in the local elections coming up in the UK early next month. Conservative Party councillor Sanjay…
- Bangalore
Karnataka tired of 40% commission, wants 100% commitment: Tharoor
Bengaluru: Former union minister Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said people in Karnataka were tired of “40 per cent commission” and wanted “100 per cent commitment” that the Congress party would give if…
