- India
Gujarat govt paid Rs 16,900 cr in two years to Adani, Tata firms to buy electricity
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has paid Rs 16,900 crore to Adani Power and Tata Power for purchasing electricity during the last two years, the state Assembly was informed on Monday. As per…
- India
SC agrees to hear plea against Delhi HC verdict on ‘Agnipath’ scheme
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea challenging a Delhi High Court judgment that upheld the Centre’s Agnipath scheme for recruitment into the armed forces. A bench…
- India
Indian Overseas Congress holds meet in support of Rahul Gandhi in UK
London: The members of the Indian Overseas Congress (IOC) UK chapter gathered at the Mahatma Gandhi statue at Parliament Square here in a show of solidarity with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who…
- India
Osmanabad, Aurangabad renamed due to history, Maha govt tells HC
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Monday told Bombay High Court that Aurangabad and Osmanabad were renamed Sambhaji Nagar and Dharashiv, respectively, due to history and not for political reasons. The government filed…
- India
You have 24-hr ultimatum, release arrested Sikhs: Akal Takht Jathedar to Punjab govt
Amritsar: Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh on Monday gave a 24-hour ultimatum to the state government to release all Sikh youths who were held during the police crackdown against radical preacher…
- India
IIT Bombay student’s death: Note naming hostel mate recovered
Mumbai: The special investigation team (SIT) of Mumbai police probing the death of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay student Darshan Solanki has recovered a note that mentions the name of his hostel…
- India
Atiq Ahmed’s brother Ashraf brought to Naini Jail in UP’s Prayagraj
Prayagraj: Gangster-politician Khalid Azim alias Ashraf was brought to the Naini Central Jail in Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh Monday evening amid tight security arrangements, hours after his brother Atiq Ahmed was escorted…
- Bollywood
Nawazuddin Siddiqui files defamation suit in Bombay HC seeking Rs 100 cr damages from his ex-wife, brother
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has filed a defamation suit in the Bombay High Court seeking Rs 100 crore damages from his former wife Aaliya alias Zainab Siddiqui and his brother Shamasuddin…
- World
Indian-origin Sikh takes oath as assistant police chief in Connecticut
New York: Lt. Manmeet Colon, a 37-year-old Indian-origin Sikh woman officer has assumed charge as the assistant police chief in the US state of Connecticut, becoming the department’s first-ever second-in-command of Asian…
- World
Khalistan supporters protest at Times Square in New York
New York: A large number of Khalistan supporters staged a protest at the iconic Times Square here to express support for the fugitive radical preacher Amritpal Singh. The protesters took out a…
- Middle East
Israel Prez Isaac Herzog urges PM Netanyahu to halt judicial overhaul
Jerusalem: Israel’s President Icon Monday appealed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to immediately halt his controversial judicial overhaul, warning that the move has put the country’s security, economy and society under threat.…
- India
Oppn MPs in black stage protest over Adani issue, Rahul’s disqualification
New Delhi: Wearing black clothes, several opposition MPs on Monday took out a march from parliament to Vijay Chowk to protest against the government over the Adani issue and Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from…
- Bollywood
Salman Khan threat email: Mumbai cops apprehend man from Rajasthan
Mumbai: The Mumbai police have apprehended a man from Rajasthan in connection with an email threatening actor Salman Khan that was received at the latter’s office here recently, an official said on…
- Andhra Pradesh
Besides welfare measures, massive temples being constructed: AP min
Amaravati: In addition to welfare measures and development work in villages, temples are being built on a massive scale to fulfill the wishes and desires of the faithful, an Andhra Pradesh Minister…
- India
Maha: Rs 9.30L worth cough syrup containing narcotic drug seized, four held
Thane: Police have arrested four persons and seized from them bottles of cough syrup containing codeine, a banned narcotic drug, worth Rs 9.30 lakh in Thane district of Maharashtra, an official said…
