- India
Govt disconnects 70 lakh mobile involved in financial frauds: DFS Secretary
New Delhi: To check digital frauds, the government has disconnected 70 lakh mobile numbers so far involved in cybercrime or financial frauds, Financial Services Secretary Vivek Joshi said on Tuesday. Emerging from…
- India
BJP attacks Nitish govt over ‘reduction in Hindu holidays’ in schools
Patna: The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar on Tuesday came under heavy opposition fire for alleged reduction in “Hindu holidays”, proposed for government schools across the state for next year. Alleging that…
- India
Dalit man in UP’s Budaun beaten with sticks for drinking water from tap, dies
Budaun: A 24-year-old Dalit man died after being thrashed with sticks by several people allegedly for drinking water from a public tape, police said on Tuesday. On Monday night, one Kamlesh was…
- India
Manipur: SC issues directions for ensuring dignified burial or cremation of bodies
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued directions for ensuring dignified burial or cremation of those killed during the Manipur ethnic violence after it was informed about 94 unclaimed bodies kept…
- Bangalore
Shivakumar DA case: HC to hear appeal against sanction for CBI probe on Wednesday
Bengaluru: A division bench of the High Court of Karnataka is set to hear the final arguments on Wednesday on the appeal by Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar against the sanction…
- India
Raghav Chadha appears before RS panel on breach of privilege complaint against him
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha on Tuesday appeared before the Privileges Committee of Rajya Sabha and put forth his version on the comments made by him in public on…
- India
Postal ballots be kept in same room as EVMs, demands Congress candidate from Guna
Guna: Pankaj Kaneria, the Congress candidate from the Guna assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh, on Tuesday demanded that postal ballots be kept in the same strongroom where Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) have…
- India
BJP gears up for mega rally in Kolkata
Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to address a mega rally in the metropolis on Wednesday, potentially setting the tone for the party’s campaign for next year’s Lok Sabha polls…
- Delhi
Delhi HC asks cops to decide plea on ‘Muslim Mahapanchayat’
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court asked the police here on Tuesday to decide by tomorrow a plea moved by Mission Save Constitution, an organisation, for permission to hold the “All India…
- Kashmir
M Y Tarigami questions students’ arrest under UAPA, leads anti-BJP protest in Jammu
Jammu: Leading a protest against the BJP here, senior CPI (M) leader M Y Tarigami on Tuesday questioned the arrest of university students under UAPA for allegedly raising objectionable slogans and celebrating…
- Middle East
India’s position on Gaza crisis ‘remarkable’ from day one: Israeli envoy
New Delhi: Israeli defence forces have completely destroyed Hamas’s infrastructure in northern Gaza except the underground tunnels and the focus at the end of the current pause in fighting will be to…
- India
UP temple ‘purified with gangajal’ after Muslim MLA’s visit
Siddharthnagar: A temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Siddharthnagar district was ‘purified’ with ‘gangajal’ after a visit by a Muslim MLA of the Samajwadi Party. Doomariyaganj MLA Sayeda Khatoon had on Sunday visited the…
- Delhi
2020 Delhi riots: Court acquits 9 accused of arson, vandalism
New Delhi: A court here has acquitted nine accused people of all charges, including rioting, vandalism, and arson, during the 2020 Delhi riots, saying they were entitled to the benefit of the…
- India
Kerala Governor clears eight pending bills, reserves seven for presidential assent
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has approved eight pending bills, including the significant public health bill, at a time when the Supreme court is considering the government’s plea alleging inordinate delay…
- India
70 lakh mobile numbers suspended for suspicious activity: Govt
New Delhi: To check digital frauds, the government has suspended 70 lakh mobile numbers on account of suspicious transactions, Financial Services Secretary Vivek Joshi said on Tuesday. Emerging out of a meeting to…
