- India
Setback to Thackeray as former minister Deepak Sawant joins Shinde-led Shiv Sena
Mumbai: In a setback to Uddhav Thackeray, former Maharashtra health minister Deepak Sawant on Wednesday joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. Sawant joined the Sena in the presence of chief minister Shinde.…
- Kolkata
Communal clashes in Kolkata: NIA files supplementary charge sheet
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary charge sheet in connection with alleged communal clashes in the Ekbalpore-Mominpur area of Kolkata in October last year, officials said. The…
- India
Delhi Police denies permission for public meet on Kashmir at Gandhi Peace Foundation
New Delhi: The Delhi Police has denied permission for a public meeting on Kashmir at the Gandhi Peace Foundation on Wednesday, citing the possibility of law and order disturbance, officials said on…
- India
TN: Elephant Whisperers Belli and Bomman honoured, receives Rs 2 lakh by CM
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday felicitated Bomman and Belli — who had featured in the Oscar-winning documentary ‘The Elephant Whisperers’. The couple, caretakers of elephants at Mudumalai in the Nilgiris…
- India
Ashwin regains No 1 spot in ICC Test bowlers rankings
Dubai: Senior India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin’s superlative show in the fourth Test against Australia has helped him regain the top spot among bowlers in the latest ICC Rankings issued on Wednesday. Ashwin,…
- India
India invites Pak Defence Minister Khawaja Asif for SCO meeting: Report
Islamabad: India has invited Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif to attend the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to be held in New Delhi in April, according to a media report…
- India
Suicide by married males: Plea in SC seeks National Commission for Men
New Delhi: A petition filed in the Supreme Court seeking guidelines to deal with suicide by married males subjected to domestic violence and a ‘National Commission for Men’. The plea filed by…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP Cabinet approves new Industrial Policy 2023-27
Amaravati; The Andhra Pradesh government has approved the New Industrial Development Policy 2023-27, as part of several Cabinet decisions. The Cabinet also approved the e-stamping process for registration services, including approving the…
- Kerala
Islamophobia Day: Kerala CM calls for fight against hatred, bigotry
Thiruvananthapuram: On the occasion of International Day to Combat Islamophobia, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan called for a united fight against the darkness of hatred and bigotry. The United Nations General Assembly…
- India
Adani row: Oppn leaders write to ED, says agency can’t ‘abdicate’ its jurisdiction
New Delhi: Leaders of several opposition parties on Wednesday urged the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to initiate an investigation into the Adani Group over allegations of corrupt practices, including money laundering through shell…
- India
Opposition MPs to march to ED office on Adani issue
New Delhi: Leaders of several opposition parties on Wednesday decided to take out a protest march from Parliament House to the ED office here and hand over a complaint to the probe agency…
- India
Court summons Lucknow police commissioner, 8 other cops for disclosing juvenile accused’s identity
Lucknow: A special court here has directed the Lucknow police commissioner and eight other police personnel to appear before it for allegedly making public the identity of a juvenile apprehended in connection…