- India
BJP’s Hindutva seeks to engineer riots between Hindus & Muslims: Sena (UBT) publication
Mumbai: In a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party over the issue of Hindutva, the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) on Wednesday said the BJP’s version of the ideology seeks to…
- Business
Rupee gains 1 paise to close at 82.11 against US dollar
New Delhi: The rupee consolidated in a narrow range and settled for the day 1 paise higher at 82.11 against the US dollar on Wednesday, as participants remained on the sidelines ahead…
- India
Violence in Odisha’s Sambalpur in Hanuman Jayanti rally; 10 cops injured
Sambalpur: At least 10 police personnel were injured on Wednesday in violence during a motorbike rally organised in Odisha’s Sambalpur city ahead of the Hanuman Jayanti, an official said. The festival is…
- Politics
Anurag Thakur mocks Opposition bid to unite against BJP; calls it ‘thugbandhan’
Shimla: Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday scoffed at the efforts of opposition parties to defeat the BJP in the run up to the 2024 Lok Sabha election, and termed…
- World
China backs Macron’s remarks against following US policy on Taiwan
Beijing: China on Wednesday waded into controversy over French President Emmanuel Macron’s comments in which he called for greater “European sovereignty” by not following the US policy over China and Taiwan. “The…
- India
Karnataka polls: BJP faces heat from aspirants as candidate list announced
Bengaluru: Discontent seems to be brewing within the ruling BJP in Karnataka, with the party facing the heat after announcing its first list of candidates for the May 10 Assembly polls, as some…
- India
Karnataka: After denied a ticket, displeased BJP MLA Angara quits politics
Mangaluru: Minister and six-time MLA S Angara from Sullia constituency in Dakshina Kannada district announced his retirement from politics on Wednesday, a day after he was denied a ticket by the party for the May…
- Photos
Nitish Kumar meets Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence, in New Delhi, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Bihar Deputy…
- Photos
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in USA
Washington D.C: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with Minister of Finance, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Jadaan during a meeting on the sidelines of the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings 2023, in Washington…
- India
‘I’m reduced to dust, spare my family’: Gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad
Lucknow: “I am totally reduced to dust, but please don’t trouble the women and children of my family now,” gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad told reporters from inside a police van on Wednesday, Chief…
- India
Serum Institute of India restarts manufacturing of Covishield
New Delhi: Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Wednesday said it has restarted manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccine Covishield amid rising numbers of cases of the virus infection. He said…
- India
BJP seeks to woo ‘Pasmanda’ Muslims in UP by elevating Tariq Mansoor to council
New Delhi: The BJP is working to intensify its outreach to ‘Pasmanda’ Muslims and the recent nomination of academician Tariq Mansoor to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council could help the party in…
- Delhi
2020 Delhi riots: Court acquits father-son duo of rioting, arson charges in 2 cases
New Delhi: A court here has acquitted a father-son duo of the charges of rioting and arson during the 2020 North East Delhi communal conflagration, saying there was no incriminating evidence against…
- World
British Pakistani group writes to UK PM Sunak over Braverman’s remarks
London: A British Pakistani diaspora group has written an open letter to UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, urging him to clarify the remarks of his Home Secretary Suella Braverman which, they say,…
- India
SC to hear plea challenging provision of Maternity Benefit Act
New Delhi: The Supreme Court agreed to hear on April 28 a plea challenging the Constitutional validity of a provision of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 which states that a woman who…
