- India
Woman constable foils 16-yr-old’s suicide bid at Hauz Khas Metro
New Delhi: A woman constable of the Delhi Police Metro Unit saved the life of a 16-year-old girl who allegedly attempted to jump onto the metro tracks at Hauz Khas station, an…
- India
Ex-diplomat raises concerns over SIR in Punjab over notice
Amritsar: Former diplomat Navdeep Suri has raised concerns over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll underway in Punjab after he was served a notice saying his details do not…
- India
SC tells Mizo woman challenging customary law changes to move HC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, August 24, asked a Mizo woman challenging amendments to the Mizo marriage and property inheritance law to approach the Gauhati High Court. A bench of…
- India
Bank unions threaten nationwide strike to press for 5-day banking
New Delhi: The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has decided to go on a nationwide strike on September 11 over the delay in implementing five-day banking, differences over the performance-linked incentive…
- India
TN CM Vijay announces more free buses for women
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday, August 24, announced expansion of the fare-free bus travel scheme for women and made services such as deluxe and express free for…
- India
Gunfight in UP leads to arrest of 3; jewellery, firearm seized
Sultanpur: A 24-year-old man charged with many crimes was injured in a gunfight with police in the Akhandnagar area here, leading to the recovery of stolen jewellery worth lakhs of rupees, a…
- India
Three newborns die in fire at govt hospital’s NICU in Maharashtra
Amravati: Three newborns were killed when a fire broke out in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of a government hospital in Maharashtra’s Amravati district early on Monday, August 24, officials said.…
- Pakistan
Two security personnel killed in terrorist attack in Pakistan
Peshawar: At least two security personnel were killed during a terrorist attack on the joint checkpoint of the police and Frontier Corps in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa late Sunday, August 23, police said.…
- India
Athawale seeks sedition charges over anti-reservation demands
Mumbai: Union minister and Republican Party of India (Athawale) chief Ramdas Athawale on Sunday, August 23, demanded that sedition cases be registered against those opposing or seeking abolition of reservation, which he…
- Hate Crime
UP: Madrasa razed, management held after being declared illegal
Muzaffarnagar: A madrasa was demolished by a bulldozer in Phulat village of Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district on Sunday, August 23, after it was declared illegal by the district administration, a police official…
- News
Anti-quota protestors gather at Delhi’s CP, many detained
New Delhi: Around 300 people gathered at Connaught Place’s outer circle in Delhi on Sunday, August 23, to protest against caste-based reservation and demand reforms in the quota system, with police detaining…
- Bangalore
‘Double standards’: BJP hits Congress over Adani-CM meeting
Bengaluru: Top industrialist Gautam Adani on Sunday, August 23, met Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar here and held discussions for about an hour, with sources close to the CM describing the…
- India
Jharkhand: FIRs against 28 named, 900 unnamed over clashes
Ranchi: Three FIRs have been lodged against 28 named and more than 900 unnamed people in connection with clashes that broke out between police and protesting job aspirants in Jharkhand’s Giridih and…
- India
CJP to convene meeting, review Centre’s assurances on Monday
New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party will convene a meeting of its national working committee on Monday, August 24, to review the status of the commitments made by the Centre after the…
- India
UP Speaker leaves during national anthem, draws Opposition flak
Unnao (UP): Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana has found himself at the centre of a controversy after he was seen walking away even as the national anthem was played at an…
