- India
Abdullah Azam Khan’s name struck off Rampur electoral rolls
Lucknow: Days after his disqualification from the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, SP leader Abdullah Azam Khan’s name was struck off the electoral rolls of Rampur assembly constituency, an election official said. Abdullah…
- Delhi
Centre decides to take over 123 Delhi Waqf Board properties; Won’t allow it, says chairman Khan
Delhi: The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has decided to take over 123 properties of the Delhi Waqf Board, including mosques, dargahs and graveyards, evoking a sharp reaction from board chairman and…
- India
Action against those involved in child marriage to be intensified: Himanta Biswa
Guwahati: Action against those involved in child marriages will be further intensified in Assam as the government aims to eliminate the social menace by 2026, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on…
- India
Noida: Delhi banker, father held for trying to convert MBBS student to Islam
Noida: A 30-year-old employee of a private bank in Delhi was arrested in Greater Noida for allegedly raping an MBBS student and pressuring her to convert to Islam from Hinduism for marriage,…
- World
Hindu temple in Australia gets threat calls; asked to raise Khalistani slogans
Melbourne: A prominent Hindu temple in Australia has received threatening calls in which it was asked to raise pro-Khalistani slogans if it wanted to observe Maha Shivratri peacefully which falls on February…
- Bangalore
Rs 6K cr earmarked to implement 7th Pay Commission report: Bommai
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said Rs 6,000 crore has been earmarked for the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission report. The report would be submitted by a committee…
- India
Election Commission’s decision dangerous for democracy: Uddhav Thackeray
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray on Friday described as dangerous for democracy Election Commission’s decision to recognise Eknath Shinde faction as real Shiv Sena. “They (Eknath Shinde faction) have stolen…
- Hyderabad
President Droupadi Murmu, PM Modi, several CMs extend birthday wishes to KCR
Hyderabad: President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu, Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, and chief ministers of several states on Friday greeted Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on…
- Pakistan
Pakistan: Terrorists attack police chief’s office in Karachi city
Karachi: Unidentified armed terrorists on Friday attacked the police chief’s office in Pakistan’s most populous city, Karachi, ensuing heavy firing between paramilitary rangers, police and the attackers. According to sources, the number…
- India
NGT asks Delhi govt to pay Rs 2,232 cr fine for improper waste management
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Delhi government to pay Rs 2,232 crore as environmental compensation for improper waste management. The tribunal observed that compliance with environmental norms…
- World
China’s Communist Party claims decisive victory over COVID-19
Beijing: China’s ruling Communist Party has claimed to have scored a “decisive victory” over the coronavirus pandemic by minimising the casualties and staunchly defended its much-criticised zero-COVID policy, saying that it has…
- World
Revival of Chinese economy complicated due to growing global competition: Xi
Beijing: Efforts to revive China’s economy have become “complicated” with growing global competition to attract investment, President Xi Jinping has said, calling for steps to forestall and defuse major economic and financial…
- India
Arundhati Roy attends CPI(ML) Liberation function in Patna
Patna: Booker Prize winning author and social activist Arundhati Roy Friday launched a sharp attack on the Narendra Modi government at the Centre and stressed on the need for forging an “anti-Fascist”…
- India
BBC profits not commensurate with operations in India: Tax officials
New Delhi: The income and profits shown by various BBC group entities are “not commensurate” with the scale of their operations in India and tax has not been paid on certain remittances…
- India
MGNREGA becoming victim of BJP-led govt’s repressive policies: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slammed the BJP-led government on Friday for reducing the MGNREGA budget and alleged that the scheme, which was the foundation of India’s rural economy, is becoming…
