- India
UP CM along with ministerial colleagues watches ‘The Kerala Story’ in special screening
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday along with his ministerial colleagues watched the film ‘The Kerala Story’ at the Lok Bhavan here. Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, Uttar…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: 2 persons killed by tuskers, 4 elephants electrocuted, in separate incidents
Kuppam: Two persons were killed by tuskers at Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district on Friday, while in another incident four elephants got electrocuted at Katragadda village in Parvathipuram Manyam district. At…
- India
Punjab govt introduces colour-coded stamp papers for industry
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday said the state government has decided to introduce green colour-coded stamp papers for the industry sector, which will facilitate early clearances of the projects…
- India
Batla encounter: HC grants time to authorities to file report on background
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday asked authorities to file by July 7 a social investigation report of convict Ariz Khan, awarded death penalty in the sensational 2008 Batla House…
- Kashmir
Markets in J-K’s Srinagar to soon resemble those in metro cities, says L-G Sinha
Srinagar: The markets in Srinagar will soon resemble the ones in metro cities, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Friday after he inaugurated a market under the smart city…
- India
Day after SC’s Maharashtra verdict, state Cong chief Patole meets Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Friday met former party chief Rahul Gandhi and is learnt to have discussed the political situation in the state in the wake of the…
- Telangana
Banned CPI Maoist Party member surrenders in Telangana
Karimnagar: Outlawed CPI Maoist Party member Nerella Jyothi aka Jyothakka surrendered before the police here on Friday, Karimnagar Police Commissioner L Subbarayudu said. Nerella Jyothi (38), a resident of Sivangulapalle village in…
- India
Retail inflation declines to 18-month low of 4.7 pc in March
New Delhi: Retail inflation fell to an 18-month low of 4.7 per cent in April mainly due to cooling food prices, government data showed on Friday. It was for the second month…
- India
SC directs Centre, states to ensure constitution of sexual harassment committees
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre and the state governments to undertake a time-bound exercise to verify whether sexual harassment committees have been constituted in all ministries and…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP CM inaugurates yagnas for welfare of state
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday inaugurated the ritual session of the six-day-long yagnas being conducted for the welfare and prosperity of the state. He attended…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP CM grants 1L farmers rights to 2L acres of British-era ‘dotted lands’
Kavali: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday released more than 2 lakh acres of land from the British era’s revenue records category of ‘dotted lands’, in one…
- India
‘Face ‘final court”: Uddhav dares Shiv Sena-BJP led Maharashtra govt
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday demanded that Maharashtra’s Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar take a decision on the disqualification of 16 MLAs at the earliest. He made the demand…
- India
Assam: 4-member expert panel to examine legality to ban polygamy
Guwahati: The Assam government has constituted a four-member expert committee to examine the legislative competence of the state legislature to enact a law to end polygamy, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.…
- World
Australia: Khalistani event cancelled by city council in Sydney
Melbourne: A city council in Sydney has cancelled a Khalistan propaganda event planned for next month due to security reasons, a media report said on Friday. Acting on security agencies’ advice, permission…
- India
SC stays promotion of judicial magistrate who convicted Rahul Gandhi, 67 others
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the promotion of 68 Gujarat lower judicial officers, including Surat Chief Judicial Magistrate Harish Hasmukhbhai Varma who had convicted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in…
