- India
Restriction on Ram Navami procession: BJP MLA asks if Jharkhand is ruled by Taliban
Ranchi: The BJP on Tuesday created a ruckus in the Jharkhand Assembly over restrictions imposed on Ram Navami procession and wondered if the state is being ruled by the Taliban. During the…
- Pakistan
Powerful earthquake jolts Pakistan
Islamabad: A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday night jolted Pakistan, spreading panic and forcing people to run out of their homes. The quake was felt in the capital Islamabad and several…
- Delhi
Strong tremors jolt Delhi, parts of north India
New Delhi: Strong tremors jolted parts of north India, including Delhi-NCR, on Tuesday night as an earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan. Panic-stricken people rushed out of buildings…
- World
Boris Johnson admits he misled UK Parliament, but in ‘good faith’
London: Former British prime minister Boris Johnson’s written defence in response to an influential parliamentary committee was published on Tuesday and in it he accepts that he misled Parliament over the partygate…
- India
UIDAI suspends 1.2 pc of total Aadhaar operators for attempting fraudulent activities
New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India has suspended 1.2 percent of Aadhar operators in the last year for attempting fraudulent activities, an official statement said on Tuesday. The Unique Identification…
- Delhi
Delhi riots accused objects in HC to intervention by media association in plea against leak
New Delhi: Delhi riots accused Asif Iqbal Tanha on Tuesday objected to the “intervention” by a news broadcasters’ association in his plea before the Delhi High Court against the “leak” of his…
- India
Delhi excise policy case: Sisodia seeks bail, says he is neither flight risk nor CBI found incriminating evidence
New Delhi: Former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday sought bail from a city court, saying he was neither a flight risk nor the CBI has found anything incriminating against…
- India
Not afraid of criticism, will keep introducing governance reforms: Haryana CM Khattar
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday said his government is not afraid of criticism and will keep introducing governance reforms. His comments came in the wake of opposition parties…
- India
TN Agriculture budget only on paper, not beneficial to farmers: BJP
Coimbatore: The Tamil Nadu BJP Agricultural Wing on Tuesday termed the State Agriculture budget as a “paper budget” and not beneficial to the farmer community. Without assessing whether the budget of Rs…
- India
Assam cash for job scam: 57 civil servants arrested, dismissed
Guwahati: The Assam government on Tuesday said altogether 57 state civil servants of 2013, 2015 and 2016 batches have been arrested and dismissed from service for “cash for job scam”, while three…
- India
BJP frightens Hindus for political gains: Tejashwi in Bihar assembly
Patna: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday launched a fresh attack on the BJP inside the state assembly where he charged the opposition party with stoking “fear in the minds…
- India
Kejriwal levelling allegations on Centre, PM to hide own mistakes: Delhi BJP
New Delhi: The Delhi BJP slammed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday, accusing him of creating a row over the city government’s budget for “cheap publicity” and to hide his own mistakes.…
- India
TMC MPs hold protest demanding Adani’s arrest in Parliament
New Delhi: Donning caps printed with images of Gautam Adani and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Trinamool Congress MPs on Tuesday held a protest in the Parliament complex here demanding the arrest of…
- India
Another snow spell in higher reaches of Himachal, widespread rains in low hills
Shimla: Higher reaches and tribal areas in Himachal Pradesh received another spell of snow, while widespread moderate to heavy rains lashed several parts of the state, the Meteorological Department here said Tuesday.…
- World
Japan PM Kishida’s visit to Ukraine overshadows Xi’s talks with Putin, upsets China
Beijing: China on Tuesday hit out at Japan after its Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a surprise visit to Ukraine and overshadowed Chinese President Xi Jinping’s meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir…
