- India
AMU starts process to hold election for teachers’ representatives to Executive Council
Aligarh: The Aligarh Muslim University on Saturday initiated the process to hold an election for teachers’ representatives to the Executive Council by appointing a chief election officer. The development comes ahead of…
- Sports
Rohit’s bad patch continues as CSK break ‘Chepauk jinx’ against MI after 13 years
Chennai: Rohit Sharma’s barren run with willow continued as Chennai Super Kings broke a 13-year-old home jinx against Mumbai Indians with an easy six-wicket victory in an IPL match, here on Saturday.…
- India
Gehlot slams BJP over ‘assassination plot’ audio
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot hit out at the BJP on Saturday over an alleged threat by a party candidate in Karnataka polls to wipe out Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and…
- Kashmir
11 tourists, driver injured in road accident in J-K’s Kulgam
Srinagar: At least 12 people were injured after their vehicle overturned on the Khudwani bypass road in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday, officials said. The passengers, all tourists, and the…
- India
Congress will win at least 141 seats, BJP will be down to less than 60: D K Shivakumar
New Delhi: Karnataka Congress chief D K Shivakumar on Saturday exuded confidence that his party would win at least 141 seats in the May 10 assembly polls and asserted that he would…
- India
Sarpanch’s husband held for posting obscene pics of ex-girlfriend
New Delhi: The husband of a village sarpanch was apprehended for allegedly posting obscene pictures of his ex-girlfriend on social media after she broke up with him, police said on Saturday. The…
- Kashmir
JKNPP working president joins Azad-led DPAP in Jammu
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party working president P K Ganju joined the Democratic Progressive Azad Party here on Saturday along with his supporters, a DPAP leader said. DPAP chairman and…
- India
AGMUT cadre IAS officers’ body expresses anguish over release of ex-MP Anand Mohan
New Delhi: A group representing AGMUT cadre civil services officers has expressed “deep concern and anguish” over the release of former MP Anand Mohan, convicted for killing an IAS officer, following a…
- India
UP BJP leader organises free screening of ‘The Kerala Story’ for college girls
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh BJP secretary Abhijat Mishra on Saturday organised the screening of the controversial film “The Kerala Story” for around 80 college girls in the city, a move criticised by opposition…
- India
VHP issues legal notice to Congress president for defaming Bajrang Dal
New Delhi: The Vishva Hindu Parishad has issued a legal notice to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, accusing him of making defamatory remarks against the Bajrang Dal in his party’s Karnataka poll manifesto…
- Bangalore
‘Grand tamasha’ Congress describes PM Modi’s Bengaluru roadshow
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “master of distortion” and accused him of caring only for his “grand tamasha” and not the inconvenience caused by his…
- India
Efforts on to evacuate Bengal people stranded in strife-torn Manipur: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said efforts are underway to evacuate people of the state stranded in violence-hit Manipur. Expressing concern over the violent clashes in the northeastern…
- India
Close aide of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari held: Punjab Police chief
Chandigarh: A close aide of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari was arrested by Punjab Police, state’s top cop Gaurav Yadav said on Saturday. Harwinder Singh alias Jugnu Wala was a wanted criminal and the…
- Delhi
Church of North India in Delhi to spread message of Yamuna rejuvenation
New Delhi: Priests of some churches in Delhi have decided to join hands to aid the efforts towards rejuvenation of the Yamuna river, following an appeal by Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K…
- India
11 opposition parties submit memorandum to poll panel against delimitation in Assam
Guwahati: Eleven opposition parties in Assam, including the Congress, submitted a memorandum to the state’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Saturday against the delimitation process of Assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies. They…
