- India
Rahul will contest from Amethi in 2024 LS Polls: Congress UP chief Ajay Rai
Lucknow: Rahul Gandhi will contest the coming Lok Sabha election from Amethi, newly appointed Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai said on Friday. “Rahul Gandhi will definitely contest the Lok Sabha election…
- India
SC asks CBI if murders of Dabholkar, Pansare, Lankesh & Kalburgi have ‘common thread’
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the CBI whether there was any “common thread” in the murders of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, CPI leader Govind Pansare, activist-journalist Gauri Lankesh, and scholar…
- Bangalore
Karnataka govt orders judicial probe into ’40 per cent commission scam’
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has ordered a judicial inquiry into the allegations of demand for ’40 per cent commission’ for public projects during the previous BJP-led dispensation in the state. Three months…
- Andhra Pradesh
Telangana, Andhra have highest percentage of RS MPs who are billionaires: Report
New Delhi: About 12 percent of sitting MPs of Rajya Sabha are billionaires with Andhra Pradesh and Telangana having the highest percentage of such parliamentarians, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms.…
- Bangalore
ISRO releases images of the Moon captured by Chandrayaan-3’s Lander
Bengaluru: ISRO on Friday released a set of visuals of the Moon captured by cameras positioned on the Lander Module of Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft. The images, captured after the separation of the Lander…
- India
LS Privilege panel to hear Adhir’s version on suspension on Aug 30
New Delhi: The Privileges Committee of Lok Sabha on Friday decided to ask Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury to appear before it at its next meeting to hear his side on his…
- India
Terminating pregnancy arising out of consensual sex: Doctors need not disclose minor’s name, says HC
Chennai: The Madras High Court has said it is not necessary for a doctor to disclose the name of a minor approaching them for termination of pregnancy arising out of consensual sexual…
- India
Journalist shot dead in Bihar; CM expresses concern, Oppn flays govt
Araria: A journalist was shot dead by unidentified people in the Araria district of Bihar early on Friday, police said. Vimal Kumar Yadav (35), who worked for a Hindi daily, was killed…
- Pakistan
Attacks on churches, Christians’ homes: Pak police arrest 2 main suspects
Lahore: Pakistani police have arrested two prime suspects involved in the unprecedented attacks on 21 churches and nearly three dozen homes of the minority Christian community over blasphemy allegations, Punjab caretaker Chief…
- India
Manipur govt seeks report over display of firearms at ‘unofficial’ I-Day parade
Imphal: The Manipur government has sought a report from the Churachandpur deputy commissioner and superintendent of police over the display of sophisticated firearms by a group of people at an “unofficial” Independence Day…
- Bangalore
India’s first state-of-the-art 3D post office opens in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: India’s first 3D-printed post office built with a robotic printer using 3D printing technology that deposits concrete layer-by-layer in accordance with computerised 3D model drawing input was inaugurated in the city…
- Telangana
Rs 50K fee levied on Telangana Cong candidates contesting elections
Hyderabad: The Telangana Congress will start accepting applications from candidates planning to contest the state Assembly elections, which will be held towards the end of the year, beginning Friday, a senior party…
- India
Out of 225 RS MPs, 75 face criminal charges: Report
New Delhi: Out of the 225 sitting Rajya Sabha MPs, 75 have declared criminal cases against themselves, with four facing charges of crimes against women, a new report revealed on Friday. In…
- India
Teesta Setalvad blames IISc admin for preventing her from holding meet on its campus
Bengaluru: Human rights activist Teesta Setalvad on Friday said she was prevented from delivering a lecture at the premier Indian Institute of Science as the administration cancelled the meeting at the last…
- India
Karnataka: Hindu groups, BJP condemn halt on funds for renovation of temples
Bengaluru: The Congress-led Karnataka government’s decision to stop releasing funds for renovation and development work of temples has led to widespread condemnation by Hindu organisations and the BJP. An order in connection…
