- Bangalore
Will retire from politics if it is proved he took commission: D K Shivakumar
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said he would retire from politics if it is proved that he has taken commission (bribe). Hitting out at former chief minister Basavaraj Bommai…
- India
BRS to hold march demanding Rs 10K per acre annual aid for Maha farmers
Aurangabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi said on Friday that it would take out a march in Maharashtra’s Parbhani on August 22 to demand an annual aid of Rs 10,000 per acre for…
- India
Punjab and Haryana HC stays Saturday’s WFI polls
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday stayed the much-anticipated Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections slated for Saturday till further orders following a petition filed by the Haryana Wrestling…
- India
Rajasthan Congress MLA booked for forcing Dalit man to ‘lick his shoe’
Jaipur: An FIR has been registered against Congress MLA Gopal Meena and five police officers after the politician allegedly forced a Dalit man to lick his shoe and an officer urinated on him,…
- India
Doesn’t behove Modi to crack jokes in Parliament when Manipur is ‘on fire’: Rahul
New Delhi: Stepping up the attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Manipur violence, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said it does not behove the Indian Prime Minister to laugh…
- India
DMK mocks Centre over naming of bills seeking to replace IPC, CrPC
Chennai: The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu on Friday ridiculed the NDA government over the nomenclature of three bills moved to replace existing criminal laws, saying it showed how much the BJP…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra CM disburses Rs 1354 cr under ‘YSR Sunna Vaddi’ scheme
Amalapuram: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday disbursed interest reimbursement money into the bank accounts of more than 1 crore eligible women under the ‘YSR Sunna Vaddi’…
- India
SC asks Centre to form committee to look into hate speech cases
New Delhi: Observing that there has to be harmony and comity between communities, the Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to constitute a committee to look into the cases of hate…
- India
Lok Sabha adjourned sine die
New Delhi: Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Friday, bringing down the curtains on the Monsoon session which saw a no-confidence motion brought against the government being defeated. In his concluding…
- India
SC collegium recommends transfer of 23 judges of high courts
New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium has recommended transfer of 23 judges of different high courts, including Gujarat High Court judge Justice Hemant M Prachchhak who had dismissed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s…
- India
3 bills to replace IPC, CrPC, Indian Evidence Act introduced in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday introduced three bills in the Lok Sabha to replace the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act, which…
- India
Lok Sabha passes GST amendments bill to levy 28% GST on online gaming, casinos
New Delhi: Lok Sabha on Friday approved amendments to the Central and Integrated GST laws to levy 28 per cent tax on the full face value of bets in online gaming, casinos…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP’s multi-pronged strategy to promote seafood, domestic market
Amaravati: Despite being blessed with a coastline of nearly 1,000 km, where fishing is allowed up to 200 nautical miles within the exclusive economic zone (EEC), Andhra Pradesh lacks a reliable and…
- Pakistan
PM Sharif to hold talks with Oppn leader again on nominating caretaker premier
Islamabad: Pakistan’s outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Leader of the Opposition will hold talks again on Friday over the nomination for a caretaker premier to conduct the general elections later…
- India
Modi govt wants to ensure ‘control’ over EC in poll year: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday alleged that the Modi government wants to ensure control over the Election Commission in a poll year. Sharing a letter written in June 2012 by veteran…
