- India
Help me get my 44-day wage: A gardener, among special invitees at R-Day parade, to PM
New Delhi: A gardener by profession, Sukh Nandan, was among the special invitees to watch this year’s Republic Day parade at the revamped Kartavya Path. Several workers and labourers, engaged in the construction…
- India
SC refuses to pass order on plea against Lalit Modi’s remarks, says parties mature enough
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to pass any order on a plea alleging that former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi made “scurrilous” remarks against the former attorney general and senior advocate…
- Delhi
Student bodies call for screening of BBC’s Modi docu at DU, Ambedkar varsity
New Delhi: A few days following a ruckus over its screenings at JNU and Jamia Millia Islamia, student outfits have given a call for holding the screening of the controversial BBC documentary…
- India
Unnao rape case: HC modifies order, shortens Sengar’s interim bail period
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday modified its order granting interim bail to expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar, serving a life term for raping a minor in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao in…
- Kashmir
Omar Abdullah joins Bharat Jodo Yatra from Banihal
Banihal: NC leader Omar Abdullah Friday joined the Bharat Jodo Yatra here, saying that the Rahul Gandhi-led march is not being carried out for the image makeover of the Congress leader, but rather…
- India
Kerala CM accuses Sangh Parivar of treating minorities as ‘enemies’, BJP hits back
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has accused the Sangh Parivar of treating Muslims and Christians as ‘enemies of the nation’ and urged everyone to unite against such divisive actions, drawing sharp criticism…
- India
Air India urination case: Court adjourns Shankar Mishra’s bail plea to Jan 30
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday adjourned Shankar Mishra’s petition seeking bail to January 30. Mishra, who is accused of urinating on a woman co-passenger onboard a flight in November last year…
- India
India inks pact with S Africa to bring cheetahs; 12 to arrive in February
New Delhi: India has signed an agreement with South Africa to translocate 12 cheetahs to the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, a senior official in the Union Environment Ministry said on Friday.…
- Delhi
BBC documentary: Student’s outfit calls for screening in DU’s North Campus
New Delhi: A few days following a ruckus over its screenings at JNU and Jamia Millia Islamia, a student outfit has given a call for holding the screening of the controversial BBC documentary…
- Pakistan
India issues notice to Pakistan seeking modification to Indus Waters Treaty
New Delhi: India has issued a notice to Pakistan for modification of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) of September 1960 following Islamabad’s “intransigence” on its implementation, government sources said on Friday. The…
- India
BBC documentary screening: Students stage protest at JNU against ABVP’s ‘hooliganism’
New Delhi: Members of various Left organisations staged a protest at the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus on Thursday against the “hooliganism” of the RSS-affiliated ABVP, a day after students claimed that stones were…
- India
People insulting ‘great men’ of sanatan tradition are ‘anti-India’: Ramdev
Haridwar: Yoga guru Ramdev on Thursday said many people are making controversial remarks against “great men” of sanatan tradition and termed them as “anti-India”. “Insulting remarks are being passed by many people…
- India
Egypt considering allocating land to Indian industries in Suez Canal Economic Zone
New Delhi: India and Egypt have reaffirmed their commitment to the founding values of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), international law and respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states. It…
- India
Stray dog goes on biting spree in Bihar’s Ara, attacks 70 people
Ara: A stray dog went on a biting spree, attacking 70 people in Ara town of Bihar, police said on Thursday. Bhojpur Superintendent of Police Pramod Kumar said that the dog attacked…
- Delhi
Delhi: Upset over delay, passenger falsely tweets flight hijacked; arrested
New Delhi: A man was arrested for allegedly falsely tweeting that a flight going from Dubai to Jaipur had been hijacked, police said on Thursday. The incident took place on Wednesday. Moti…
