- India
ED arrests TMC MLA in West Bengal school jobs ‘scam’
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate arrested ruling Trinamool Congress MLA Jiban Krishna Saha on Monday following raids as part of its probe into alleged irregularities in the hiring of teachers and staffers in…
- Kashmir
SC refuses to advance date of hearing on pleas on J-K statehood
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to advance the date of hearing on pleas seeking the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, saying the matter is already listed on…
- India
Uddhav, Raj Thackeray raise issue of ‘vote theft’
Mumbai: Amid speculation of an alliance between the Raj Thackeray-led MNS and his cousin Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT), both the leaders have raised the issue of “vote theft” and asked their…
- India
SC stays trial against Ashoka University professor
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday restrained the trial court from taking cognisance of the chargesheet filed by Haryana SIT in the FIR against Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, who…
- World
Sri Lankan opposition condemns arrest of ex-president Wickremesinghe
Colombo: Sri Lankan opposition parties gathered here on Sunday to condemn the arrest of former president Ranil Wickremesinghe, calling it “undemocratic” and “petty act of political vengeance.” The ruling National People’s Power…
- India
UP: 8 dead, 43 injured as truck hits tractor-trolley carrying pilgrims
Bulandshahr: Eight people were killed and 43 others injured when a truck rammed into a tractor-trolley carrying pilgrims in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district in the early hours of Monday, police said. The…
- India
Orders passed by Justice JB Pardiwala put SC in bind, leading to CJI’s intervention
New Delhi: In less than a month, three orders passed by a bench headed by Justice Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala has caught the Supreme Court in a bind, leading Chief Justice B R…
- India
Editors Guild voices concern over criminal complaint threat to journalist
New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India on Sunday, August 24, voiced concern over a statement by a Congress leader regarding the intention to file a criminal complaint against senior broadcast journalist…
- India
Rahul Gandhi hugged, kissed by unidentified man during Bihar yatra
Bihar: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was momentarily taken aback on Sunday during his ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar when an unidentified man suddenly hugged him tightly and planted a kiss on his…
- India
Election Commision hiding behind district magistrates: Akhilesh Yadav
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday accused the Election Commission of hiding behind district magistrates to cover up alleged vote theft by the BJP. He added that constitutional institutions are…
- India
UP man climbs mobile tower in ‘Sholay’ style, demands marriage to girlfriend
Uttar Pradesh: In imagery reminiscent of a water tanker scene from the famous Bollywood film “Sholay”, a man climbed atop a mobile tower at a village in Bhadohi district on Sunday and…
- World
Nikki Haley urges India to take Trump’s view on Russian oil seriously
New York: India should take President Donald Trump’s concerns over its procurement of Russian crude oil seriously and work with the White House to find a solution to the issue, Republican leader…
- Kashmir
30 women injured after ceiling collapses in J&K’s Kupwara
Jammu and Kashmir: At least 30 women were injured when the first-floor ceiling of a residential house collapsed during a religious gathering in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials…
- India
They have history and history of overlooking that as well: Jaishankar on Pak-US ties
New Delhi: The United States and Pakistan have a history with each other but they also have a history of overlooking that history, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday, reminding…
- World
Kyiv strikes Russia’s nuclear power plant as Ukraine marks independence day
Moscow: Russia accused Ukraine Sunday, August 24, of launching drone attacks that sparked a fire at a nuclear power plant in its western Kursk region overnight, as Ukraine celebrated 34 years since…
