- India
Ensure appointment of child marriage prohibition officers: SC to Centre
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to ensure appointment of child marriage prohibition officers in every district and directed it to specify the policy steps it has taken…
- India
HC allows family to alienate property already notified, to treat terminally ill members
Bengaluru: A family living in the city has been allowed by the High Court of Bengaluru to alienate a part of their property even though it has already been notified for acquisition.…
- Politics
Will file criminal defamation case against ED officials: AAP MP Sanjay Singh
New Delhi: AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Thursday said he will file a criminal defamation case against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials for “falsely” naming him in their excise policy…
- Bangalore
BJP ministers file nomination papers for Karnataka Assembly polls
Bengaluru: Incumbent BJP ministers Murugesh Nirani, Dr K Sudhakar, S T Somashekar and V Sunil Kumar were among those who filed their nomination papers for Karnataka Assembly polls on Thursday. The poll process…
- India
Two held for harbouring Amritpal Singh in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur
Hoshiarpur: Two men were arrested for allegedly harbouring radical preacher Amritpal Singh who has been on the run following a crackdown by Punjab Police last month, said sources on Thursday. Hardeep Singh (22)…
- India
‘Orwellian state being created..’: Cong on ED case against BBC
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday slammed the Centre after the Enforcement Directorate registered a case against news broadcaster BBC India, alleging that the government is determined to impose a “dictatorial government”…
- India
Efforts for oppn unity pick up pace: Yechury after meeting Nitish
New Delhi: CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday said efforts for opposition unity have picked up the pace ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls and seat adjustments will be made…
- India
Construction of national highways at 10,993 kms in 2022-23: MoRTH
New Delhi: The construction of national highways in 2022-23 was 10,993 kilometres, falling 13.70 per cent short of the government’s target of 12,500 km, according to the Ministry of Road Transport and…
- World
Pak court grants Imran Khan interim bail till May 4 in three cases
Lahore: An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Thursday extended interim bail to Imran Khan till May 4 in three cases related to the clashes between his supporters and the police during an…
- Andhra Pradesh
Centre to strengthen Vizag Steel Plant rather than privatising it: Union min
Visakhapatnam: The Central government will focus on strengthening the Vizag Steel Plant (VSP) for the moment rather than privatising it, Union Minister of State for Steel, Faggan Singh Kulaste said here on…
- World
Oxford University, SII tie-up delivers ‘high efficacy’ malaria vaccine
London: A University of Oxford developed and Serum Institute of India (SII) manufactured and scaled up “high efficacy” malaria vaccine has been licensed for use in Ghana by Africa’s Food and Drugs…
- Andhra Pradesh
Court hands life term to 5 men for series of murders in Andhra
Vijayawada: A city court has sentenced five people to rigorous life imprisonment for murdering aged women around Vijayawada during the first and second waves of Covid lockdown to pass them off as…
- Pakistan
Sweden shuts down embassy in Pakistan for security reasons
Islamabad: Sweden has announced closing its embassy in Pakistan “indefinitely” due to the prevailing “security situation” in the crisis-hit country’s capital. The embassy did not elaborate on the nature of the threat,…
- India
Fix time limit for non-BJP state Guvs to clear Bills: Stalin pushes for resolutions
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday urged non-BJP ruled States to pass resolutions in their respective Assemblies urging the Centre to fix a time limit for Governors to approve bills passed…
- India
IMD issues heatwave warning for AP, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar
New Delhi: Parts of Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Bihar may experience heatwave conditions over the next three to four days, the India Meteorological Department said on Thursday. Earlier this month,…
