- India
Student group seeks resignation of IIT Bombay director after death of pupil
Mumbai: A student collective at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay on Wednesday demanded the resignation of the premier institute’s director in the backdrop of alleged suicide by a first-year Dalit student…
- Delhi
DCW chief says southwest Delhi murder case ‘terrifying’
New Delhi: Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal on Wednesday termed “terrifying” an incident in which a man strangled his girlfriend, stuffed her body inside a fridge, and went off to…
- Delhi
Intensive operation to clean Yamuna floodplains to be launched on Thursday
New Delhi: An intensive operation to clean the Yamuna floodplains, involving territorial army personnel, will be launched by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Thursday, the Raj Niwas said in a statement.…
- World
Indian-origin businessman jailed for COVID loan abuse in UK
London: An Indian-origin businessman in south east England has been sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment after admitting abuse of an interest-free loan offered by the UK government to businesses to cope with…
- Pakistan
Pakistan govt calls emergency session of parliament; introduces bill to raise Rs 170 billion taxes
Islamabad: The cash-strapped Pakistan government on Wednesday introduced a money bill in parliament to raise Rs 170 billion in taxes by June this year as part of conditions by the IMF to…
- Pakistan
Pak court cancels bail of ex-PM Imran Khan in election commission protest case
Islamabad: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court here on Wednesday rejected the bail of former prime minister Imran Khan for failing to attend the court hearing of a case linked to protests outside the…
- India
Mother-daughter self-immolate: UP CM orders magisterial probe
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the death of a mother-daughter duo in Kanpur Dehat during an anti-encroachment drive. It will be in addition…
- India
Manik Sarkar: the veteran, CPI(M) hopes will change its fortunes in Tripura
Agartala: The communist party workers slouching against the walls of the party office in the sultry mid-day Tripura heat, stood up straight and stopped their chat session as the stern-faced, tall, bespectacled…
- Delhi
Morbi Bridge tragedy: Civic body, councillors claim innocence
Morbi: The Morbi municipality on Wednesday passed a resolution saying the civic body never gave its approval to hand over a suspension bridge in the town to Oreva Group, a day after…
- India
Azam Khan’s son disqualified from UP Assembly after conviction in 2008 case
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party MLA Abdullah Azam Khan was disqualified from the Uttar Pradesh Assembly on Wednesday, an official said, days after a court sentenced him to two-year imprisonment in a 15-year-old case.…
- India
SC agrees to hear plea seeking rules for menstrual pain leave next week
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear next week a plea seeking a direction to all the states to frame rules for menstrual pain leaves for female students and…
- India
Crackdown on child marriage in Assam creating havoc in private life: Gauhati HC
Guwahati: Observing that arresting a large number of people in the crackdown against child marriage created “havoc in the private life of people”, the Gauhati High Court has said there is no…
- World
Air India-Boeing deal to create 1M jobs in US: US Prez Biden to PM Modi
Washington: The landmark Air India-Boeing deal will create up to 1 million jobs across 44 states in the US and will further deepen bilateral ties, President Joe Biden has told Prime Minister…
- India
Won’t tolerate insult to Dr Ambedkar: Karnataka min Madhuswamy
Bengaluru: In the wake of an objectionable play in a private deemed-to-be-university in the city recently, the Karnataka government on Wednesday said it will not tolerate any insult to the architect of…
- Photos
IND vs AUS: Practice session
New Delhi: Australian captain Pat Cummins with teammates during a practice session ahead of the 2nd cricket test match between India and Australia at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, in New Delhi, Wednesday,…
