- India
Morbi bridge tragedy: Gujarat govt opposes regular bail plea of Oreva Group MD
Morbi: The Gujarat government on Wednesday opposed the regular bail plea of Jaysukh Patel, managing director of Oreva Group, in the case pertaining to last year’s Morbi suspension bridge collapse that killed…
- India
Sebi to put in place framework to prevent frauds by stock brokers
New Delhi: Markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday approved a slew of proposals, including ending the practice of individuals holding permanent directorship at boards of listed companies and putting in place a framework…
- India
Children who lost a parent to COVID-19 to get monthly aid in Puducherry
Puducherry: Agriculture and Social Welfare Minister of Puducherry C Jayakumar told the territorial Assembly on Wednesday that the government had framed a scheme to provide monthly assistance of Rs 2,000 to children…
- India
UP number 1 in death sentences as of end of 2021: Centre to RS
New Delhi: As many as 472 prisoners lodged in different jails across the country were sentenced to death and waiting for the next course of action as on December 31, 2021, Rajya…
- India
Hate speeches will go away once politicians stop using religion in politics: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday took serious exception to hate speeches and said the moment politics and religions are separated and politicians stop using religion in politics, such speeches will…
- Mumbai
Mumbai: Queer student claims not allowed at event over ‘inappropriate’ dress in TISS
Mumbai: The students’ union president of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) who has chosen to be identified as queer has claimed discrimination at an event on the campus over “inappropriate”…
- India
Google to pay Rs 1337.76 cr fine in case involving Android devices
New Delhi: The NCLAT on Wednesday upheld the orders of the fair trade regulator CCI imposing a penalty of Rs 1,337.76 crore on tech major Google in the Android mobile devices case,…
- India
Won’t speak on Rahul’s disqualification as it involves court order: Nitish
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday declined to speak on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from the Lok Sabha, saying he avoided doing so in matters involving court order. However,…
- India
Savarkar row: ‘Everything fine’, says Sanjay Raut after meeting Sonia, Rahul
New Delhi: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday met former Congress presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and said “everything is fine”, signalling an end to the row over V…
- India
Disrespect of national anthem complaint: Bombay HC refuses relief to Mamata Banerjee
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to grant any relief to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in a complaint seeking action against her for allegedly disrespecting the national anthem at…
- India
COVID: India sees highest single-day rise in five months
New Delhi: India recorded a single-day rise of 2,151 new coronavirus cases, the highest in five months, while the active cases increased to 11,903, according to the Union health ministry data updated…
- India
Lok Sabha revokes disqualification of NCP member Mohammad Faizal
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha Secretariat on Wednesday restored the membership of NCP leader Mohammad Faizal P P, who was disqualified from the lower house in January following his conviction in a…
- India
Organise ‘shramdaan hour’ on alternate Saturdays: Delhi’s DoE to schools
Delhi: Delhi government’s Directorate of Education has directed its schools to organise ‘Shramdaan hour’ on the last working day of second and fourth week every month to instil the importance of cleanliness…
- World
Bill to reform H-1B and L-1 visa programme introduced in US Senate
Washington: A group of influential lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan legislation in the US Senate to comprehensively overhaul the H-1B and L-1 visa programmes and usher in more transparency in the recruitment…
- India
Process of govt change in Maha was set in motion on Fadnavis’s instructions, claims Tanaji
Aurangabad: The process to effect a change of government in Maharashtra started on the instructions of BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, Health Minister Tanaji Sawant has claimed. The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government…
