- India
Senior TN police official dies by ‘suicide’, Oppn demands probe into death
Coimbatore: An IPS officer posted as Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) here allegedly died by suicide after he shot himself early on Friday, police said. Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi,…
- India
Karnataka CM presents state budget with outlay of over Rs 3.27L crore
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah presents the state budget with an outlay of over Rs 3.27 lakh crore. Siddaramaiah said that through 5 poll promises, the Karnataka govt will provide average additional financial aid…
- World
US lawmakers, Indian-Americans seek action against attack on Indian consulate in San Francisco,
Washington: US lawmakers and influential Indian-Americans have condemned the attempted arson at the Indian consulate in San Francisco and called for expeditious action against those behind this “criminal act”. They also slammed…
- India
Pakistan hopes India would implement Indus Waters Treaty in ‘good faith’
Islamabad: Pakistan has expressed the hope that India would implement the Indus Waters Treaty in “good faith” after New Delhi on Thursday said it cannot be compelled to participate in “illegal” proceedings…
- India
Noida: School teacher cuts hair of students to discipline them; gets terminated
Noida: A teacher of a private school here has been dismissed over protest by parents of about a dozen students after she “symbolically” cut the hair of their wards in a disciplinary…
- Mumbai
Ajit Pawar faction appoints Narendra Rane as Mumbai NCP president
Mumbai: The Ajit Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Thursday appointed Narendra Rane as the president of the party’s Mumbai unit. This is one of first appointments made by…
- India
Defamation case: Gujarat HC to deliver verdict on Rahul Gandhi’s plea on Friday
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court will on Friday deliver its verdict on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s plea seeking a stay on his conviction in a criminal defamation case over his Modi surname…
- India
Govt calls all-party meet on July 19 ahead of Parliament’s Monsoon session
New Delhi: The government has called the customary all-party meeting on July 19 ahead of Parliament’s Monsoon session, official sources said on Thursday. The session, which begins from July 20, is set…
- World
SL rejects proposal for new shipping route at MEPC to save blue whales
London: Sri Lanka on Thursday squarely rejected a proposal for the creation of a new Traffic Separation Scheme, south of the island nation, to reduce ship strikes on the endangered blue whale…
- India
President Droupadi Murmu accorded civic reception in Mumbai
Mumbai: President Droupadi Murmu was on Thursday accorded a civic reception at Raj Bhavan here on her first visit to Maharashtra after occupying the country’s highest post. A Raj Bhavan spokesperson, in…
- India
Certain bills not signed as queries not addressed by state govt: Kerala Governor
Kozhikode: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Thursday defended his decision to keep certain bills, including the ones on appointments in universities and appointing eminent academicians as Chancellors of varsities, saying his…
- India
MNS leader travels with Raut, sparks buzz about tie-up between Thackeray cousins
Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Abhijit Panse on Thursday met Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, leading to speculation about a possible alliance between the estranged Thackeray cousins Raj and Uddhav…
- India
Congress, CPI(M) accuse each other of having no clear stand on Uniform Civil Code
Thiruvananthapuram: The verbal duel between the ruling CPI(M) in Kerala and the opposition Congress over the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) got heated on Thursday with each accusing the other of not having…
- India
Workers must get their due in govt: Rahul to CM Gehlot at Cong strategy meeting
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi told Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot during a poll strategy meeting that party workers must get their due in government and called for a “dynamic role”…
- India
TMC will not support anything that will harm the essence of democracy: Abhishek on UCC
Kolkata: Amid the raging debate over the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), senior Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday said the TMC will not support anything that will harm…
