- Bangalore
Rahul Gandhi to embark on two-day visit to Karnataka on April 16
Bengaluru: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will arrive in poll-bound Karnataka on a two-day visit to take part in a host of events, including party rally in Kolar on Sunday. This is the…
- Politics
Killing of Atiq Ahmed as heinous as Umesh Pal murder case: Mayawati
Lucknow: BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday said the killing of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf in police custody in Prayagraj raises serious questions over the style of functioning of the…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh: Heatwave warning for 174 mandals on April 16
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) has forecast severe heatwave conditions in six mandals and heat waves in 174 more for Sunday. Severe heat wave conditions are expected in Kunavaram…
- India
Land issue: Visva-Bharati hopeful Amartya Sen will respond to eviction notice by next week
Kolkata: Visva-Bharati is hopeful that Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, who is accused of illegally holding a 13-decimal plot owned by the university, will respond by next week to an eviction notice sent…
- India
Traffic cop dragged on car bonnet for 20 km in Navi Mumbai; driver held
Thane: A traffic policeman was dragged on a car’s bonnet for around 20 km in Navi Mumbai town after he tried to stop the vehicle driver who had consumed drugs, officials said…
- India
BJP has ‘instructed’ CBI to arrest me, will honestly answer questions posed by agency: Kejriwal
New Delhi: Ahead of his appearance before the CBI, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday alleged that the BJP might have ordered the probe agency to arrest him and said they…
- India
Varun Gandhi files defamation suit against man for comment on Sanjay Gandhi
Pilibhit: BJP leader Varun Gandhi on Saturday filed a defamation case in a local court here against a Varanasi man for allegedly making derogatory remarks on his father on Twitter. The Pilibhit…
- India
Uttar Pradesh: Man gets life sentence for raping Dalit Boy in 2016
Muzaffarnagar: A special court here on Saturday convicted a man of sodomising an eight-year-old Dalit boy about seven years ago and sentenced him to life imprisonment along with a fine of Rs…
- India
Former CM Jagadish Shettar announces resignation from BJP, assembly
Hubballi: Former Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar on Saturday announced his resignation from the Bharatiya Janata Party after he was denied a ticket for the May 10 state assembly election. The 67-year-old…
- World
India-US people-to-people to get stronger, better: WH official
Washington: There is no stronger people-to-people ties between any country than what the US enjoys with India, a top White House official has said and observed that in many areas, governments need…
- India
Oppn leaders target UP govt after Atiq Ahmad, brother shot dead
Lucknow: Opposition leaders on Saturday questioned the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh and demanded that the state government be dismissed after gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf were shot…
- India
UP Man arrested for making ‘derogatory’ comments on Prophet Mohammad on Facebook
Ghaziabad: A man was arrested Saturday for allegedly making derogatory comments on Prophet Mohammad on Facebook, police here said. The accused, Sudesh Thakur, had allegedly made the comments and also posted objectionable…
- Politics
Serious attempt to undermine every institution: Shashi Tharoor
Mumbai: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said right across the spectrum there is a “serious undermining” of every autonomous institution and it seems the government has only the “loyalty” criterion before…
- Delhi
Delhi excise policy scam: CBI to question CM Kejriwal on Sunday
New Delhi: The CBI will question Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday in its probe into the excise policy scam, a move that has escalated the AAP-Centre faceoff and became a…
- Hyderabad
Owaisi to meet Rajasthan CM to discuss reservation for backward Muslim castes
Jaipur: AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday said that he will meet Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to share a report, which has advocated for the reservation to 82 backward Muslim castes. Citing…
