- World
‘My parents didn’t pressure me’ says Indian-American prodigy named in ‘world’s brightest’ students list
New York: Natasha Perianayagam, a 13-year-old Indian-American prodigy named in the “world’s brightest” students list, has said that her parents gave her the “best support” by not putting pressure on her to…
- India
Rajya Sabha sees verbal skirmishes as Oppn presses for JPC probe
New Delhi: Verbal skirmishes between treasury and opposition benches that forced frequent interventions by the Chair marked the proceedings in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday as the opposition parties targeted the government on…
- Delhi
Former Delhi Prisons warder arrested for threatening retired bureaucrat
New Delhi: A retired IAS officer has alleged that he received death threats from a dismissed warder of Delhi Prisons who also demanded Rs 10 crore from him, police said on Wednesday.…
- Photos
In Pics: Leopard enters Ghaziabad court
Ghaziabad: Forest department officials capture the leopard in a cage after it entered the premises of Ghaziabad District Court, in Ghaziabad, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma) Ghaziabad: The leopard in…
- India
India launched 353 foreign satellites since 2014: Govt
New Delhi: India has launched 353 foreign satellites since 2014, earning the country foreign exchange, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday. He said India earned 187 million euros from European countries…
- India
Sikkim happy as SC removes ‘people of foreign origin’ reference from order
Gangtok: Citizens of Sikkim including Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang and other political leaders on Wednesday expressed jubilation after the Supreme Court ordered the removal of reference to the Sikkimese-Nepalese as “people…
- India
Govt running away from JPC probe into allegations against Adani Group: Venugopal
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Congress MP K C Venugopal on Wednesday alleged that the government was “running away” from an investigation by a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the allegations against the…
- India
Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on Adityanath is attack on Hindutva: Seer council chief
Ballia: Shankaracharya Parishad chief Swami Anand Swaroop on Wednesday hit out at Rahul Gandhi, saying his recent remarks on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was an attack on Hindutva. On Monday,…
- India
Leopard that attacked 3 in Ghaziabad court captured
Ghaziabad: A leopard that entered the premises of a Ghaziabad court on Wednesday, and attacked three persons including a lawyer, a cobbler and police constable near the old building complex, has been…
- India
Entry of women into mosques for offering namaz permitted: AIMPLB to SC
New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the entry of women into mosques for offering namaz inside is permitted. The board said…
- India
Govt running away from JPC probe into allegations against Adani Group: Venugopal
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Congress MP K C Venugopal on Wednesday alleged that the government was “running away” from an investigation by a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the allegations against the…
- India
Temporary jails coming up in Assam as crackdown on child marriage continues
Guwahati: As the crackdown on child marriage continued in Assam, the police are now setting up additional prison facilities to house the accused, with two such arrangements in Goalpara and Cachar districts…
- Business
E-Rupee to be piloted by 5 more banks in 9 more cities soon
Mumbai: Five more banks will join the pilot on the central bank digital currency or e-rupee for retail customers and the project will be extended to nine additional cities, the Reserve Bank…
- Business
Sensex rebounds 377 pts, Nifty closes above 17,850 as RBI slows down rate hike
Mumbai: Benchmark Sensex rebounded 377 points while Nifty closed above the 17,850 level on buying in IT, financial and oil stocks after the RBI slowed down the pace of interest rate hikes…
- India
Maha: Shinde minister challenges Sanjay Raut to resign from RS and get re-elected
Thane: Thane Guardian Minister Shambhuraj Desai on Wednesday challenged Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut to resign from Rajya Sabha and get re-elected, claiming that the legislators of the undivided Sena had voted…
