- India
Mary Kom wants Asian Games to be her swansong, says ‘I’ll be forced to retire next year’
New Delhi: Racing against time to get fit, six-time world champion boxer MC Mary Kom is targeting the Asian Games as her swansong in the ring before she is “forced” to retire…
- India
MP: AAP’s Tuesday rally could see ‘big announcements’ by Kejriwal
Bhopal: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is expected to make some big welfare announcements in the Aam Aadmi Party rally in Bhopal’s BHEL Dussehra Maidan on Tuesday as he kicks off the…
- Business
Retail inflation dips marginally to 6.44 pc in Feb
New Delhi: Retail inflation dipped marginally to 6.44 per cent in February, mainly on account of a slight easing in prices of food and fuel items, as per government data released on…
- Delhi
Excessive force by police can’t be justified: Delhi HC on CAA protests
New Delhi: Hearing petitions alleging police atrocities on students inside the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University here following anti-CAA protests in December 2019, the Delhi High Court on Monday said excessive use…
- India
No govt committee to probe Adani; DRI investigation in Indonesia coal import not concluded: Minister
New Delhi: The government has not set up any committee to probe allegations a US short seller labelled against the Adani Group, but stock market regulator SEBI is investigating market allegations against…
- India
Assam’s child marriage conviction rate: 494 out of 8,773 charge-sheeted
Guwahati: A mere 494 persons out of 8,773 people who were charge-sheeted for child marriage and POCSO cases in Assam have been convicted since 2017, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on…
- India
Lowest literacy rate reported in Bihar: Ministry of Education
New Delhi: Bihar has the lowest literacy rate in the country followed by Arunachal Pradesh and Rajasthan, according to Ministry of Education. The literacy rate in rural India is 67.77 per cent…
- Hollywood
Malala’s response to Jimmy Kimmel’s query about Harry Styles spitting on Chris Pine wins internet
Los Angeles: Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai is receiving praise for her graceful response to American television host Jimmy Kimmel’s odd query during the 95th Academy Awards ceremony. Yousafzai, a Pakistani activist for…
- Mumbai
Mumbai: Man accused of smoking, unruly behaviour on Air India flight gets bail
Mumbai: A 34-year-old US citizen booked for allegedly smoking on board an Air India flight and unruly behaviour towards the crew was granted bail by a court here on Monday, police said.…
- Hyderabad
NIRDPR, ICRISAT sign MoU to promote dryland crops, climate-smart farming
Hyderabad: City-based National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) on Monday signed a MoU to strengthen evidence-based research and…
- Pakistan
Non-bailable arrest warrants issued against former Pak PM Imran Khan
Islamabad: Two non-bailable arrest warrants were issued against ousted prime minister Imran Khan on Monday for failing to appear in courts in the Toshakhana case and for threatening a woman magistrate while…
- India
‘Very seminal issue’, SC refers pleas for same-sex marriage to a 5-judge bench
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday referred the pleas seeking legal validation of same-sex marriages to a five-judge constitution bench for adjudication, saying the issue is of “seminal importance”. A bench…
- India
Kharge slams Modi govt, says those ‘destroying’ democracy are talking of saving it
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday hit back at the government for raising Rahul Gandhi’s democracy remarks in Parliament, saying those “crushing” democracy are talking of saving it. He also…
- Sports
India secure WTC final berth after New Zealand beat Sri Lanka in thriller
Delhi: India on Monday qualified for the prestigious World Test Championship (WTC) final after New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka by two wickets in a thrilling last-ball finish in the Christchurch game. India…
- India
16 opposition parties meet to evolve strategy for Parliament session
New Delhi: Leaders of 16 opposition parties met in Parliament House on Monday to evolve a joint strategy to corner the government on several issues ahead of the start of the second…
