- India
Transgenders don’t get reservations in Maha as they are not vote bank, says activist
Thane: LGBTQIA activist Disha Pinky Shaikh on Tuesday lamented that the transgender community does not get reservations in Maharashtra despite deserving the benefit as they are not a “vote bank.” Speaking at…
- India
Rahul, Kejriwal promise to restore old pension scheme
Vadodara: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday promised to restore the old pension scheme for government employees if voted to power in Gujarat, amid a…
- India
Chawl case: Sanjay channelised unaccounted money through shell companies, says ED
Mumbai: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut routed his unaccounted money through various shell companies opened in the name of his family members and associates, his former aide and prime witness in the…
- India
Hijab row: Karnataka order on uniform ‘religion neutral’, says govt; blames PFI for trouble
New Delhi: The Karnataka government order that kicked up a row over hijab was “religion neutral”, the state government told the Supreme Court on Tuesday, launching a strong defence of the state…
- Entertainment
Gujarati film ‘Chhello Show’ is India’s official entry for Oscars 2023
New Delhi: Gujarati film “Chhello Show”, a coming-of-age drama about a young boy’s love affair with cinema in a village in Saurashtra, is India’s official entry for the 95th Academy Awards, the…
- India
Kejriwal calls for ‘Bharatiya’ system of education
Vadodara: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday called for a “Bharatiya” or indigenous system of education in the country in the place of the one inherited from the British. Speaking at…
- Delhi
2020 Delhi riots: Court acquits man from the charges of rioting, torching shop
New Delhi: A court here has acquitted a man from the charges of rioting and torching a shop in a case related to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, saying the testimony of…
- India
Significant drop in SO2 levels in India in last decade: IIT KGP study
Kolkata: There has been a significant drop in Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) levels in India in the last decade as compared to the previous three decades, a study conducted by IIT Kharagpur has…
- India
Bharat Jodo Yatra should have started from Gujarat: Prashant Kishor
Nagpur: Former political strategist Prashant Kishor on Tuesday said that Congress’s `Bharat Jodo Yatra’ should have started from Gujarat or any other BJP-ruled state. He was speaking on the sidelines of a program…
- India
Karnataka: Shivmogga police arrest three suspected to have terror links
Shivamogga: The Shivamogga police have arrested three persons from here on terror charges, claiming they wanted to advance the activities of the banned Islamic State (IS). The gang members were in possession of…
- World
Hindu-Muslim violence: UK police make 47 arrests to deter further disorder in Leicester
London: The UK police said on Tuesday that they have made 47 arrests as part of an ongoing operation to deter further disorder in the eastern England city of Leicester, which saw…
- Andhra Pradesh
Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy elected Deputy Speaker of AP Assembly
Amaravati: Senior legislator Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy of the ruling YSR Congress has been unanimously elected Deputy Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly here on Monday. Swamy, who represents Vizianagaram constituency, is into…
- Kashmir
Protection of religion, Islamic identity our fundamental responsibility: MMU
Srinagar: The Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), an amalgam of religious and educational organisations, on Tuesday strongly objected to the alleged enforcement of singing Hindu hymns in schools in Kashmir. “We strongly object to…
- Kerala
Cong prez polls: Kerala leaders not happy with Tharoor’s move to contest
Alappuzha (Kerala): The reported move of Shashi Tharoor to contest the Congress presidential poll did not go down well with the party in Kerala with a senior leader on Tuesday terming it…
- India
Scindia says will look into allegations that Punjab CM was deplaned for being ‘drunk’
New Delhi: Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday said he will look into the allegations that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was deplaned from a Delhi-bound flight at the Frankfurt airport…
