- India
Would be happy if BJP’s downfall starts with Karnataka: Bengal CM Mamata
Malda: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she would be happy if BJP’s “downfall” starts with the Karnataka Assembly polls, which is scheduled to be held on May 10. Banerjee,…
- India
Manipur violence: Govt issues shoot at sight orders for ‘extreme cases’
Imphal: Manipur government on Thursday issued a shoot at sight order in “extreme cases” to contain spiralling violence in the state between tribals and the majority Meitei community which has displaced over 9,000…
- India
Congress sweeps Shimla Municipal Corporation elections
Shimla: The ruling Congress on Thursday swept the Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) polls with two-third majority by winning 24 wards out of total 34, wresting the prestigious civic body from the BJP.…
- India
Gangster Anil Dujana killed in encounter with UP Police
Meerut: Gangster Anil Dujana was gunned down by a team of Special Task Force of the Uttar Pradesh Police in an encounter in Meerut on Thursday, police officials said. Additional Director General of…
- India
WFI sexual harassment case: SC refuses female wrestlers’ plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday closed the proceedings on a petition by women wrestlers accusing Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment, noting FIRs have been…
- India
DYFI petitions DGP to register criminal case against ‘The Kerala Story’ makers
Thiruvananthapuram: The Democratic Youth Federation of India, the youth wing of the ruling CPI(M), on Thursday lodged a complaint with the Kerala police chief seeking legal action against the producer and director…
- Delhi
‘No drunk cop, no force used against protesting wrestlers’: Delhi police
New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Thursday denied allegations that its personnel were drunk and used force against protesting wrestlers during a late-night ruckus at Jantar Mantar between police and some grapplers,…
- India
VHP, Bajrang Dal stage protests in Karnataka against ‘ban’ proposal of Congress
Bengaluru: Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal activists staged protests in several parts of the state on Thursday against the Congress election manifesto which proposed banning of the latter in the…
- India
Army deployed in violence-hit Manipur, 7500 people shifted to safer places
Imphal: The Army and Assam Rifles were deployed to control the situation in Manipur where violence broke out during a tribal agitation, a defence spokesperson said on Thursday. So far, 7,500 people…
- India
BJP’s treatment of wrestlers shameful, arrogant: Arvind Kejriwal
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday slammed the BJP over the scuffle at Jantar Mantar between wrestlers and police and called its treatment of national sportspersons shameful and arrogant.…
- Andhra Pradesh
Probe into Amaravati land scam will resume, says AP Home Minister
Amaravati: Hailing the Supreme Court’s decision to lift the stay imposed on the probe into the alleged land scam in Amaravati during the previous TDP regime, Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Taneti Vanitha…
- Delhi
Delhi college hostel warden harasses, strips students over theft suspicion
Delhi: Two students of a nursing college were allegedly harassed and stripped by the hostel warden over suspicion of theft, according to authorities. On Tuesday around 1 pm, a PCR call was…
- India
Kill us if you want, won’t tolerate such disrespect: Vinesh Phogat
New Delhi: Shocked and appalled by the boorish behaviour by the Delhi Police towards protesting wrestlers late Thursday evening, an emotionally distraught Vinesh Phogat said they were not criminals and did not…
- India
Scuffle breaks out between protesting wrestlers, cops at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar
New Delhi: A scuffle allegedly broke out between the wrestlers staging a protest at Jantar Mantar here and some police personnel, leading to head injuries to a couple of protesters. Three people,…
- India
Mobile Internet services suspended in Manipur
Imphal: As Manipur continues to remain tense for the past one week, mobile Internet services on Wednesday were suspended once again for the next five days while curfew continued for the fifth…
