- Politics
Gujarat polls: Congress announces first list of 43 candidates
New Delhi/Ahmedabad: The opposition Congress on Friday announced its first list of 43 candidates for the Gujarat Assembly elections, fielding Rajya Sabha MP Amee Yagnik from the Ghatlodia constituency which is currently…
- India
Gujarat: Ex-MLA Indranil Rajguru quits AAP, returns to Cong ahead of polls
New Delhi: Ahead of the Gujarat Assembly polls, former MLA Indranil Rajguru quit the Aam Aadmi Party and joined the Congress on Friday and alleged that the Arvind Kejriwal-led outfit was working…
- India
Stubble burning not ‘political issue: Tomar
New Delhi: Amid rising air pollution in the national capital, Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday expressed concerns over politics being played on the stubble burning issue and urged Delhi…
- India
NIA files charge sheet against six Babbar Khalsa International operatives
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge sheet against six suspected terrorists of the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) in a case related to the seizure of arms and…
- India
CEC stressed on need to be sensitive towards requirements of people with special needs
New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Friday stressed on the need to be sensitive towards the needs of all, especially people with special needs. Addressing the first-ever national conference of…
- India
Fittest should be appointed, not someone whom Collegium knows: Rijiju
Mumbai: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday said the present Supreme Court collegium system through which judges are appointed is “opaque”. The “fittest” persons should be appointed as judges and not…
- Delhi
Kejriwal failed to check air pollution in Delhi, busy in Himachal: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP mounted a scathing attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday, accusing him of failing to check hazardous air pollution levels in Delhi and spending time in…
- Business
Rupee soars 53 paise to 82.35 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee appreciated by 53 paise to close at 82.35 against the US dollar on Friday, boosted by persistent foreign fund inflows and a weakening greenback overseas. At the interbank foreign…
- India
Rahul undertaking Yatra with ‘tukde-tukde’ gang: BJP’s Anurag Thakur
Hamirpur: Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is undertaking the Bharat Jodo Yatra with “tukde-tukde gang”, and questioned his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s absence from the march.…
- India
Hyderabadi woman mimics ‘Daiva’ from Kantara film; tenders apology
Mangaluru: A young woman from Hyderabad, drawing flak on the social media for her portrayal of Daiva Mukhavarnike’ (face-painting of Daivas) mimicking the film Kantara’, offered a penalty to Lord Manjunatha temple…
- Delhi
Schools, parents welcome closure of physical classes in view of pollution
New Delhi: Several schools in Delhi-NCR and parents of students welcomed the government’s announcement on holding online classes for primary grades in view of rising pollution, and expressed hope that concerted efforts…
- India
Maha govt must explain math behind recruitment for 75,000 jobs: NCP
Mumbai: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Friday asked the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government to explain the math behind the recruitment for 75,000 government jobs, stating that people of the state must…
- India
Tamil Nadu: High Court permits RSS rally at 44 places
Chennai: The Madras High Court on Friday directed the Tamil Nadu police to permit the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to take out its “route marches” and hold public meetings at 44 places…
- Technology
Twitter India fires employees; all in marketing, comm dept sacked
New Delhi: Twitter has started laying off employees in India as part of a global job cut ordered by the social media platform’s new owner Elon Musk to attain economies of scale…
- Middle East
Netanyahu-led coalition to form new govt after securing win in Israel’s election
Jerusalem: Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party and its far-right and religious allies have secured an emphatic victory in Israel’s general elections, bringing the country’s longest-serving premier back at the helm…
