- Pakistan
Int’l community pledges USD 8.57 billion to flood hit Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan said on Monday that the international community generously responded to its call for support by pledging more than USD 8.5 billion to help the cash-strapped country rebuild in a climate-resilient…
- India
Tunisha spoke to man on dating app before death: Sheezan lawyers to court
Palghar: Television actor Tunisha Sharma was in contact with a man named Ali on a dating app and was in his company between December 21 and 23, just before her death, lawyers…
- Bangalore
Karnataka HC not happy with repeated adjournments of Twitter case
Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka on Monday expressed its displeasure at the Union Government seeking repeated adjournments in the petition filed by microblogging site Twitter against take-down orders issued by the…
- Delhi
Delhi riots 2020: Police oppose bail plea of student activist in HC
New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Monday opposed the bail plea of student activist Gulfisha Fatima in the high court in a case concerning the “larger conspiracy” behind the riots of February…
- India
Woman set on fire for resisting rape attempt
Hazaribag: A 23-year-old woman was doused with petrol and set on fire in her home in Hazaribag allegedly by four persons for resisting a rape attempt, police said on Monday. The woman…
- India
Rajasthan Congress MLA’s son arrested in gang-rape case
Jaipur: A Rajasthan Congress MLA’s son was arrested on Monday for allegedly raping a minor girl, police said. Deepak alias Dilip Meena, the son of Congress legislator from the Rajgarh assembly constituency…
- India
AI Paris-New Delhi flight incidents: DGCA issues show cause notice to airline
Mumbai: Aviation regulator DGCA on Monday said it has issued a show cause notice to Air India regarding two incidents of passenger misbehaviour onboard a flight from Paris to New Delhi last…
- Bangalore
Man attempts to attack Bajrang Dal activist in Karnataka, on the run
Shivamogga: A Bajrang Dal activist escaped unhurt when a man wielding a machete attempted to attack him in Sagar here on Monday, police said. A case was registered against the accused, Sameer,…
- India
‘Government apathy to repeated warnings root cause of Joshimath crisis’
Gopeshwar: Geological factors apart, the failure of successive governments to act on the warnings by experts about possible hazards in Joshimath and adjoining areas has emerged as a major reason behind the…
- India
Assam: As eviction day nears, ‘illegal settlers’ vacate forest land
Lakhimpur: As the administration completes its preparations for an eviction drive to clear 500 hectares of forest land in Assam’s Lakhimpur district, many of the “illegal settlers” were seen carrying away their belongings…
- India
Religious conversion a serious issue, should not be given political colour: SC
Delhi: Observing that religious conversion is a serious issue which should not be given a political colour, the Supreme Court on Monday sought the assistance of Attorney General R Venkataramani on a…
- India
NCB busts international drug syndicate, 2 Afghan nationals among 16 arrested
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh zonal unit of the Narcotics Control Bureau has busted an international drug syndicate operating from Ludhiana and arrested 16 people, including two Afghanistan nationals, a senior official said on…
- India
BJP leaders hate speech: SC refers Brinda Karat’s plea to another bench
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday referred to another bench a plea filed by CPI(M) leaders Brinda Karat and KM Tiwari challenging the trial court’s refusal to direct registration of an FIR…
- India
Joshimath subsidence: SC asks petitioner to mention on Tue for urgent listing of PIL
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked a petitioner, who has sought the court’s intervention to declare the crisis in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath as a national disaster, to mention his plea Tuesday for urgent…
- India
Air India urination: Experts for stricter punishment over unruly behaviour on flights
New Delhi: Air India’s handling of an incident in which an inebriated male flier allegedly urinated on a woman co-passenger suggests an urgent need for stricter rules to deal with unruly passengers, according…
