- 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…
- India
SC grants Centre time till March 15 to pay OROP arrears to armed forces pensioners
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday granted time till March 15 to the Centre for payment of arrears of One Rank-One Pension (OROP) to all eligible pensioners of the armed forces. A…
- Sports
Pretorius retires from international cricket to focus to T20s
Johannesburg: South Africa all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius has retired from international cricket with immediate effect to shift “focus on T20 and other shorter formats”. The 33-year-old has represented South Africa in 30 T20Is,…
- India
Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case: Navlakha’s house arrest extended till Feb 17
Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday extended till February 17 its interim order placing social activist Gautam Navlakha, accused of having links to Maoists and Pakistan’s spy agency ISI, under house arrest.…
- World
Reconstruction of century-old rly track in north Sri Lanka begins under India’s assistance
Colombo: The reconstruction work of a century-old railway track in northern Sri Lanka began under India’s assistance here on Monday, in a move aimed at enhancing mobility of goods and services and…
- Hyderabad
PM Modi to visit Hyderabad on Jan 19 to launch various railway projects
Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be initiating various Railway projects worth Rs 2,400 crore in Telangana besides flagging off a Vande Bharat Express train between Hyderabad and Vijayawada, a press release…
- India
‘Maligning our brave hearts’: Cong slams BJP for criticising ex-army chief
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday lashed out at the BJP for criticising former Army chief General Deepak Kapoor after he participated in the Bharat Jodo Yatra, and accused the ruling party of…
- India
Bajrang Dal activist killed in Assam; 1 held
Karimganj/ Hailakandi: One person has been arrested in connection with the murder of a Bajrang Dal activist in Assam’s Karimganj district on Monday, a police officer said. The 16-year-old activist, Sambhu Koiri, was…
- Photos
Bharat Jodo Yatra in Haryana
Panipat: Congress supporters attend a public rally during the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, in Panipat, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. (PTI Photo) Sonipat: Prof. Sheila Sen Jasanoff (Holberg Prize 2022), Prof. Jay H. Jasanoff,…
- India
PM Modi wants everyone in country should worship him: Rahul Gandhi
Kurukshetra: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants all people in the country should worship him, while the focus of the Congress is “tapasya”. He said the…
- India
SC to hear pleas challenging validity of 1991 law on religious places
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is likely to hear on Monday a batch of PILs challenging the validity of certain provisions of a 1991 law which prohibit filing of a lawsuit to…
- Photos
Protest against attack on Christian Adivasis of Chhattisgarh
New Delhi: People take part in a candle light vigil against the alleged attack on Christian Adivasis of Chhattisgarh, at Sacred Heart Cathedral Catholic Church in New Delhi, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023.…
- India
Relief, rescue operations intensified in Joshimath; PMO reviews situation
New Delhi: Relief and rescue efforts were intensified in Joshimath after it was declared a landslide and subsidence-hit zone, with the Centre on Sunday stressing that the immediate priority is the safety…
- World
19 killed, 20 injured as truck hits funeral procession in China
Beijing: At least 19 people were killed, and 20 others injured on Sunday when a truck hit a funeral procession in eastern China’s Jiangxi Province, authorities said. A brief report carried by…
