- India
Delhi police detains Rakesh Tikait on way to Jantar Mantar protest
New Delhi: Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait was Sunday detained by the Delhi Police while entering the national capital to participate in a protest against unemployment in the country. A Delhi Police official said…
- India
Freebies are never free; inform voters of its impact: RBI member
New Delhi: Freebies are never ‘free’ and when political parties offer such schemes, they must be required to make the financing and trade-offs clear to voters, RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Member…
- India
Ex-BJP MLA booked for remarks on lynching five people
Jaipur: Former BJP MLA Gyan Dev Ahuja, who was caught on tape saying that his supporters have so far “lynched five people” for cow smuggling, has been booked by the Alwar Police…
- India
Ayodhya: Islamic foundation raises funds for construction of mosque
Lucknow: An action plan is being prepared to garner funds for the construction of a mosque in Ayodhya’s Dhannipur village on five-acre land given to Muslims on the directions of the Supreme Court.…
- India
Mahakal temple priests want Zomato to withdraw `offensive’ ad featuring Hrithik
Ujjain: Two priests of the famous Mahakal temple of Ujjain on Saturday demanded that online food delivery firm Zomato withdraw an advertisement featuring Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan as it offends Hindu sentiments.…
- India
Haryana man commits suicide over ‘delay’ in visa for Canada
Kurukshetra: Apparently upset over the alleged delay in getting visa for Canada, a 23-year-old man here ended his life by jumping into the Narwana branch canal. However, his visa reached his home…
- Bangalore
COVID-19: Karnataka reports 1,713 new cases, four deaths
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Saturday reported 1,713 fresh COVID-19 cases and four virus-related deaths, taking the total infections and fatalities to 40,40,111 and 40,166 respectively, the state health department said. In its daily…
- India
Justice done can quickly be undone without right discussion: Justice Chandrachud
New Delhi: Justice done can quickly be undone if people do not continue with the right discourse to safeguard the interests of marginalised groups, Supreme Court judge Justice D Y Chandrachud said. Referring…
- Politics
Sisodia accused number one but Kejriwal ‘kingpin’ in ‘liquor scam’: BJP
New Delhi: Stepping up the attack against the AAP government, the BJP on Saturday claimed that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was the “kingpin” in the “liquor scam” while his deputy Manish…
- Delhi
Rains in Delhi, maximum temp settles below average
New Delhi: Rains lashed parts of the national capital on Saturday, bringing the maximum temperature down by a notch below the season’s average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The Lodhi…
- India
Bihar: Tejashwi comes out with code of conduct for RJD ministers
Patna: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Saturday came out with a list of directives for cabinet colleagues belonging to the RJD, in an obvious attempt at an image makeover for…
- Telangana
Telangana reports 357 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana on Saturday recorded 357 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 8,31,622 so far. Hyderabad district saw most of the cases with 165. A health department bulletin said 440 people…