- India
Yet to ascertain caste angle: RSCPCR member on Dalit boy’s death
Jaipur: The Rajasthan State Commission for Protection of Child Rights is yet to ascertain whether the death of the 9-year-old Dalit boy in Jalore district was a result of caste-based discrimination, its…
- Telangana
Telangana: CPI to support TRS in Munugode bypoll
Hyderabad: The CPI in Telangana on Saturday decided to extend support to the ruling TRS in the bypoll to Munugode assembly constituency when it is held. CPI Telangana unit’s Assistant Secretary Palla…
- World
Lankan min hopes visit by Chinese `spy ship’ not spoil relations with India
Ahmedabad: Amid concerns over a visit by the Chinese ship ‘Yuan Wang 5’ to his country, Sri Lanka’s tourism minister Harin Fernando said here on Saturday that he hoped it would not cause…
- India
Day after CBI raid, Sisodia says 2024 Lok Sabha polls will be Modi vs Kejriwal
New Delhi: A day after the CBI raided his residence, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday claimed that the 2024 Lok Sabha polls will be a battle between Arvind Kejriwal…
- Bangalore
Corruption rampant in Govt offices: Karnataka High Court
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has denied bail to a Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) official statement that there was rampant corruption in government offices. “Now-a-days, in the Government office, corruption has become…
- World
Writers, friends gather in support of Salman Rushdie, at NY Public Library
New York: A week after author Salman Rushdie was stabbed onstage at a literary event, writers and friends of the Mumbai-born author gathered at the New York Public Library here and read…
- Mumbai
Current Maha CM doesn’t sit at home: Fadnavis’ swipe at Uddhav
Mumbai: In a veiled swipe at Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said the current chief minister does not sit at home but tours the state…
- Delhi
Kejriwal, Sisodia to visit Gujarat on Aug 22
Ahmedabad: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, who is facing a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in the Delhi excise policy, will visit Gujarat on Monday to “guarantee…
- India
UP: Two died of suffocation during Krishna Janmashtami in Mathura
Mathura: Two devotees were killed and seven others injured in a stampede-like situation at the famous Bankey Bihari temple here during Janmashtami celebrations in the early hours of Saturday, officials said. “Prima facie,…
- Pakistan
Imran Khan may be held in prohibited funding case, says report
Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan could be arrested by the country’s top investigating agency for failing to appear before it and snubbing its notices in the prohibited funding case, according to…
- India
Maha: Siblings who lost parents in road accident in 2014 get Rs 64L compensation
Thane: A Lok Adalat in Maharashtra’s Palghar district has awarded a compensation of Rs 64 lakh to two siblings, who lost their parents in a road accident more than eight years ago…
- Bangalore
Munawar Faruqui’s show in Bengaluru cancelled: Police
Bengaluru: The Bengaluru police has once again denied permission to stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui’s show ‘Dongri to nowhere‘ here, which was scheduled to take place on Saturday. The event was cancelled as…
- India
Karnataka: Court issues non-bailable warrant against Nithyananda
Bengaluru: A Sessions Court in Ramanagara, adjoining Bengaluru, on Thursday issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against controversial godman Nithyananda. The III Additional District and Sessions Court issued the NBW in a case of…
- India
‘Money Shh..’: Anurag Thakur’s dig at Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia
New Delhi: BJP on Saturday sharpened its attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, with Union Minister Anurag Thakur describing him as the “kingpin” of the “liquor scam” in the capital. Addressing…
- India
Uttar Pradesh: New jail manual replaces colonial-era rules
Lucknow: Married women prisoners will soon be able to wear a “mangalsutra” and observe festivals like Karva Chauth and Teej in Uttar Pradesh jails, according to provisions of the new jail manual,…
