- Politics
Mamata met Modi for ‘understanding’ in scam probes: CPI(M)
Kolkata: The CPI(M) on Friday alleged that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi was an attempt to enter into an “understanding” in the backdrop of central agencies’ investigations…
- India
Muscleman linked to Hemant Soren’s aide sent to ED custody
Ranchi: A special PMLA court in Ranchi on Friday sent Bachhu Yadav, a ‘muscleman’ linked to a political representative of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, to six-day Enforcement Directorate custody as part of…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP Congress chief among others held for protest against rising prices
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president Sake Sailajanath and several other leaders were taken into custody in Vijayawada on Friday as they tried to march towards the Raj Bhavan in protest against…
- India
FTII student found hanging in hostel room, suicide suspected
Pune: The decomposed body of a 32-year-old student of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) here was found hanging in his hostel room on Friday, police said. It was suspected…
- India
WazirX’s funds frozen by ED for ‘assisting’ in money laundering
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said it has frozen Rs 64.67 crore worth bank deposits of one of India’s prominent crypto currency exchanges WazirX as part of an ongoing…
- Kashmir
COVID-19: 823 new cases, 2 fatalities reported in J-K
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir registered 823 fresh COVID-9 cases on Friday, taking the infection tally in the union territory to 4,68,245, officials said here. Two fresh deaths were also reported due to…
- Delhi
Red Fort, areas in vicinity declared ‘no kite flying zone’ ahead of I-Day
New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Friday designated a five-kilometre radius around the historic Red Fort as a “no kite flying zone” till Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoists the tricolour at the…
- India
Congress protest in black a message against Ram temple works: Amit Shah
New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday linked Congress leaders’ protest in black clothes over the issues of price rise and unemployment to the party’s “appeasement” politics to convey its opposition…
- India
Vice prez poll on Saturday; numbers stacked in favour of Dhankhar
New Delhi: Members of Parliament of both houses will vote on Saturday to elect the next Vice President of India in an election where NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar is pitted against Opposition…
- India
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee meets PM Modi
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Friday, and the two leaders were believed to have discussed a host of issues. Banerjee arrived here…
- India
Rahul should not blame democracy for poll defeats: BJP
New Delhi: The Congress’ protest against price rise and unemployment is essentially aimed at “saving” the Gandhi family from corruption charges, the BJP said on Friday and asked Rahul Gandhi to not…
- India
FIR against The Week magazine over ‘offending pictures’ of Shiva, Kali
Kanpur: Police here have lodged an FIR against The Week amid a row over objectionable pictures of Lord Shiva and Goddess Kali that has led Hindu activists to burn copies of the…
- India
Over 200 Congress leaders including 50 MPs detained for protesting
New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Friday detained more than 200 Congress protesters, including 50 Members of Parliament, from Lutyens’ Delhi, officials said. Congress on Friday called for a mass protest here…
- India
India is witnessing death of democracy: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that India is witnessing the “death of democracy” and anybody who raises people’s issues and stands against the onset of dictatorship is “viciously attacked”…
- News
1 in 8 COVID-19 patients develop long-term symptoms: Lancet study
London: One in eight adults who are infected with SARS-CoV-2 experience long term symptoms due to COVID-19, according to one of the most comprehensive studies on the viral disease to date published in…
