- India
NGOs based in four states received major chunks of foreign contributions: govt
New Delhi: NGOs based in Delhi received the highest amount of foreign funds, followed by those based in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu out of the over Rs 55,600 crore contribution sent…
- India
Over 14 lakh severely malnourished children in India as per Poshan Tracker: WCD
New Delhi: There are over 14 lakh severely malnourished children in the country as per the government’s Poshan Tracker, the Women and Child Development Ministry said on Wednesday. Children who are severely…
- India
Why selective in dealing with hate speeches: SG Tushar Mehta to SC
New Delhi: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that hate speeches were being made by several people against the members of Hindu community and court could not be…
- India
US citizen arrested while crossing Indo-Nepal border on fake documents
Maharajganj: A US national was arrested in this Uttar Pradesh district on Wednesday while trying to cross over to Nepal on fake visa and passport documents, a senior police official said. Immigration Officer,…
- India
Mamata on two-day dharna to protest Centre’s ‘discrimination’ against Bengal
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the two-day sit-in that she started here on Wednesday to protest the BJP-led Union government’s alleged discriminatory attitude against the state was on behalf…
- India
EC manages to find new excuses to delay J-K polls: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar: The Election Commission seems to be in no hurry to conduct the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir and manages to find “new excuses to delay” the elections, National Conference vice president…
- India
PM Modi to flag off Bhopal-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express on April 1
Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the Bhopal-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express train at Rani Kamalapati station here on April 1, and also take part in the Combined Commanders’ Conference that…
- India
Rahul Gandhi to launch agitation from where he made Modi surname remark
Bengaluru: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will begin the party’s nationwide ‘Satyamev Jayate’ agitation on April 5 from Kolar, the very place where he made a remark on the Modi surname for which…
- India
Morbi bridge tragedy: Gujarat govt opposes regular bail plea of Oreva Group MD
Morbi: The Gujarat government on Wednesday opposed the regular bail plea of Jaysukh Patel, managing director of Oreva Group, in the case pertaining to last year’s Morbi suspension bridge collapse that killed…
- India
Sebi to put in place framework to prevent frauds by stock brokers
New Delhi: Markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday approved a slew of proposals, including ending the practice of individuals holding permanent directorship at boards of listed companies and putting in place a framework…
- India
Children who lost a parent to COVID-19 to get monthly aid in Puducherry
Puducherry: Agriculture and Social Welfare Minister of Puducherry C Jayakumar told the territorial Assembly on Wednesday that the government had framed a scheme to provide monthly assistance of Rs 2,000 to children…
- India
UP number 1 in death sentences as of end of 2021: Centre to RS
New Delhi: As many as 472 prisoners lodged in different jails across the country were sentenced to death and waiting for the next course of action as on December 31, 2021, Rajya…
- India
Hate speeches will go away once politicians stop using religion in politics: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday took serious exception to hate speeches and said the moment politics and religions are separated and politicians stop using religion in politics, such speeches will…
- Mumbai
Mumbai: Queer student claims not allowed at event over ‘inappropriate’ dress in TISS
Mumbai: The students’ union president of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) who has chosen to be identified as queer has claimed discrimination at an event on the campus over “inappropriate”…
- India
Google to pay Rs 1337.76 cr fine in case involving Android devices
New Delhi: The NCLAT on Wednesday upheld the orders of the fair trade regulator CCI imposing a penalty of Rs 1,337.76 crore on tech major Google in the Android mobile devices case,…
