- India
UP: Right-wing demands release of men accused of burning meat shops
Kannauj: Close to two dozen members of right-wing groups staged a protest here on Monday against the “wrongful” arrest of some people accused of burning meat shops in this Uttar Pradesh district,…
- India
Parliament”s Monsoon Session begins with adjournments
New Delhi: The Monsoon Session of Parliament began on a stormy note on Monday with the opposition demanding discussion on issues ranging from price rises to the Agnipath scheme. The morning session of…
- India
Zubair seeks urgent SC hearing to dismiss 6 FIRs filed by UP police
New Delhi: Alt News co-founder and fact-checker Mohammed Zubair on Monday sought an urgent listing of his plea in the Supreme Court seeking quashing of FIRs lodged against him in several districts…
- India
Not a criminal, political reason behind delay: Kejriwal on Singapore visit
New Delhi: “I am not a criminal”, said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday stressing there appears to be a “political reason” behind the delay in granting him permission to visit Singapore…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru: Private school receives hoax bomb threat
Bengaluru: The city police were on their toes on Monday after a private school here received a bomb threat through an e-mail, which turned out to be a hoax. As the school…
- Telangana
Prez Polls: Voting underway in Telangana Legislative Assembly
Hyderabad: Voting is underway in the Telangana Legislative Assembly here on Monday to elect the 15th President of India. The ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MLAs, who assembled at the party headquarters at…
- India
J&K: Accidental blast kills Army captain, JCO in Poonch district
Jammu: An army captain and a junior commissioned officer (JCO) were killed in an accidental grenade blast along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Monday. The…
- India
Tamil Nadu: Two teachers detained for student’s death
Kallakurichi: Two teachers of a school near here were detained on Monday in connection with the death of a girl student, police said. Irate protestors damaging buses parked at the private residential school…
- India
Allahabad HC refuses to quash FIR against man for derogatory comments against PM
Prayagraj: The bench comprising Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rajendra Kumar-IV while dismissing the plea filed by Mumtaz Mansoori observed, “Although the Constitution of this country recognises freedom of speech of…
- India
‘No option other than dialogue with Pakistan to resolve Kashmir issue’: Mehbooba
Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said there was no option other than holding dialogue with Pakistan and other stakeholders to resolve the Kashmir issue and stop the bloodshed. Condemning the killing…
- India
Voting begins to elect India’s 15th President
New Delhi: Voting for the presidential election in which NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu is pitted against joint opposition pick Yashwant Sinha began on Monday. Polling began at 10 am and Prime Minister…
- India
Delhi: US woman fakes abduction; booked for overstaying
New Delhi: A 27-year-old US citizen staying here allegedly staged her own abduction after she ran out of money in an attempt to extort cash from her parents, police said on Sunday. The…
- World
Pakistan: Imran demands fresh elections after impressive show in Punjab by-polls
Lahore: Imran Khan has demanded fresh general elections in Pakistan after his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party registered an impressive electoral victory in the crucial Punjab assembly by-polls, dealing a major blow to Prime Minister…
- World
Sri Lanka: State of emergency declared ahead of July 20 prez polls
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday declared a state of emergency in the country with immediate effect, ahead of the July 20 election for the post of the president which…
- India
Mathura: Sanitation worker found carrying PM’s portrait in garbage cart, sacked
Mathura: Services of a contractual sanitation worker were terminated after framed portraits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were found in his garbage cart, officials said…
