- India
Will shut all madrasas in Assam, says Sarma; calls Cong ‘new Mughals’
Belagavi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who is visiting Karnataka, said he intended to shut all the madrasas (Muslim religious schools) in his state, as they were not needed in “New…
- Andhra Pradesh
Heavy rain forecast for parts of Andhra Pradesh till Sunday
Amaravati: The Met department forecast heavy rain, thunderstorms and hailstorms in coastal Andhra Pradesh and Godavari river region for three days from Friday to Sunday due to a cyclonic circulation, an official…
- India
Akhilesh slams Centre for misusing central agencies, to meet Mamata this evening
Kolkata: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday slammed the BJP-led government at the Centre for misusing central agencies to “harass leaders and public representatives of opposition parties”, who pose a threat to…
- World
Chinese President Xi to visit Russia for talks with Putin
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia to hold talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin from March 20 to 22, the foreign ministry here announced on Friday. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson…
- Delhi
Delhi: 7 men, including cops, thrash Muslim meat vendors, urinate on them
Delhi: Two meat vendors were allegedly beaten up and robbed by seven men, including three Delhi Police personnel, in east Delhi’s Shahdara, a senior officer said. The incident took place in Anand…
- India
LS adjourned for day amid protests over Rahul Gandhi’s ‘democracy’ remarks
New Delhi: Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day on Friday due to slogan shouting by the opposition and protests by the ruling party members over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s “democracy-under-attack”…
- Politics
Rahul has become permanent part of ‘toolkit’ working against India: Nadda
New Delhi: BJP president JP Nadda led his party’s attack on Rahul Gandhi on Friday over the Congress leader’s recent comments made in the UK on the state of Indian democracy, charging…
- India
RSS planning to increase `shakhas’ in Vidarbha to 3,000 from 1,800
Nagpur: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is planning to add more shakhas’ (branches) in the Vidarbha region and increase their number from existing around 1,800 to 3,000, a senior office-bearer said here…
- News
MHA announces 10% reservation in CISF jobs for ex-Agniveers
Delhi: The Union home ministry has announced 10 per cent reservation for former Agniveers in vacancies in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), a week after it notified a similar quota for…
- World
Kohinoor to be cast as ‘symbol of conquest’ in new Tower of London display
London: The controversial colonial-era Kohinoor diamond claimed by India is to be cast as a “symbol of conquest” as part of a new display of Britain’s Crown Jewels at the Tower of…
- India
Delhi Assembly: BJP to bring no-confidence motion against Kejriwal, AAP to attack Centre, LG
New Delhi: The budget session of the Delhi Assembly, starting Friday, is likely to witness heated exchanges between the treasury and opposition benches, with the ruling AAP targeting LG V K Saxena…
- India
Uttar Pradesh: PM Narendra Modi to visit Varanasi on March 24
Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency, on March 24 to inaugurate the ‘World TB Day summit’ at Rudraksh International Convention Centre. According to official sources, the…
- India
2 Women enter into agreement’ to split days with a single man they love
Gwalior: A man and two women, including his first wife, have decided to live peacefully in two separate houses by dividing three days each of a week between them and also with…
- Delhi
Delhi: BJP, VHP protest after temple demolished as part of DDA anti-encroachment drive
New Delhi: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) demolished a temple in the Rajender Nagar area on Thursday as part of its anti-encroachment drive, triggering a protest by the BJP and the Vishva…
- India
India takes up with Australia demonstrations by Khalistani elements in Brisbane
New Delhi: India has taken up with Australia the demonstrations outside its honorary consulate in Brisbane by pro-Khalistani elements. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi suggested that the work at the consulate…
