- India
Govt coming up with excuses to stop Bharat Jodo Yatra: Rahul Gandhi
Nuh: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the government is coming up with “excuses” to stop the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, days after Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya wrote to him to…
- India
Congress will continue Yatra while following COVID rules: Khurshid
Lucknow: The Congress will follow all COVID-related guidelines, but the Bharat Jodo Yatra will not be stopped, senior party leader Salman Khurshid said on Thursday. His statement came after Union Health Minister…
- India
Tamil Nadu: 10 villages cut off due to heavy landslide in Nilgiris
Udhagamandalam: Ten villages around Kukkalthorai near here in Nilgiris district were cut off from main stream on Thursday, following heavy landslide on Kothagiri road, officials said. The roads connecting the 10 villages…
- World
Twelve Indian fishermen arrested for poaching by Sri Lanka Navy
Colombo: The Sri Lanka Navy has arrested 12 Indian fishermen and seized their trawlers for allegedly poaching in the country’s territorial waters. The fishermen were arrested off the coast of Vettilaikerni in northern…
- India
Rajasthan professor arrested for demanding sexual favours from student, failing her
Kota: A professor of the Rajasthan Technical University here was arrested for allegedly demanding sexual favours from a student and failing her in his subject when rebuffed, police said on Thursday. According to…
- India
Representations on lack of transparency, objectivity in collegium system received: Rijiju in RS
New Delhi: The government has been receiving representations from “diverse sources” on lack of transparency, objectivity and social diversity in the collegium system of appointment of Supreme Court and high court judges with…
- India
Karnataka govt supports in SC trial of man in marital rape case
New Delhi: The Karnataka government has supported in the Supreme Court the trial of a man in a marital rape case saying the state high court has considered all related questions of…
- India
Ankita Bhandari murder case: Uttarakhand police file 500-page charge sheet
Kotdwar/Dehradun: The Uttarakhand police has filed a charge sheet in the Ankita Bhandari murder case in a Kotdwar court against three accused, including the son of a former state BJP leader. In…
- India
Distillery protest: More than 1,100 protesters booked a day after clashes
Ferozepur: Over 1,100 unidentified people were booked on Wednesday, a day after eight police personnel were injured in clashes with members of farmer unions trying to force their way through barricades to…
- India
Byju’s wants to terminate jersey sponsorship deal with BCCI, kit sponsor MPL also wants to exit
New Delhi: Two of Indian cricket team’s main sponsors, edtech major Byju’s and MPL sports, want to exit from their sponsorship agreements with the BCCI. In June, Byju’s had extended its jersey…
- India
3 ED officers promoted as Special Directors
New Delhi: Three Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers have been promoted as Special Directors, according to an official order issued on Wednesday. Satyabrata Kumar, a 2004-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the…
- India
Dalai Lama says India respects all religions, asks youths to maintain secular tradition
Chandigarh: Amid the tension with China, Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Wednesday said India respected all religions and asked the youth to maintain the country’s thousand-year-old secular tradition. The spiritual leader…
- Business
BJD MPs meet Sitharaman, demand withdrawal of 18pc GST on ‘Kendu’ leaf trade
Bhubaneswar: A delegation of BJD MPs on Wednesday met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and demanded withdrawal of 18 percent GST on trade of ‘Kendu’ leaves, considered as “green gold” of Odisha.…
- India
Ensure OBC representation in top management of AAI, BSNL, GAIL, Canara Bank: Par Panel
New Delhi: A parliamentary panel has asked the Centre to ensure representation of other backward classes (OBCs) in the board of directors of the Airports Authority of India (AAI), Bharat Sanchar Nigam…
- World
British Indian MP calls for direct flights between north England, India
London: A British Indian Opposition Labour Party MP has called for direct flights between Britain’s third-largest airport in Manchester in northern England and key cities in India during a debate in the…
