- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra forms panel to review graft cases
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has constituted a committee of officers to review cases of corruption, especially relating to disproportionate assets (DA), registered against public servants between 2014 and 2019 in the State.…
- India
Doctors need not disclose identities of minors seeking abortion, rules SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has extended the benefits of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act to minors who engage in consensual sexual activity by exempting doctors from disclosing their identity…
- India
Shashi Tharoor files nomination for Congress president polls
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday filed his nomination for the post of Congress president at the party headquarters here. The Thiruvananthapuram MP submitted his papers to the party’s…
- India
Ban on PFI act of ‘political selfishness’ aimed to appease RSS: Mayawati
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Friday said the ban on the Popular Front of India ahead of elections in some states was an act of “political selfishness” aimed at appeasing…
- Telangana
Lokmat chairman Vijay Darda calls on Telangana CM KCR
Hyderabad: Former Rajya Sabha MP and chairman of ‘Lokmat’ Media Houses, Vijay Darda met Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao at Pragati Bhavan here on Thursday. He presented his book ‘Ring Side’ to…
- World
H-1B: Presidential commission recommends stamping of visas inside US
Washington: A presidential commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders has unanimously approved a recommendation for the provision of stamping of H-1B visas inside the US, a move if accepted by President…
- India
After ban, PFI activists arrested, booked for protests: Police
Thiruvananthapuram: Several activists of the banned outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) were arrested or booked for protesting without permission in different parts of Kerala after the organisation was declared as illegal…
- India
Air India halves discount on basic fares for senior citizens, students
Mumbai: Tata Group-owned full-service carrier Air India has reduced by half the discount offered on basic fares to senior citizens and students in the economy class on its flights, according to its…
- India
Gurugram: Cab drivers jailed for 5 years for robbing man of Rs 1,500
Gurugram: Two cab drivers were sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for robbing a man in their cab, officials said on Thursday. District and Sessions Judge S P Singh on Wednesday sentenced the…
- India
Panchkula municipal body bans pitbull, rottweiler dog breeds as pets
Chandigarh: With cases of dog attacks reported from “many places”, the Panchkula Municipal Corporation has banned the “ferocious” pitbull and rottweiler breeds of dogs as pets within the city limits, officials said…
- India
PM Modi will be showcased working of 5G services from underground tunnel of Delhi Metro
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be showcased the working of 5G services from an underground tunnel of the Delhi Metro’s upcoming station in Dwarka Sector 25 during the launch of…
- World
Queen Elizabeth II died of old age, reads her death certificate
London: Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away peacefully in her Scotland summer residence of Balmoral Castle three weeks ago, succumbed to old age, according to an extract of the late monarch’s death…
- India
Lt Gen Anil Chauhan (retd) to take charge as new CDS on Friday
New Delhi: Lt Gen Anil Chauhan (retired) will assume charge as India’s new Chief of Defence Staff on Friday that is expected to bring the focus back on the implementation of the…
- India
Noida police book 75 pro-Shrikant Tyagi protesters
Noida: The Noida police have booked around 75 people, mostly members of the Tyagi community, who had protested in support of jailed politician Shrikant Tyagi outside his society here, officials said on…
- Politics
Akhilesh’s effort to show himself Ambedkarite inspired by greed for votes: Mayawati
Lucknow: BSP supremo Mayawati on Thursday targeted Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, saying his effort to show himself as an Ambedkarite is an “eyewash” inspired by the “greed for votes”. Yadav had…
