- India
Shrikant Tyagi’s wife claims threat from MP Mahesh Sharma, BJP seeks CBI probe
Noida: Jailed politician Shrikant Tyagi’s wife on Wednesday claimed threat from Gautam Buddh Nagar MP Mahesh Sharma after which the BJP demanded a CBI probe into the matter. BJP’s local unit chief…
- India
Lawyers boycott Ankita murder accused; Protesters demand CBI probe
Kotdwar: The main accused in Ankita Bhandari case on Wednesday could not file their bail application in a court here after a local body of lawyers decided to boycott them, even as…
- India
PFI collected Rs 55 lakh for helping Khargone riot victims: Police
Indore: The Popular Front of India (PFI) had tried to instigate a particular community following the violence during a Ram Navami procession in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone earlier this year and collected around…
- World
Women’s rights activist from India wins ‘Changemaker’ award at UN SDG Action Awards
United Nations: A women’s rights activist from India, who traveled 3,800km through the length of the country in less than a year to raise awareness on gender-based violence and inequality, has won…
- Sports
Arshdeep, Chahar restrict South Africa to 106/8
Thiruvananthapuram: India’s reserve seamers Arshdeep Singh and Deepak Chahar made the white Kookaburra talk with some incisive swing bowling that restricted South Africa to 106/8 in the first T20 International here on…
- India
Court allows 5 days CBI custody of businessman Vijay Nair in Delhi Excise Policy case
New Delhi: A court here on Wednesday allowed CBI five days of custodial interrogation of businessman Vijay Nair, arrested in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy scam case in which Deputy Chief…
- India
Shrikant Tyagi case: Noida society surveyed for encroachment after protest by Tyagi community
Noida: The Noida Authority on Wednesday surveyed the Grand Omaxe society here for encroachments by other residents after a protest by scores of Tyagi community members who came out in support of…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: 35 new canines join Police after passing-out parade
Amaravati: Cocker Spaniels, Labradors, Belgium Malinois and Golden Retrievers passed out in flying colours after completing an eight-month training in detection of explosives, tracking and assault categories. The canines, which will now…
- Stock Market
Sensex skids for sixth day to close below 57k; metal, banking stocks tumble
Mumbai: BSE benchmark Sensex spiralled lower for the sixth consecutive session on Wednesday to finish below the 57,000-level, weighed by heavy selling in metal, banking and finance stocks amid a sell-off in…
- India
Prepare for decisive fight against divisive forces in J-K: Karra to Cong workers
Srinagar: Congress leader Tariq Hameed Karra on Wednesday alleged that the administration is transgressing into religious and demographic rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and asked the party workers to…
- Bangalore
Hijab issue will blow over with ban on CFI, says Udupi MLA
Mangaluru: The hijab controversy, which began at a pre-university college in Udupi district allegedly at the behest of the Campus Front of India (CFI), was one of the reasons behind the decision…
- India
Cabinet okays Rs 10,000 cr for redeveloping New Delhi, Ahmedabad & Mumbai’s CSMT rail stations
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved Rs 10,000 crore for the redevelopment of the New Delhi, Ahmedabad and Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus railway stations, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag…
- India
PFI involved in ‘disturbing’ secular fabric of India; targeting Hindu activists: Officials
New Delhi: The PFI, banned on Wednesday, was indulging in “disturbing” the country’s communal and secular fabric and “posing a grave threat” to national security by advancing its radical ideology and seeking…
- India
Apologise to people for ‘PayCM’ campaign: BJP to Congress
Bengaluru: Hitting out at the Congress for the ‘PayCM’ campaign, BJP nation General Secretary in-charge of Karnataka Arun Singh on Wednesday said it was an insult to Basavaraj Bommai, who is a…
- India
Lt Gen Anil Chauhan appointed as new Chief of Defence Staff
New Delhi: Lt General Anil Chauhan (retd) was on Wednesday appointed as the new Chief of Defence Staff, more than nine months after the post fell vacant following the death of Gen…
