- India
Political parties creating ‘cradle-to-grave’ welfare state by offering freebies: Varun Gandhi
New Delhi: BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Wednesday said political parties have encouraged an entitlement mentality and created a “cradle-to-grave” welfare state by offering freebies. Gandhi, who has been voicing concern about…
- Business
Markets fall in initial trade on weak global trends
Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices fell in initial trade on Wednesday tracking weak global trends ahead of the release of minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. The BSE Sensex…
- India
Budget to be presented in assembly will be the biggest in UP history: FM Suresh Kumar Khanna
Lucknow: The budget to be presented in the assembly will be the biggest in the history of Uttar Pradesh with a focus on infrastructure, state finance minister Suresh Kumar Khanna has said.…
- Health
Kerala government to roll out historic menstrual-cup campaign
Thiruvananthapuram: While sitting at the waiting lounge of the railway station here recently, a middle-aged woman conservancy staff was seen dragging a bundle of waste, collected from the toilet, in a huge carry…
- India
TN Army Jawan’s killing a matter of serious concern, says Raj Bhavan
Chennai: A group of ex-servicemen on Tuesday called on Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi over the killing of an Army jawan, allegedly by a DMK Councillor and shared their anguish with…
- Pakistan
Pakistani girl who was arrested for illegally staying in India returns home, says family
Karachi: A minor Pakistani girl who went missing from her home in Hyderabad city in the southern Sindh province last September and was arrested from Bengaluru in January has returned back, her…
- India
Haryana: Congress MLA demands high-level probe into charred bodies case
Chandigarh: Aftab Ahmed, Congress MLA from Haryana’s Nuh, on Tuesday demanded a high-level probe into alleged abduction and murder of two Muslim men from Rajasthan, even as he claimed the minorities are…
- India
Special NIA court sentences ISIS terrorist to seven years in jail in Rajasthan
New Delhi: A special NIA court in Rajasthan has sentenced an ISIS-linked terrorist to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for conspiring to carry out terrorist acts in the country, an official said…
- India
Talking to Indian leaders before UN vote on Ukraine: French diplomatic sources
New Delhi: Ahead of the voting on the UN’s draft resolution on Ukraine, the French diplomatic sources on Tuesday said they were in contact with political leaders in New Delhi but were…
- World
Sri Lanka’s only solution to economic crisis is turning to IMF, says Wickremesinghe
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday emphasised that seeking the IMF bailout package was the only option available to the debt-ridden country to overcome the ongoing economic crisis. “When a…
- World
Russia developing North-South Corridor for business with India, Iran, and Pakistan: Putin
Moscow: President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said Russia is developing the ambitious North-South Transport Corridor, which will open up new routes for business cooperation with India, Iran and Pakistan, as well as…
- Delhi
Delhi HC seeks NIA stand on plea against PFI probe
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought the stand of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on a plea seeking quashing of its probe against the banned Popular Front of India…
- India
Farooq Abdullah visits landslide affected families in J&K’s Ganderbal
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday visited the families affected by landslides in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir. Abdullah was accompanied by party leaders Nasir Aslam Wani, Tanvir Sadiq…
- India
Bank fraud case: Hyderabad court convicts 5 including 3 bankers for money laundering
New Delhi: A special PMLA court in Hyderabad has convicted five people, including three bankers, of money laundering charges in a loan fraud of over Rs 2 crore at the State Bank…
- India
Govt has asked MPSC to rethink implementation of new syllabus: Fadnavis
Pune: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said the state government has asked the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) to reconsider its decision to change the syllabus for its exams…
