- India
India thrash Australia in first Test to go 1-0 up in 4-match series
Nagpur: India thrashed Australia by an innings and 132 runs inside three days in the opening Test to take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series here on Saturday. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin…
- Mumbai
Journalist murder: SIT to be formed under high-ranking officer, says Maha Dy CM
Mumbai: A special investigation team will be set up to probe the murder of journalist Shashikant Warishe in Ratnagiri district earlier this week, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Saturday.…
- Delhi
Judge recuses himself from hearing Jamia violence case, cites ‘personal reasons’
New Delhi: A Delhi court judge, who recently discharged student activists Sharjeel Imam and Asif Iqbal Tanha along with nine others in the 2019 Jamia Nagar violence case, has recused himself from…
- India
Gujarat: Tremor of 3.8 magnitude recorded in Surat; epicentre in sea, says ISR
Ahmedabad: A tremor of 3.8 magnitude was recorded in the early hours of Saturday in Surat district in Gujarat, an Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) official said. The tremor was recorded at…
- India
Who in India uses maternal grandfather’s surname?: Congress to Modi
Delhi: Asking who in India uses their maternal grandfather’s surname, the Congress on Friday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remarks on the Gandhis not using the Nehru name…
- India
2020 Delhi riots: Court acquits 2 of charges of rioting, arson
New Delhi: A court here on Friday acquitted two people of all charges connected to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, saying “presumption cannot take the place of evidence”. The court was hearing…
- India
Over 10,000 children living on streets with families: WCD
New Delhi: Over 10,000 children are living on streets with their families in the country, the Women and Child Development Ministry said on Friday. Responding to a question in Lok Sabha, Women…
- India
SC refers issue of excommunication in Dawoodi Bohra community to nine-judge bench
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday referred the issue of the practice of excommunication in the Dawoodi Bohra community to a larger nine-judge bench which is seized of various aspects including…
- India
Mallikarjun Kharge to launch Congress’ mass outreach programme in J’khand on Saturday
Ranchi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will visit Jharkhand on Saturday and launch the state unit’s Haath Se Haath Jodo’ mass outreach programme, a party leader said on Friday. He will roll out…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Lokayukta raids BDA office following complaints
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Lokayukta police on Friday raided the Bangalore Development Authority’s office following many complaints and public grievance petitions against the agency. According to a senior Lokayukta officer, the teams swooped…
- India
Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind flags ‘rise’ in Islamophobia
New Delhi: Prominent Muslim body Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind on Friday flagged the alleged rise in Islamophobia and demanded that a separate law be enacted to specifically punish those who incite violence against minorities.…
- India
‘Someday she may become excellent doctor’: SC on admission to girl with disability
New Delhi: “Who knows, someday she may become an excellent doctor,” the Supreme Court said on Friday as it came to the rescue of a girl, who was denied admission in MBBS…
- India
Will keep raising Adani issue inside and outside Parliament, it’s a big scam: Kharge
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said his party will keep raising the Adani issue inside and outside Parliament and added that if the government does not work democratically, “people…
- Hyderabad
Stones pelted at Vande Bharat train in Telangana
Hyderabad: Unidentified persons pelted stones at a coach of the Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat train while it was passing through Mahabubabad district of Telangana on Friday, railway officials said. The Railway Protection Force…
- India
Pawar opposes Electricity Amendment Bill, says its implementation will hit consumers
Nashik: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on Friday strongly opposed the recently introduced Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022, in Parliament and asserted its implementation will end subsidy offered to power consumers,…
