- India
RSS slams social media critics questioning missing tricolour picture on its social media profile
Nagpur: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Wednesday hit back at critics on social media for questioning why Sangh has not put the tricolour as the profile picture of its social media…
- India
Cong walks out of Rajya Sabha alleging barricading of residences of Sonia, Rahul
New Delhi: Congress MPs walked out from the Rajya Sabha towards the end of proceedings on Wednesday after the Chair did not permit party leader Mallikarjun Kharge to raise the issue of…
- India
Action against Tihar jail officials for providing special treatment to influential inmates
New Delhi: Delhi’s Tihar jail authorities have taken action against some prison officials for providing special facilities to a few influential prisoners. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai stated this…
- India
Rahul remarks row: TV anchor questioned by Jaipur police
Jaipur: News anchor Rohit Ranjan was questioned Wednesday by police here for playing an allegedly doctored clip of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on his show last month. The Zee TV journalist, who…
- India
Conviction rate in cases registered by Centre under UAPA 94.17 pc: MoS Home Rai
New Delhi, Aug 3 (PTI) The conviction rate in cases registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act by the Centre is more than 94 per cent, Union Minister Nityanand Rai informed Rajya…
- India
West Bengal cabinet reshuffle: Nine MLAs take oath as ministers
Kolkata: Nine MLAs, including Babul Supriyo, took oath as ministers in West Bengal on Wednesday, in a major reshuffle of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s cabinet. Supriyo, along with Snehasis Chakraborty, Partha Bhowmik,…
- World
SL: Overseas travel ban on Mahinda, Basil Rajapaksa extended
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on Wednesday extended until August 11 the overseas travel ban on former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his younger brother and former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa, who…
- India
Bill to set up carbon markets introduced in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: A bill that seeks to make it mandatory for buildings with a minimum connected load of 100 kW to meet their energy requirements from renewable sources was introduced in the…
- World
Pelosi says US will not abandon Taiwan as China protests
Taipei: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, meeting leaders in Taiwan despite warnings from China, said on Wednesday that she and other members of Congress in a visiting delegation are showing they will…
- World
China to punish outfits promoting Taiwan independence
Beijing: Furious over the US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s high-profile visit to Taipei, the first by a top American official in 25 years, China on Wednesday announced punitive measures on outfits seeking…
- India
Jahangirpuri violence: One more arrested by Delhi police
New Delhi: Police have arrested a 29-year-old man, who along with his co-accused instigated the locals and pelted stones at police and participants of a Hanuman Jayanti procession in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area…
- World
Hellfire missiles: US’ sought-after secret weapon used to kill Ayman al-Zawahiri
Washington: The US drone strike that killed al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri on the balcony of a safe house in downtown Kabul points to the use of secret Hellfire missiles by the CIA…
- India
India’s services sector growth falls to 4-month low in July
New Delhi: India’s services sector lost momentum in July as demand was curtailed by competitive pressures, elevated inflation and unfavourable weather, a monthly survey said on Wednesday. The seasonally adjusted S&P Global…
- Telangana
One should visit Kaleshwaram to understand construction flaws: Shekhawat
Hyderabad: Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Tuesday hit out at Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao for not fulfilling his promises like making a Dalit the chief minister and…
- India
Bihar: AIMIM’s lone MLA expelled from assembly committee
Patna: In a further setback to Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM in Bihar, its lone MLA in the state was on Tuesday expelled from the legislative assembly’s committee for minority welfare. According to the…
