- India
Jairam Ramesh to move SC against BJP MP Pragya Thakur over ‘hate speech’
New Delhi: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur’s remarks at a function in Karnataka’s Shivamogga are a clear example of hate speech and he would move…
- India
NCP leader Awhad seeks action against IAS officer under SC/ST Act
Nagpur: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Jitendra Awhad on Tuesday demanded action under the SC/ST Act against an IAS officer posted in Palghar district of Maharashtra. Speaking to reporters at the Vidhan…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP CM leaves for Delhi, may meet PM Modi on Wednesday
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday left for the national capital, where he may meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and some of the Union Ministers on…
- India
TMC’s Anubrata Mondal gets bail in attempt to murder case
Dubrajpur: A court in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Tuesday granted bail to TMC leader Anubrata Mondal in an attempt to murder case. Mondal, arrested by the CBI in August in the…
- India
‘Mass conversion’ event stopped by police in UP village at Bajrang Dal tip off
Budaun: A programme was stopped here in Bherha village after some activists from Bajrang Dal tipped off police about a mass religious conversion that was going to take place there, police said…
- India
4 arrested for extorting trucks at Odisha-Andhra border after posing as GST officials
Berhampur: Four people were arrested in Odisha’s Ganjam district for allegedly posing as tax officials and extorting money from Andhra Pradesh-bound trucks, police said on Tuesday. Two cars, five mobile phones and…
- Hyderabad
Seven arrested for immoral trafficking in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Police on Tuesday said they arrested seven people for allegedly indulging in pimping and promoting prostitution online involving “850 victims.” A press release form the police said the accused…
- India
Over 4,400 houses damaged as hailstorm lashes parts of Assam
Dibrugarh: A massive hailstorm swept through several areas of upper Assam, damaging nearly 4,500 houses in four districts, officials said on Tuesday. According to an Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) report,…
- India
Girl injured in acid attack in Assam, accused held
Barpeta: A person was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly throwing acid on a school girl in Assam’s Barpeta district after she refused a marriage proposal of the accused, police said. The incident…
- India
Former UP minister rejects BJY offer, asks Rahul Gandhi to join Modi’s ‘yatra’
Lucknow: Former Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma on Tuesday rejected Rahul Gandhi’s offer to join his Bharat Jodo Yatra, and advised him to join instead Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts…
- India
Urban body elections in UP only after ensuring OBC quota, says Yogi after HC order
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that urban civic body elections will be held in the state only after reservation is provided to Other Backward Classes for which…
- Stock Market
Sensex, Nifty rise for 2nd day as banking, metal shares shine
Mumbai: Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher for a second straight day on Tuesday on gains in banking, IT and metal shares following a firm trend in the global markets.…
- India
Paper leak: BJP MP alleges Raj ministers, Cong MLAs involved; demands CBI inquiry
Jaipur: BJP MP Kirodi Lal Meena on Tuesday alleged Rajasthan ministers and MLAs of the ruling Congress were involved in the 2nd grade teachers’ recruitment examination paper leak and demanded a CBI…
- Delhi
Delhi LG Saxena transfers DUSIB CEO over ‘irregularities’ in night shelters
New Delhi: Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has transferred Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) CEO K Mahesh and is “contemplating further action” against him for alleged dereliction of duty. The move…
- Kashmir
Mehbooba to join ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ in Kashmir
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said she will be joining the Kashmir leg of the “Bharat Jodo Yatra” spearheaded by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. “I’ve been formally invited to join…
