- Bangalore
Bengaluru Cantonment railway station set for makeover
Bengaluru: The Cantonment Railway station, which is one of the oldest railway stations of Bengaluru, is undergoing a substantive makeover to cater to the increased transportation needs of the city, railway authorities said…
- India
Not Nehru’s India of 1962, it’s Modi’s new India: BJP on Rahul’s remarks about Chinese threat
New Delhi: Hitting back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks that India is ignoring the threat of war from China, the BJP on Friday said he is trying to spread…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: TDP, YSRCP workers clash, prohibitory orders clamped in Macherla
Amaravati: Prohibitory orders have been imposed in Marcherla town of Palnadu district following clashes between ruling YSR Congress workers and Telugu Desam party cadre during a rally organised by the opposition party…
- India
BJP to protest across UP against Bhutto’s comments on PM Modi
Lucknow: The BJP in Uttar Pradesh will stage protests in every district on Saturday against Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto’s personal comments on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the party has said. State…
- India
Nearly 500 cases pertaining to Constitution Bench pending in Supreme Court: Govt
New Delhi: Nearly 500 cases pertaining to the Constitution Bench, more than 400 related to elections and over 2,800 PILs are pending in the Supreme Court, the Lok Sabha was informed on…
- India
Ten years on, 30 pc of Nirbhaya Fund remain unutilised
New Delhi: About 30 per cent of the Rs 6,000 crore ‘Nirbhaya Fund’ which was set up after the gang-rape of a paramedical student in 2012 remains unutilised, a decade after the…
- India
SC stays NGT order directing Rajasthan to pay Rs 3,000 cr as environmental compensation
New Delhi: In a major relief to the Rajasthan government, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed the National Green Tribunal’s order directing it to pay Rs 3,000 crore as environmental compensation for…
- India
First transgender judge seeks reservation in government jobs for her community
Indore: India’s first transgender Judge Joyita Mondal on Friday underlined the need for reservation in government jobs for her community members, saying their entry in segments like the police force and the…
- India
India looks for more engagement with all nations in energy sector, including Russia: Union Minister
Bengaluru: Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said India looks forward to more comprehensive and intensified engagement with all countries in the energy sector, including Russian…
- India
Anti-minority sentiments behind scrapping of Maulana Azad Fellowship scheme by Modi govt: Cong MP in LS
New Delhi: Congress MP K Suresh on Friday termed the scrapping of the Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF) scheme an “anti-minority” move by the Narendra Modi government and said the decision will…
- Hyderabad
BRS leader K T Rama Rao hits out at Centre over cut in windfall tax on crude
Hyderabad: Ruling BRS leader and Telangana Industries Minister K T Rama Rao on Friday attacked the NDA government at the Centre over the reduction in windfall profit tax levied on domestically produced…
- India
WB teachers’ recruitment scam: Court takes cognisance of ED charge sheet against Manik Bhattacharya, others
New Delhi: A court in Kolkata has taken cognisance of a charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate against arrested Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Manik Bhattacharya and others in connection with the…
- India
One more arrested in PFI conspiracy case: NIA
New Delhi: One more person was arrested from Tamil Nadu on Friday in connection with a case related to a conspiracy hatched by the proscribed Popular Front of India (PFI), a spokesperson…
- Delhi
Waqf board employees go on strike against pending dues; threaten to protest outside CM’s house
New Delhi: With their salaries pending for the past several months, staff of Delhi Waqf Board went on strike on Friday, with Imams and Muazzins of the mosques affiliated to the board…
- India
Saffron politics and Bollywood: BJP and TMC leaders fight it out on Twitter
New Delhi: A political slugfest broke out between Trinamool Congress and BJP leaders over comments made by actor Amitabh Bachchan and a song by playback artiste Arijit Singh at the Kolkata International…
