- India
Chhawla gangrape-murder case: Father of victim moves SC, seeks review of Nov 7 verdict
New Delhi: The father of the 19-year-old girl, gang-raped and murdered in Delhi’s Chhawla area in 2012, moved the Supreme Court on Monday seeking a review of its November 7 verdict by…
- Pakistan
Russia to provide fuel at discounted rates: Pak govt
Islamabad: Cash-strapped Pakistan on Monday said Russia has agreed to provide it with crude oil as well as petrol and diesel at discounted rates, as Islamabad battles to contain a current account…
- World
6-year-old Indian-origin boy becomes youngest Singaporean to reach Everest Base Camp
Singapore: Six-year-old Indian-origin boy Om Madan Garg has become the youngest Singaporean to finish the Everest Base Camp trek in Nepal, a feat that has been recognised by the Singapore Book of…
- India
Lalu conscious, responsive after successful kidney transplant
Patna: RJD president Lalu Prasad, who underwent a “successful” kidney transplant surgery in Singapore on Monday, is conscious and responding, from his hospital bed to greetings of near and dear ones, family…
- Business
Rupee falls 52 paise to close at 81.85 against US dollar on forex outflows, firm crude
Mumbai: The rupee pared its initial gains to settle down by 52 paise at a nearly two-week low of 81.85 against the US dollar on Monday weighed down by weak domestic markets,…
- India
Scars of December 6 fade, Ayodhya moves on three decades after Babri mosque demolition
Ayodhya: Three decades after the demolition of the Babri mosque, people in this pilgrim city seem to have moved on and appear to be treating its anniversary Tuesday almost like any other…
- Delhi
Exit polls predict clear win for Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi municipal polls
New Delhi: Three exit polls on Monday predicted a clear win for the Aam Aadmi Party in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls and an end to the BJP’s 15-year rule…
- India
Dominique Lapierre, French author of The City of Joy’, dies aged 91
London: Dominique Lapierre, the bestselling French author well-known in India for his ode to the city of Kolkata titled The City of Joy’, has died aged 91, his wife has confirmed. Lapierre,…
- India
Exit polls predict big majority for BJP in Gujarat, edge in HP
New Delhi: Exit polls on Monday predicted a big majority for the BJP in Gujarat while most of them gave an edge to it in Himachal Pradesh, indicating re-election of the ruling…
- India
PM ‘violating’ model code by taking out roadshow during polling: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of violating the model code by taking out a roadshow before casting his vote in the second phase of polling in…
- Andhra Pradesh
Possibility of India’s division increased due to PM Modi’s policies: Jairam Ramesh
Jaipur: Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday charged that the possibility of India’s division has increased due to his policies and that “political dictatorship” is…
- Telangana
MLAs ‘poaching’ case: HC extends stay on notice to BJP leader Santhosh till Dec 13
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Monday stayed a notice issued under section 41A of CrPC by the Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing into the alleged attempt to poach TRS MLAs, to…
- World
Oxford Word of the Year is self-indulgent ‘goblin mode’
London: Goblin mode, or a type of behaviour which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations, has been overwhelmingly chosen as the…
- India
SC asks CBI to embrace ‘change’ as plea seeks guidelines for probing
New Delhi: The world has changed and the CBI should also – the Supreme Court observed on Monday while hearing a plea seeking guidelines for probe agencies on seizure, examination and preservation…
- India
WB: Rs 93.83L seized from SUV; Mamata claims money meant for BJP
Jalpaiguri: A day after Rs 93.83 lakh in cash was seized from a vehicle in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged that the money was meant for…
