- India
India, Bangladesh ink first water sharing pact in 25 years; Hasina flags Teesta
New Delhi: India and Bangladesh on Tuesday signed interim water sharing agreement for the Kushiyara river, the first such pact since the signing of the Ganga water treaty in 1996. Bangladesh Prime…
- India
Elgar case: Accused Jyoti Jagtap allowed to receive books in jail
Mumbai: A special court here has allowed activist Jyoti Jagtap, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, to receive five educational or general books every month inside Mumbai’s Byculla prison where…
- Delhi
HC seeks Delhi govt stand on plea against fee reimbursement scheme for minority students
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has sought the stand of the Delhi government and Delhi Minorities Commission on a plea challenging the scheme providing for reimbursement of tuition fees of school…
- India
Centre’s move to rename Rajpath draws mixed public reactions
New Delhi: The Central government’s decision to rename Rajpath as ‘Kartavya Path’ has drawn mixed reactions from the public. While some of them welcomed the move and termed it as a ‘positive…
- India
BJP to challenge Pawar on his turf, to contest in Baramati for 2024
Pune: Challenging Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in his home turf Baramati, Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Tuesday said the saffron party and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena combine will win…
- India
Gyanvapi issue: Court grants time to Muslim side to present reply on Sep 13
Varanasi: A fast track court here on Monday granted time to the Muslim side to present its reply to a petition seeking permission to hold the ‘darshan’ of an idol in the…
- India
Neither claimant nor desirous for PM’s post, time for united opposition: Nitish
New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday met several opposition leaders, including those from the Left and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, and claimed that he is neither a claimant…
- India
Cyrus Mistry cremated in Mumbai; Ratan Tata’s stepmother attends funeral
Mumbai: Cyrus Mistry, the former Tata Sons chairman who was killed in a road accident earlier this week, was cremated in the financial capital on Tuesday. The funeral at central Mumbai’s Worli…
- India
Lakhimpur Kheri violence: SC issues notice to UP on Ashish Mishra’s plea seeking bail
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea by Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, seeking bail in a case…
- Sports
Arshdeep Singh is India’s pride, every Indian stands with him: BJP
New Delhi: Describing cricketer Arshdeep Singh as the “pride of India”, BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Tuesday said every citizen stands with the left-arm bowler. Chugh also welcomed the Information…
- India
48-hour dharna by TMC against release of convicts in Bilkis Bano rape case
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress women’s wing Tuesday launched a 48-hour dharna in the city in protest against the release of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang rape case, calling it “shameful…
- India
Prepare plan to modernise 10 lakh govt schools in 5 yrs: Kejriwal to PM
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take all states on board to prepare a plan for the modernisation of over 10 lakh govt…
- India
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar meets Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi
New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday met his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal on the second day of his visit to the national capital with an aim to unify the…
- India
Assam: Madrasa demolished in protest against ‘jihadi activities’
Guwahati: A madrasa and a residence adjacent to it in Assam’s Goalpara district was demolished allegedly by local people on Tuesday in protest against the use of the premises for jihadi activities,…
- India
Congress govts ‘maladministration’ is why Bangalore is suffering: Bommai
Bengaluru: Many parts of the rain-battered city on Tuesday saw a repeat of scenes witnessed on September 5–inundated roads and streets, tractors ploughing through flooded localities ferrying people, submerged vehicles and more overnight…
