- Offbeat
MP: Courageous woman fights off tiger, saves toddler son from its jaws
Umaria: A 25-year-old woman from a village in Madhya Pradesh showed exemplary courage and saved her 15-month-old son from the jaws of a tiger. The two are currently undergoing treatment in a…
- India
Afghan national held for supplying narcotics in Delhi-NCR
New Delhi: A 22-year-old Afghan national was arrested in a joint raid by Delhi Police’s Crime Branch and Gujarat Police’s Anti-Terrorist Squad for allegedly supplying narcotics in the Delhi-NCR region, police said.…
- India
SC seeks Centre’s reply on PILs seeking uniform religion-neutral laws on marriage, divorce
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday sought a comprehensive response within three weeks from the Centre on a batch of petitions seeking a direction to the government to frame religion and gender-neutral…
- India
Abhishek Banerjee may move court for nod to go abroad for treatment, ED to SC
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Monday told the Supreme Court that TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee may seek approval from a local court for going abroad for a medical procedure. A bench…
- India
Police need to apply laws with some degree of honesty and impartiality: Teesta Setalvad
Ahmedabad: Social activist Teesta Setalvad on Monday said if police fail to apply laws with honesty, impartiality and autonomy and get away without following the due process related to arrest, then it…
- Bangalore
Rain havoc in Bengaluru: Overnight spell brings IT hub to its knees
Bengaluru: Torrential overnight rains left India’s IT capital struggling on Monday as inundation and waterlogging threw life out of gear, leading to a public outpour of anger against alleged misgovernance and the…
- Business
Rupee rises 9 paise to close at 79.78 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee appreciated 9 paise to close at 79.78 against the US dollar on Monday, in line with a firm trend in domestic equities. However, the strengthening of the American currency…
- News
Rajasthan woman tortured after ‘failing virginity test’
Jaipur: A 24-year-old woman in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara was allegedly forced to take a “virginity test” by her in-laws who thrashed her after she “failed” it, and called a panchayat that asked her…
- Delhi
Nitish Kumar meets Rahul Gandhi in Delhi
New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi here. The two leaders are learnt to have discussed the current political situation in the country and ways…
- India
Congress chief should be from Gandhi family, says RS member Pramod Tiwari
Jaipur: Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Pramod Tiwari on Monday said someone from the Gandhi family should be the party’s president, stressing that there will be a fragmentation in the…
- India
Babri mosque demolition case: CBI files objection in HC, next hearing on Sep 26
Lucknow: The CBI on Monday submitted objections on the maintainability of a criminal appeal filed in the high court here against the acquittal of all 32 accused, including former deputy prime minister…
- India
Rahul Gandhi visits Sabarmati Ashram, attends prayer meet
Ahmedabad: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati Ashram, where he attended a prayer meet and later said the iconic site closely associated with the…
- India
Under pressure to frame me, CBI officer committed suicide: Sisodia
New Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday claimed that a CBI officer committed suicide as he was pressured to frame him in a false excise case. He also hit…
- India
Elgar case: Special NIA court refuses bail to activist Gautam Navlakha
Mumbai: A special NIA court here on Monday rejected the bail plea of activist Gautam Navlakha, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case. Navlakha was arrested on August 28, 2018, for…
- India
TN to roll out Delhi model school plan, Kejriwal to launch scheme
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government is all set to inaugurate on Monday the Schools of Excellence and Model Schools Scheme, which is broadly based on schools in Delhi with upgraded infrastructure. In…
