- India
Shinde faction MLA threatens Sena workers; Thackeray supporters complain to police
Mumbai: An MLA from Maharashtra Chief Eknath Shinde-led faction has asked his supporters to beat up workers of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena amid the growing rift between the two groups. A…
- India
Centre believes in destructive federalism, not cooperative federalism: Cong
New Delhi: The Congress Tuesday accused the BJP government of practising “destructive federalism” rather than cooperative federalism Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about in his Independence Day speech. Congress spokesperson Gaurav Vallabh…
- World
China not allowed to use Hambantota Port for military purposes: SL President
Colombo: China will not be allowed to use the southern port of Hambantota for military purposes, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said, apparently attempting to allay fears in India and the…
- India
Coal stocks at thermal power stations to last 17 days: Senior official
Nagpur: Union coal secretary Anil Kumar Jain on Tuesday said that thermal power stations have coal stocks that will last for the next 17 days and Mahagenco has stocks for eight to…
- India
Maharashtra: Declare wet drought in state, Pawar urges to govt
Mumbai: Maharashtra Leader of Opposition Ajit Pawar on Tuesday urged the state government to declare a wet drought in the state, citing that crops in more than 15 lakh hectares of land have…
- India
Army receives key military systems to boost combat capability in eastern Ladakh
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday handed over to the Army a raft of home-grown military hardware including unmanned aerial systems, quick reaction fighting vehicles, patrol boats and surveillance equipment for…
- Stock Market
Sensex rises 379 pts, Nifty closes above 17,800 on easing inflation concerns
Mumbai: Benchmark BSE Sensex rose by over 379 points while Nifty closed above the 17,800 level following gains in oil & gas, banking and auto shares on easing inflation concerns. The 30-share…
- India
‘Falsehood creating unrest’, Centre on plea alleging Christian persecution
New Delhi: The Centre told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that there is no merit in a plea alleging increasing attacks on Christians in the country. The government said such deceptive petitions…
- World
US, Pakistan officials discuss options for Gen Bajwa’s visit to America: Report
Islamabad: The US and Pakistani officials are considering various options for Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s visit to Washington in late August or early September, according to a media report…
- Middle East
FIFA ban and its ripple effect on Indian football
New Delhi: There was palpable tension among top players as well as prominent ISL and I-League clubs after the FIFA ban on Indian football due to “third party interference”. As per Article…
- Middle East
Iraq’s finance minister resigns over political crisis
Baghdad: Iraq’s finance minister resigned on Tuesday, two government officials said, over the country’s worst political crisis in years involving an influential Shiite cleric and his Iran-aligned rivals. The officials who spoke on…
- India
‘The message is clear..’: Owaisi slams PM Modi over release of Bilkis Bano case convicts
New Delhi: The Opposition parties on Tuesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the release of 11 people convicted for rape and murder in the Bilkis Bano case of the…
- India
BJP misuses paramilitary forces to transport ill-gotten money: Rajasthan CM
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has alleged that the BJP misuses paramilitary and police forces to transport ill-gotten money to its offices, a charge dismissed as “irresponsible and baseless” by the…
- India
Tension in Shivamogga: Security beefed up in Udupi
Mangaluru: Security has been heightened in Udupi in the wake of communal tension prevailing in neighbouring Shivamogga district over objections by Popular Front of India (PFI) against portraits of Veer Savarkar put…
- India
Prices of three Amul milk brands hiked by Rs 2 per litre
Anand: The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets its dairy products under the Amul brand, on Tuesday increased the prices of its Gold, Taaza and Shakti milk brands by Rs…
