- India
Cong prez poll: Tharoor gets nomination forms collected, likely to file on Sep 30
New Delhi: A day after Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced his candidature for the Congress president’s post, nomination forms for party leader Shashi Tharoor were on Saturday collected from the party…
- India
Lucknow MC clears proposals to rename city areas
Lucknow: The BJP-dominated Municipal Corporation here has decided to rechristen several city areas after right-wing ideologues and freedom fighters ahead of the civic body polls later this year, a move described as…
- India
Court warns Vadra to remain careful in future, accepts explanation for stopover at UAE
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday discharged a show-cause notice issued to Robert Vadra for allegedly violating terms and conditions while travelling to the UK via Dubai but warned him to…
- India
RSS chief should visit homes of Akhlaq, Bilkis Bano: Digvijaya
Gwalior: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Saturday said Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat should visit the homes of Bilkis Bano and Mohammad Akhlaq if he wanted to win the trust of…
- India
IUML, CPI(M) fight over connection with PFI
Malappuram: A day after the hartal called by the Popular Front of India turned violent in various parts of Kerala, a war of words erupted between the ruling CPI(M) and the opposition…
- India
Punjab Assembly session row: Governor Purohit seeks to remind CM Mann of his duties
Chandigarh: The tussle between Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit and the state’s AAP government over the convening of the Assembly session escalated further on Saturday with the former seeking to remind Chief Minister…
- India
Jamia Millia Islamia denies any financial crunch, says UGC released substantial grant recently
New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) on Saturday rejected reports regarding the university facing a “financial crunch”, saying the University Grants Commission has recently released a substantial grant to it. The varsity…
- India
BJP committee seeks CBI, NHRC probes into ‘Nabanna Chalo’ rally violence
New Delhi: A BJP committee that looked into the clash between West Bengal police and party members during its ‘Nabanna Chalo’ rally has sought CBI and National Human Rights Commission probes into…
- India
Dislodging Modi regime inevitable to save democracy, says Yechury
Amaravati: Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Saturday demanded that the Narendra Modi government at the Centre immediately alter its policies that extended subsidies and tax benefits to…
- India
Friday violence pre-planned, says Vijayan, Hemanta Sarma bats for ban on PFI
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday said the violence during the PFI-sponsored hartal in his state was “pre-meditated” and assured strict action against the culprits while his Assam counterpart Hemanta…
- India
Indian-origin home minister Suella Braverman wins first Queen Elizabeth II award
London: Britain’s Indian-origin Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been named winner of the first-ever Queen Elizabeth II Woman of the Year award at a ceremony in London. The 42-year-old barrister, who was…
- Telangana
Bathukamma to be celebrated in 8 countries hosted by Telangana Jagruthi: K Kavitha
Hyderabad: TRS MLC K Kavitha on Saturday launched Telangana Jagruthi’s global Bathukamma celebrations poster at her residence here. Kavitha, daughter of Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, said the state’s unique culture of…
- India
PayCM: Minister says Congress targeting Bommai as he is Lingayat
Bengaluru: Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Saturday alleged that the Congress launched the ‘PayCM’ campaign targeting Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai because the party cannot tolerate a Chief Minster from the…
- India
Pune: Video shows ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogan being raised during PFI protest
Pune: A video has surfaced on social media, which shows that a “Pakistan Zindabad” slogan was allegedly raised during a protest organised by the Popular Front of India (PFI) in Pune, drawing…
- Middle East
Anti-hijab protests: Iranian govt scrambles to contain unrest
Tehran: The large-scale protests against the Iranian government over the custodial death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who was arrested by the country’s notorious “morality” police for allegedly violating the strict law…
