- World
Pressure mounts to prevent Rajapaksas from leaving Sri Lanka
Colombo: As Sri Lanka awaits President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to quit on Wednesday, court orders have been sought to prevent him from leaving the country together with his two brothers — former Prime…
- India
Cannot order DNA testing of child in rape case just at the drop of hat: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to order DNA testing of a child born to a minor after she was allegedly raped, saying the identity of the child’s father is…
- India
Gyanvapi row: Muslim side completes arguments on maintainability of case
Varanasi: The Muslim side on Tuesday completed its arguments on the maintainability of the Gyanvapi mosque-Shringar Gauri complex case in the district court here. District Government Counsel Rana Sanjiv Singh said after…
- Politics
Congress accuses govt of ‘interfering, intimidating, influencing’ judiciary
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday attacked the government over its approach towards judiciary, alleging there was “interference, intimidation and influence”, and also an attempt to “sabotage and subjugate” the important pillar…
- World
Sri Lanka’s situation is very sensitive, very complicated: Jaishankar
Thiruvananthapuram: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday described as “very sensitive and very complicated” the situation prevailing in Sri Lanka and said India’s focus right now is on the economic aspects…
- India
Maha: Aurangabad renamed for political mileage, says AIMIM leader
Aurangabad: Aurangabad was renamed to gain political mileage, not for the love of Chhatrapati Sambhaji, All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MP Imtiaz Jaleel said on Tuesday. A march was organised by Aurangabad…
- India
PM CARES fund: Delhi HC irked over 1 page reply by Centre
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday took exception to the Centre filing a one-page reply on “such an important issue” of PM CARES Fund on which a petition has been…
- India
UP govt seeing population growth from particular angle: Samajwadi Party MP
Sambhal: Samajwadi Party MP Shafiqur Rehman Barq has accused the Uttar Pradesh government of seeing the population growth from a “particular angle”, after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath warned against programmes that lead…
- India
Mathura: ‘Journalist’, 3 others, booked for forcing 80-year-old to sell her property
Mathura: Four people, including a journalist’, have been booked for allegedly forcing an 80-year-old woman to sell her property at throwaway prices and trying to extort Rs 50,000 from her, police here…
- India
Man shoots dead second wife during pregnancy in UP village
Fatehpur: A 35-year-old man allegedly shot dead his pregnant second wife in a village here, police said on Tuesday. Raj Kumar, a resident of Jaisinghpur village of Tharinav Police Station area, had…
- World
Sri Lanka: SC petition seeks travel restrictions on Rajapaksa brothers, others
Colombo: A petition has been filed in Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court seeking an interim order restraining former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and other influential officials of the Rajapaksa regime from fleeing the…
- India
9th incident in 24 days: SpiceJet’s Dubai-Madurai flight delay
New Delhi: SpiceJet’s Dubai-Madurai flight was delayed on Monday after the Boeing B737 Max aircraft’s nose wheel malfunctioned, Directorate General of Civil Aviation officials said. Monday’s incident is at least the ninth…
- India
Adityanath accuses previous govts of ‘conspiring’ to end key UP police force
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday accused the previous state governments of trying to play with the security of the state by hatching a conspiracy to end the PAC.…
- India
‘Adverse’ remarks against ACB ADGP; SC asks Karnataka HC judge to defer hearing
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Karnataka High Court judge Justice H P Sandesh, who purportedly made some adverse remarks against Anti-Corruption Bureau ADGP Seemanth Kumar Singh, to defer the…
- India
Deceased Bihar MLA invited to PM Modi’s function
Madhubani: Congress workers in this north Bihar district were bewildered when an invitation, to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s function in the state capital, arrived in the name of a deceased leader.…
