- India
Gurugram police busts cricket-betting racket, arrests 3 ‘bookies’
Gurugram: The Gurugram Police has arrested three “bookies” for allegedly placing bets on the T20 World Cup semifinal match between India and England played in Mumbai on Thursday, March 5, officials said.…
- Bangalore
Bangladeshi nationals residing illegally in Bengaluru taken into police custody
Bengaluru: In a special operation, the CCB on Friday, March 6, took into custody 124 Bangladeshi nationals who were allegedly residing illegally in Bengaluru, police said. Among them 48 men, 42 women…
- Business
Uber announces lunch of Intercity Bus ticketing on its app
Bengaluru: Ride-hailing platform Uber on Friday, March 6, announced the launch of Intercity Bus ticketing on its app, with India becoming its first market globally to roll out the product. The new…
- India
Boycott BJP socially and politically, TMC’s Abhishek urges people
Kolkata: The political temperature in West Bengal rose sharply on Friday, March 6, with TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee calling for a “social and political boycott” of the BJP, while accusing…
- India
Railway Ministry’s app to report sexual harassment to become active on Mar 8
New Delhi: Female railway employees can lodge workplace-related sexual harassment complaints through the HRMS (Human Resource Management System) application from March 8, International Women’s Day. A Railway Ministry’s circular, dated March 5,…
- India
Ranchi passport office receives bomb threat email, turns out to be hoax
Ranchi: The Ranchi passport office on Friday, March 6, received a bomb threat email, after similar threats to the civil court and the district collectorate last month, police said on Friday. The…
- India
UP: Three held for posting ‘objectionable’ video on Instagram
Saharanpur: Three persons were arrested on Friday, March 6, for allegedly posting an objectionable video on Instagram in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur, police said. Station House Officer Nanauta Naveen Kumar Saini told PTI…
- Bollywood
‘It was accidental’: Yami Gautam on liking reel against Kriti Sanon
New Delhi: Actor Yami Gautam Dhar said she has never resorted to cheap PR tactics following the accidental like on the post criticising Kriti Sanon’s Best Actress win for her performance in…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra govt to ban social media for children under 13 in 90 days
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday said social media will be prohibited for children below 13 years of age, within the next 90 days, in the state. Addressing…
- Middle East
Sensex tumbles over 1,000 points as Israel-US-Iran tensions push crude oil higher
Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled over 1 per cent on Friday after a day’s breather as the conflict in the Middle East entered its seventh day, driving crude…
- India
Resolution to remove Speaker Birla follows rules, debate must take place: Congress
New Delhi: With the Lok Sabha likely to take up next week a notice seeking Speaker Om Birla’s removal from office, the Congress on Friday. March 6 said the resolution follows the…
- Hyderabad
Kishan Reddy seeks Telangana CM’s intervention to complete Amberpet service road
Hyderabad: Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy on Friday sought Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s intervention to complete pending land acquisition for the construction of a key service road beneath the…
- India
Mamata begins sit-in protest against voter roll deletions in Bengal
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday, March 6, began a sit-in here to protest against the alleged arbitrary deletions from the post-SIR electoral rolls, escalating the Trinamool Congress’s confrontation…
- India
Anuj Agnihotri tops as 958 candidates qualify civil services exam
New Delhi: Anuj Agnihotri has topped the civil services examination 2025, results of which were declared by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Friday, April 6. Rajeshwari Suve M and Akansh…
- Bangalore
Karnataka to enact Rohith Vemula Bill to curb caste discrimination
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday announced that the state will enact the Rohith Vemula Bill to prevent caste-based atrocities against students across all government, private, and deemed universities in the…
