- India
Gujarat private firm chairman held in Rs 762-crore GST fraud
Ahmedabad: The chairman of a Bhavnagar-based firm was arrested on Wednesday by the state Goods and Services Tax (GST) department with the help of the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) in a case…
- Elections
Fourth phase of UP elections records around 60 pc polling
Lucknow: Around 60 per cent polling was recorded in 59 Assembly constituencies during the fourth of the seven-phase elections in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, according to the Election Commission. The poll panel’s…
- Business
Rupee rallies 23 paise to close at 74.59 against US dollar as crude oil softens
Mumbai: The rupee appreciated by 23 paise to close at 74.61 against the US dollar on Wednesday due to a pullback in the greenback and crude oil prices after Western countries imposed…
- India
Congress alleges Rs 6,000 cr coal scam in Gujarat, seeks time-bound SC probe
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday alleged a coal scam of Rs 6,000 crore in Gujarat whereby coal meant for small and medium industry was diverted to industries in other states and…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP CM extends support to Centre to repatriate Andhra students from Ukraine
New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday wrote to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, extending his support for repatriating Andhra students from crisis-hit Ukraine. Reddy said in…
- India
No end to Lalu’s troubles, ED may confiscate assets created by husbandry scam
Ranchi: More troubles are likely for the ailing RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, incarcerated in the Rs 950 crore fodder scam and now undergoing treatment in Rajendra Prasad Institute of Medical Science here,…
- Photos
Photos: NCP workers stage protest as ED arrests Nawab Malik
Mumbai: NCP leader and Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik being taken for a medical test after his arrest by the Enforcement Director (ED) in connection with a money laundering case involving Dawood Ibrahim,…
- Telangana
Six vehicles set on fire by suspected Maoists in Telangana
Hyderabad: Six vehicles engaged in construction of a bridge were set on fire allegedly by some suspected Maoists in Bhadradri Kothagudem district bordering Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, police said. The incident happened in…
- World
Ukraine crisis: Russia welcomes India’s position
New Delhi: Russia on Wednesday welcomed India’s “independent position” on the Ukraine crisis and said its views on the issue at the UN Security Council was reflective of the special and privileged…
- India
2 more held in Bajrang Dal activist murder case, curfew extended till Feb 25
Shivamogga: Two more persons were arrested in the Bajrang Dal activist murder case in Shivamogga, where district authorities have extended the prohibitory orders till Friday. Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said on Wednesday…
- Top Stories
World is facing ‘biggest global peace and security crisis’ in recent years: UN chief on Ukraine crisis
By Yoshita Singh United Nations: The world is facing the “biggest global peace and security crisis” in recent years, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said as he slammed Russian President Vladimir Putin…
- India
Central agencies targeting BJP’s political rivals like ‘mafia’: Sanjay Raut
Mumbai: In the wake of Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik’s questioning by the ED, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday alleged that central probe agencies, like a “mafia”, were targeting BJP’s political…
- India
Mayawati confident of forming govt in UP, says SP ‘dreams’ will be shattered
Lucknow: BSP president Mayawati on Wednesday exuded confidence that her party will repeat its show of 2007 and SP president Akhilesh Yadav’s dreams of forming government will be shattered. She also thanked…
- Photos
Aliah University’s students protest in Kolkata
Kolkata: Police detain students of Aliah University during a rally to protest over Anish Khan murder case, in Kolkata, Tuesday,Feb. 22, 2022. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) Kolkata: Students of Aliah University raise slogans…
- India
BJP govt will not let cows to be slaughtered: Adityanath
Ayodhya: UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday urged people to vote for those who “protect cows and not those who kill them”, vowing that his government will neither allow cows to…
