- India
If minorities can, why not Hindus? VHP vows to free temples from govt control
New Delhi: The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Tuesday vowed to free temples from government control across the country and said it will soon launch a nationwide campaign to achieve this goal. Addressing…
- News
Harini Amarasuriya sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister
Colombo: Harini Amarasuriya was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister on Tuesday, September 24, becoming the first woman leader since Sirimavo Bandaranaike in the year 2000 to hold the post.…
- India
Allahabad HC hears plea for Gyanvapi mosque’s ‘wazukhana’ survey
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday, while hearing a plea against a Varanasi court order refusing to direct the ASI to survey the Gyanvapi mosque’s ‘wazukhana’, asked the petitioner to file…
- India
Govt extends import approval system for laptops, tablets till Dec 31
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday extended the existing approval system for import of certain IT hardware products, including laptops and tablets, for three months till December 31. The deadline for review…
- India
Another YSRCP RS member quits House membership
New Delhi: YSRCP Rajya Sabha member Ryaga Krishnaiah quit his House membership on Tuesday, becoming the third leader of the party to do so following its debacle in assembly and Lok Sabha…
- News
Kishan Reddy targets Rahul over ’56 inch’ remarks against PM Modi
Jammu: Taking on Rahul Gandhi for his comments on the prime minister, Union minister G Kishan Reddy on Tuesday said the leader of the opposition will have to talk to India’s farmers,…
- Sports
Rahul bhai was regimented, Gambhir is relaxed: Ashwin
Chennai: Gautam Gambhir is more relaxed compared to his predecessor Rahul Dravid, who had a “regimented” style of functioning, feels Indian team’s oldest member Ravichandran Ashwin. Dravid, who was in charge of…
- India
Video shows mice on prasad packets of Siddhivinayak temple; probe launched
Mumbai: Amid the ongoing row over Tirupati laddus, a purported video of mice on the prasad packets of the Siddhivinayak Temple here is making rounds on social media, sparking concerns. The Shree…
- Bangalore
HC verdict: No question of CM”s resignation, says Deputy CM Shivakumar
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday said there is no question of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah resigning over the High Court dismissing his petition challenging Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot’s approval…
- India
Second phase of J-K polls: Security stepped up at polling booths
Srinagar: More than 13,000 polling staff on Tuesday took positions at 3,500 polling stations set up across 26 assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir, where voting will be held Wednesday in the…
- India
16-year-old stabbed to death by friends for denying treat for his new phone in east Delhi
New Delhi: A 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death allegedly by three of his friends in East Delhi’s Shakarpur when he refused to give them a treat after buying a new phone,…
- India
Man held for raping 9-yr-old girl in MP; victim admitted to ICU
Morena: Police arrested a man on Tuesday morning for allegedly raping a nine-year-old girl at a village in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district, officials said. After the incident on Monday evening, the girl…
- India
Sub-classification of SCs for quota: SC to consider in-chambers review of judgement
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to consider in-chambers on Tuesday a batch of pleas seeking review of its judgement which held that states are constitutionally empowered to make sub-classifications within…
- India
Centre moves SC for withdrawing CPRF security to Unnao rape survivor
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the 2017 Unnao rape survivor and her family members on the Centre’s plea seeking withdrawal of CRPF security cover provided to them…
- Kashmir
Pulwama terror attack accused dies of heart attack in Jammu hospital
Jammu: A 32-year-old man chargesheeted in the deadly terror attack on a CRPF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district five years ago has died of a heart attack in the Government…
