- India
Defamation complaint: You cannot be touchy in politics, says SC
New Delhi: You cannot be “touchy” in politics, the Supreme Court observed while hearing Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan’s plea relating to a criminal defamation proceeding initiated…
- India
UP: Man booked for posting objectionable comment against prophet Muhammad
Sant Kabir Nagar: A man was booked for allegedly posting a comment against prophet Muhammad on a social media platform, police said. The comment triggered a protest by members of the Muslim…
- India
Tension in Dharavi as locals thwart BMC’s move to raze ‘illegal’ portion of mosque
Mumbai: Tension prevailed in Dharavi slum here on Saturday after hundreds of local residents gathered on a road and opposed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s plan to pull down an alleged illegal portion…
- Sports
Gill, Pant fifties carry India to 205/3 at lunch on Day 3 against Bangladesh
Chennai: Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant cantered to fluent fifties as India reached 205 for three at lunch in their second innings on the third day to take total control of the…
- India
UP: 16 booked in two triple talaq cases in week
Gonda: Police here have registered cases against 16 individuals in connection with two separate instances of triple talaq in a week, officials said. Triple talaq was outlawed in India in 2019. Superintendent…
- World
PM Modi’s US visit: Sikh activists seek protection from White House
Washington: White House officials have met a group of Sikh activists to assure them that the US government is committed to protecting Americans from any acts of transnational aggression on its soil,…
- Andhra Pradesh
Jagan ignorant of Hindu rituals, traditions, customs: BJP leader
Amaravati: BJP leader L Dinakar on Saturday alleged that YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is ignorant of Hindu rituals, traditions and customs. Dinakar made these comments in the context of Reddy’s…
- Andhra Pradesh
‘Sanctity’ of Tirupati laddu restored, unblemished now, says TTD
Tirupati: Amid concerns among devotees on the quality of ghee used in the famous Tirupati ‘laddu prasadam’, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has said sanctity of the sacred sweetmeat has been restored.…
- India
RG Kar incident: Junior docs resume duties partially after 42 days
Kolkata: Junior doctors on Saturday morning rejoined their duties partially at various government-run hospitals in West Bengal after a hiatus of 42 days. They were on ‘cease work’ agitation in protest against…
- News
Mockery of public accountability: Congress slams SEBI over RTI rebuff
New Delhi: The Congress has slammed SEBI’s refusal to disclose instances when its chairperson Madhabi Buch recused herself due to conflict of interest and said that this makes a “mockery” of public…
- News
Arson, mob violence in Chhattisgarh on Sep 15: SP, collector transferred
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh government on Friday shunted out Kabirdham collector and superintendent of police in connection with the setting ablaze of a deputy sarpanch’s house following the death of a man on…
- India
Congress chief Kharge to campaign for Tara Chand in J&K on Saturday
Jammu: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will campaign for former Jammu and Kashmir deputy chief minister and party candidate Tara Chand and address a rally in the border area of Khour in Jammu…
- India
Rahul, Priyanka, VK Singh flay Odisha govt over assault of army man, fiancée
Bhubaneswar: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, former Army chief VK Singh and several others on Friday reacted angrily to the alleged torture of an army man and “sexual assault”…
- India
Bihar CM Kumar makes aerial survey to assess rising water level in Ganga
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday conducted an aerial survey of Patna and Vaishali districts to assess the rising water levels of the Ganga. Recent rainfall has led to increased…
- India
Hill districts alerted in wake of possible militant attack: Manipur security advisor
Imphal: Manipur security advisor Kuldiep Singh on Friday said security forces have taken a number of steps in the wake of reports that militants might carry out violence in peripheral villages. Addressing…
