- India
Bhupinder Hooda files nomination for Haryana assembly elections
Chandigarh: Senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Haryana Assembly Speaker Gian Chand Gupta were among the candidates who filed their nominations on Wednesday for the Assembly polls. Voting for the 90…
- India
Shimla mosque row: Protestors break barricades, clash with police
Shimla: Protestors demanding the demolition of an illegal structure in a mosque in Shimla’s Sanjauli area were lathi-charged by security forces on Wednesday after they broke police barricades during a demonstration. #WATCH…
- India
SC to hear plea related to insolvency proceedings against ed-tech firm Byju’s on Sept 17
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear on September 17 the appeal of US-based creditor Glas Trust Company LLC against a judgment of the NCLAT, which had stayed…
- Delhi
HC directs DU VC to address plea for 50% women’s reservation in DUSU polls
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court asked the Delhi University vice-chancellor on Wednesday to decide on a representation seeking reservation for women in the upcoming Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) election. A…
- India
Have FPIs implicated in Adani matter revealed details of their owners: Congress
New Delhi: Noting that September 9 was the deadline for Foreign Portfolio Investors to disclose the beneficial owners of their holdings, the Congress on Wednesday asked SEBI if those implicated in the…
- India
HC seeks NADA’s stand on plea by wrestler Bajrang Punia against suspension
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the stand of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) on a petition by wrestler Bajrang Punia challenging his suspension. Justice Sanjeev Narula issued notice…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Cong leaders ask Rahul to warn those aspiring for CM post
Bengaluru: A group of Congress leaders have written to Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi to warn party leaders and state ministers, who are weighing in for the chief minister’s…
- Andhra Pradesh
Seven killed as mini truck with cashews overturns in Andhra Pradesh
East Godavari district: Seven people were killed when a mini truck in which they were travelling overturned in this district on Wednesday, police said. The accident occurred in the Chilaka Pakala area…
- India
BSF trooper injured as Pakistan violates ceasefire along border in Jammu
Jammu: A Border Security Force (BSF) personnel was injured when Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firing on Indian posts in violation of a ceasefire agreement along the border here on Wednesday, officials…
- India
Devotional singer Kanhaiya Mittal withdraws decision to join Congress
Haridwar: Famous devotional singer Kanhaiya Mittal has said that he has changed his mind about joining Congress after receiving feedback from sants, mahants and politicians. Mittal became famous with his song ‘Jo…
- Politics
Rahul indicates Congress in alignment with govt on major foreign policy issues
Washington: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi has indicated that the Congress party is in alignment with the ruling BJP led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on major foreign policy issues like the…
- India
Polavaram project will impact 236 villages in Odisha’s Malkangiri: BJD
Bhubaneswar: The opposition Biju Janata Dal on Tuesday claimed that the multi-purpose Polavaram project in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh will affect the lives and livelihood of people residing in 236 villages in Odisha’s…
- Pakistan
Leaders & lawmakers of Imran Khan’s party held; NA Speaker promises action
Islamabad: Pakistani authorities arrested several leaders of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party, including its chairman and around a dozen lawmakers, as National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Tuesday promised action…
- India
Varanasi, Mathura temple disputes, Waqf Bill discussed at VHP’s judges’ meet
New Delhi: Dispute over temples in Varanasi and Mathura, the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, religious conversion and other issues were discussed at length at a retired judges’ meet, organised by the Vishva Hindu…
- India
Mosque dispute: Prohibitory orders in HP following bandh call by Hindu groups
Shimla: Prohibitory orders were imposed in the Sanjauli locality here on Tuesday following escalating tension over illegal construction in a mosque and call for a bandh by Hindu organisations. The Shimla district…
