- India
HC transfers case of Rahul Gandhi’s citizenship from Raebareli to Lucknow
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Wednesday transferred a criminal complaint questioning the citizenship of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from Raebareli to Lucknow after the petitioner claimed that he…
- India
Delhi pollution: Experts caution against ‘smog-eating’ surfaces
New Delhi: As the Delhi government moves ahead with plans to develop “smog-eating” surfaces in the city, environmental experts on Wednesday warned that such technological interventions should not replace efforts to curb…
- India
IndiGo, DGCA face heat in Parliament over flight chaos
New Delhi: A parliamentary panel examining the recent air traffic disruptions tried to fix responsibility for Indigo’s mass cancellation of flights as senior aviation officials and IndiGo COO Isidro Porqueras appeared before…
- India
ED arrests couple in Rs 300-crore Ponzi fraud case
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has arrested a man and his wife for allegedly duping people by orchestrating a multi-level marketing scheme involving more than Rs 300 crore. Chander Bhushan Singh and…
- India
PM Modi arrives in Oman on final leg of three-nation visit
Muscat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday arrived in Oman on a two-day visit during which he will hold talks with the Gulf country’s top leadership and is expected to sign an…
- India
Lok Sabha nod to bill to open up nuclear sector for private players
New Delhi: The tough provisions of India’s nuclear liability laws led to “silent phobia” among industry, prompting the government to bring a new comprehensive bill to address their concerns and open up…
- Andhra Pradesh
YSRCP alleges ‘massive scam’ in privatisation of govt medical colleges under PPP
Amaravati: YSRCP leader G Amarnath on Wednesday alleged that the NDA coalition government is privatising government medical colleges through a “massive scam” under the guise of the Public-Private Partnership model. Addressing a…
- India
Have complete faith in the law enforcement authorities: Shilpa Shetty
Mumbai: Actor Shilpa Shetty and husband Raj Kundra on Wednesday categorically denied allegations against them a day after Bengaluru police registered a case against their restaurant for operating beyond permitted hours. The…
- India
Parliament passes bill to allow 100 pc FDI in insurance sector
New Delhi: Parliament on Wednesday passed a bill to raise FDI in the insurance sector to 100 per cent from the current 74 per cent, which is expected to increase insurance penetration,…
- India
SIR in Bengal: 45K voters deleted from Mamata’s assembly seat
Kolkata: The TMC leadership has decided to instruct its booth-level agents to carry out fresh, door-to-door scrutiny of deleted voters’ names in Bhabanipur, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s assembly constituency, after…
- Delhi
Air pollution: SC pushes NHAI, MCD to suspend or shift toll booths to cut emissions
New Delhi: Taking a serious note of the severe air pollution levels in Delhi-NCR, the Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a slew of directions and asked the NHAI and the MCD to…
- India
Delhi HC seeks action on used vehicle sales after Red Fort blast
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court questioned the city government on Wednesday over its failure to regulate the sale and transfer of used vehicles, while pointing out that in a recent bomb…
- India
Three held for vandalising Lord Hanuman idol in Etah village
Etah: Three persons were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly vandalising a Lord Hanuman idol at a village temple here, police said. According to the police, the incident took place late Monday night…













