- Middle East
Execution of Indian nurse in Yemen stayed, efforts on: Centre to SC
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday, July 18, informed the Supreme Court that efforts were on and the government was trying everything possible to ensure Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, on death row…
- India
Rahul Gandhi slams ED chargesheet against Vadra
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused the government of launching a witch-hunt against his brother-in-law Robert Vadra after the Enforcement Directorate filed a chargesheet against the businessman in a…
- India
SC adds NHRC to PIL for law on mental health care
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the National Human Right Commission to be made a party to the PIL for the implementation of a 2017 law on safeguarding the rights…
- India
Photos: Bomb threats hit over 45 schools in Delhi
New Delhi: More than 45 schools across Delhi received bomb threats on Friday, triggering panic among the students and their parents. Delhi Police and other quick-response authorities have launched search and evacuation…
- India
SC rejects PIL against appointment of BPSC chairperson
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a PIL challenging the appointment of Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) chairperson Parmar Ravi Manubhai. A bench comprising Justices P S Narasimha and Atul…
- India
SC refuses to stay trial court proceedings against Lalu Yadav
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay trial court proceedings against former Bihar chief minister and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav in the CBI’s land-for-jobs case. A bench of…
- Telangana
BJP aims to strengthen presence in Telangana: Ramchander Rao
Hyderabad: Acknowledging that the BJP’s organisational strength still needs to be improved in some districts in Telangana, the saffron party’s new state president N Ramchander Rao on Friday said the party is…
- India
Cash discovery row: Allahabad HC judge Yashwant Varma moves SC
New Delhi: Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma has moved the Supreme Court seeking to invalidate a report by an in-house inquiry panel, which found him guilty of misconduct in the cash…
- World
Trump mired in Epstein controversy as Wall Street Journal reports on 2003 letter
Washington: The controversy over President Donald Trump’s handling of records from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation entered a new dimension Thursday as his administration struggles to make good on its promises to release…
- World
Nationwide protests begin against Trump’s immigration crackdown
Chicago: Protests and events against President Donald Trump’s controversial policies that include mass deportations and cuts to Medicaid and other safety nets for poor people started Thursday at more than 1,600 locations…
- News
Pahalgam attack: US designates ‘The Resistance Front’ as terror org
New York: In a significant development, the US has designated The Resistance Front, a proxy of Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) that was behind the Pahalgam attack, as a foreign terrorist organisation.…
- India
Video: Paroled murder convict gunned down in Patna hospital
Patna: A man, who was a murder convict and out on parole, was shot dead by gunmen inside a private hospital in Patna on Thursday, police said. The deceased was identified as…
- Telangana
Telangana to present caste survey data in Assembly: Revanth Reddy
New Delhi: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday announced that the state government will present the empirical data from its 2024-25 Caste Survey before the Assembly and implement 42 per…
- Business
SEBI flags concerns over derivatives frenzy
Kolkata: SEBI on Thursday expressed concern over the growing dominance of ultra-short-term derivatives trading, cautioning that such trends could undermine the health of India’s capital markets, while contemplating steps to extend the…
- India
Air India plane crash: Too early to draw conclusions, says AAIB
New Delhi: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on Thursday said it is too early to draw any “definite conclusions” on what led to the Air India plane crash as the probe…
