- India
Filmmaker Shakeel Noorani arrested over rape, threat allegations
Mumbai: Mumbai Police have arrested Bollywood filmmaker Shakeel Noorani after a 33-year-old aspiring actor accused him of raping and threatening her, officials said on Monday, August 10. The 73-year-old accused was traced…
- India
Ram Temple CEO post: 18 candidates shortlisted for interview
Ayodhya: Eighteen candidates have been shortlisted for the interview for the post of the Chief Executive Officer of the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust, temple sources said on Monday, August 10.…
- India
Residents kept in Bhiwandi building due to misclassification
Thane: An administrative lapse in classifying a ‘dangerous’ structure let residents remain in a four‑storey Bhiwandi building that later collapsed, killing 10 persons, civic sources said. A portion of the Kohinoor Building,…
- Kashmir
28 injured as bus overturns in Jammu
Jammu: At least 28 young women were injured after a mini-bus carrying participants of a Tiranga Yatra overturned on a flyover near the Super Speciality Hospital in Jammu on Sunday night, August…
- Politics
‘Will pure petrol come from your father’s house’: BJP MP on ethanol
Rewa: Amid the ongoing controversy over the blending of ethanol in petrol in the country, BJP MP from Rewa, Janardan Mishra, on Sunday, August 9, defended the Centre’s ethanol policy and asked…
- India
Indian student arrested in Germany for girlfriend’s murder
Washington: An Indian student accused of murdering his girlfriend in Tucson, Arizona, was arrested in Germany before he could board a connecting flight to his home country. Varun Batchigari, 20, a business…
- News
Paper leak row: All three Jharkhand PSC members resign
Ranchi: All three members of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) resigned on Sunday, August 9, amid the massive protests over the alleged irregularities in recruitment tests conducted by the agency. According…
- India
RSS ideologue Mohandas held over ‘girls enjoy rape’ remark
Kochi: Right-wing political commentator T G Mohandas was taken into custody from his residence in Mattancherry here on Sunday, August 9, over remarks he allegedly made in a YouTube video about a…
- Kolkata
Abhishek Banerjee’s aide grilled for 6 hrs in land scam case
Kolkata: TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee’s aide Sumit Roy was on Sunday, August 9, questioned for around six hours by the CID in connection with an alleged land scam, a day after he…
- Crime
Mephedrone worth Rs 54 crore seized in Bhuvanagiri, four held
Hyderabad: Four persons allegedly involved in the transportation of mephedrone, a banned narcotic substance, were arrested in Telangana’s Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, police said on Sunday, August 9. The police seized 27 kg…
- Telangana
Telangana launches TG-VEER for families of police martyrs
Hyderabad: Telangana DGP CV Anand on Sunday, August 9, launched ‘TG-VEER’, a dedicated grievance portal for the families of police martyrs. Anand, who visited Warangal district, interacted with the family members of…
- Telangana
Telangana farmers saved USD 560 each through AI forecasts
Washington: Artificial intelligence-powered weather forecasts helped small farmers in Telangana save as much as USD 560 by altering their behaviour in response to specific risks, a World Bank report said. Citing a…
- Kolkata
Mamata attacked during visit to deceased TMC worker’s house
Kolkata: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee faced a hostile reception at Halisahar in North 24 Parganas district on Sunday, August 9, when protesters surrounded her vehicle, shouted ‘chor’ (thief) and…
- News
Jharkhand CM vows justice, flags bid to disrupt democracy
Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday, August 9, pledged to deliver justice with transparency to youths protesting alleged irregularities in recruitment exams while asserting that dialogue, not batons, can solve…
- India
JNU cancels Umar Khalid’s book event, students’ union hits out
New Delhi: The Jawaharlal Nehru University on Sunday, August 9, said that permission has been cancelled for an August 9 discussion by JNUSU on a book authored by its former student Umar…
