- India
Religious leader’s remarks against Prophet sparks row, FIRs filed
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: A controversy erupted on Friday over alleged objectionable remarks made by Hindu religious leader Ramgiri Maharaj against Prophet Mohammad and Islam, with police filing cases against him in two districts…
- India
Risk of surge in Mpox cases very low in India at present: Official
New Delhi: The risk for an upsurge of Mpox, once known as monkeypox, infection is very low in India at the moment and there is no need to panic, sources in the…
- Middle East
PM Modi stresses need to deescalate situation in call with Netanyahu
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, August, 15 stressed the need for de-escalation of the situation in West Asia during a telephonic conversation with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and…
- India
BJP allies hesitant on UCC, back simultaneous polls
New Delhi: Most BJP allies have kept their cards close to their chests on the issue of the Uniform Civil Code, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly backed in his Independence Day…
- India
Man bites off father’s thumb in property dispute in Thane
Thane: A man allegedly bit off a part of his father’s thumb during a property dispute in Wagle Estate in Thane, Maharashtra, a police official said on Friday, August,16. The incident took…
- India
Two ‘IED-like devices’ found in Guwahati: Police
Guwahati: Two ‘IED-like devices’ were found in Guwahati on Friday, August,16, taking the total number of ‘bomb-like substances’ seized across Assam in the last 24 hours to 10 after the banned ULFA…
- Hyderabad
Telangana CM Revanth Reddy claims BRS will merge with BJP
New Delhi: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday claimed that the Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) is likely to merge with the BJP in the near future. Reddy told reporters here…
- Sports
Vinesh to receive grand welcome in native village despite Olympic heartbreak
New Delhi: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat will be accorded a grand reception at her native village of Balali in Haryana on Saturday for her impressive performance in the 2024 Paris Olympics where she…
- Photos
In pics – ISRO launches SSLV-D3-EOS-08 from Sriharikota
Sriharikota: ISRO’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle-03 (SSLV-D3) carrying Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-08) leaves a trail of smoke after it lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota, Andra Pradesh, Friday,…
- Photos
Send-off ceremony for Paralympic Games
New Delhi: Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya poses for group photos during the send-off ceremony for the Indian Contingent participating in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, in New Delhi, Friday, Aug. 16,…
- India
Punjab CM Mann meets Manish Sisodia in Delhi
New Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann met senior AAP leader and former deputy chief minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia here on Friday. This was Mann’s first meeting with Sisodia after the…
- India
PM Modi lauds ISRO’s successful launch
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded the ISRO’s successful launch of Small Satellite Launch Vehicle and described it as a matter of immense joy. “A remarkable milestone! Congratulations to…
- India
HC refuses urgent listing of Spicejet’s plea challenging grounding of three engines
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to grant an urgent listing of low-cost airline Spicejet’s plea challenging an order to ground three aircraft engines by today and hand those…
- India
CBI taking over shouldn’t lead to rape-murder case being quietly buried: Derek O’Brien
New Delhi: The public outrage over the rape and murder of a woman trainee doctor in Kolkata is understandable but the CBI taking over the case shouldn’t lead to it “being quietly…
- India
Hindenburg tip of iceberg, only JPC probe can unravel truth of Adani ‘scam’: Cong
New Delhi: The demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the Adani issue goes beyond the Hindenburg Research’s revelations, the Congress said Friday and claimed the “irregularities and wrongdoings” relating to…
