- India
Calcutta HC upholds Election Commission’s nomination review mechanism
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has held that there are sufficient checks and balances in the process adopted by the Election Commission of India while scrutinising the nomination of a parliamentary or…
- India
Congress MLA grabs BJP leader by collar over removal of plaque in Jaipur
Jaipur: Congress MLA Indira Meena had an altercation with a local BJP leader in Sawaimadhopur district over the installation of a commemorative plaque at the site of a statue of Dr B…
- Andhra Pradesh
YSRCP moves SC challenging Waqf Amendment Act
Amaravati: YSRCP on Monday, April 14, said that they have moved Supreme Court challenging the recently passed Waqf (Amendment) Act, alleging that it violates key constitutional provisions and fails to protect the…
- India
States cannot refuse to implement Waqf Amendment Act, says BJP
New Delhi: States cannot refuse to implement the Waqf Amendment Act, the BJP asserted on Monday, April 14, citing constitutional provisions, and slammed the Congress and other INDIA bloc constituents over their…
- World
India-born doctor, family dies in New York plane crash
New York: An India-born doctor and members of her family died in a plane crash in upstate New York over the weekend while heading to the Catskills Mountains for a birthday celebration.…
- India
Modi govt only pays lip service to Ambedkar, charges Kharge
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday accused the Modi government of paying only “lip service” to B R Ambedkar’s legacy but doing nothing to fulfil his wishes, claiming the BJP-RSS were “enemies”…
- India
Tahawwur Rana identified New Delhi for terror attack akin to 26/11: Court
New Delhi: A court here has noted that Mumbai terror attack mastermind Tahawwur Hussain Rana had identified New Delhi for attacks akin to the 26/11 strikes as part of a conspiracy that…
- Hyderabad
Two girls die of suffocation after getting locked inside car in Ranga Reddy
Hyderabad: Two girls, aged four and five respectively, died of “suffocation” after accidentally getting locked inside a car in neighbouring Ranga Reddy district on Monday, police said. The incident happened in Damargidda…
- India
Minor girl gangraped in UP’s Kasganj, 8 nabbed
Kasganj: Eight men have been arrested for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl here, police said on Monday, April 14. On April 10, the girl, along with a 17-year-old with whom her marriage…
- Bollywood
Message on Mumbai police helpline threatens Salman Khan; case lodged
Mumbai: The Mumbai traffic police have got a message threatening Bollywood actor Salman Khan and registered a case in this connection, officials said on Monday. In the message, received on the traffic…
- India
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay challenges Waqf law validity in SC
New Delhi: Actor-turned-politician and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam president Vijay has challenged in the Supreme Court the constitutional validity of the Waqf legislation. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv…
- India
Mehul Choksi arrested in Belgium on India’s extradition request
New Delhi: Absconding diamantaire Mehul Choksi has been arrested in Belgium following an extradition request by Indian probe agencies for his involvement in the Rs 13,000 crore PNB bank loan “fraud” case,…
- World
Singapore PM confirms Indian representation in upcoming elections
Singapore: The ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) will certainly include members of the Indian community in the upcoming general election, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Sunday, acknowledging the ethnic group’s outsized…
- India
Mehbooba Mufti seeks MEA intervention over Haj quota cut
New Delhi: Opposition leaders on Sunday claimed reports emerging from Saudi Arabia indicated that India’s Haj quota had been abruptly cut and urged the government to take up the issue with its…
- India
Man arrested in Kerala for molestation case in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: A suspect has been arrested for allegedly molesting a woman at Suddaguntepalya here earlier this month, police said. Santosh aged about 29 has been arrested from Kerala’s Kozhikode, they said. The…
