- India
BRS MP demands resumption of FCI rice supply for ethanol production
New Delhi: BRS leader B Parthasaradhi Reddy on Friday urged the government to restore the supply of broken and surplus rice through Food Corporation of India (FCI) for grain-based ethanol makers, which…
- India
Mumbai man on run after murdering sister nabbed from Hyderabad
Mumbai: The Mumbai police have arrested a 23-year-old man who had been on the run after attacking his sister with a heavy object and killing her, an official said on Friday. The…
- India
FIR against Puja Khedkar’s father in Pune for obstructing government wok
Pune: Police have registered a case against Dilip Khedkar, the father of former probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, on charges of threatening and obstructing a public servant in the discharge of duty…
- India
Democracy’s triumph, defeat of dictatorship: Hemant Soren on bail to Manish Sisodia
Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday described the Supreme Court verdict granting bail to AAP leader Manish Sisodia as a “triumph for democracy” and “defeat of dictatorship and injustice”. The…
- Politics
Mamata congratulates Muhammad Yunus for taking charge of Bangladesh’s interim govt
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday congratulated Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus on taking charge of the interim government in Bangladesh. The Trinamool Congress supremo further expressed hope that the…
- Kashmir
J-K poll process: EC team holds consultations with chief secretary, police chief
Srinagar: The Election Commission on Friday held consultations with the Jammu and Kashmir chief secretary and the union territory’s police chief to review the preparedness for assembly polls, officials said. On the…
- India
SC rejects plea against election of Amritpal Singh as Lok Sabha MP
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea against the election of jailed radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh as an MP from Punjab’s Khadoor Sahib. The petitioner claimed before a…
- Pakistan
Imran Khan, wife Bushra Bibi’s remand extended by 11 days in Toshakhana corruption case
Islamabad: An accountability court has extended by 11 days the physical remand of jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the new Toshakhana corruption case, media…
- India
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann hails SC verdict granting bail to Manish Sisodia
Chandigarh: The Supreme Court verdict granting bail to AAP leader Manish Sisodia is a “victory of truth”, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Friday. The top court granted bail to AAP…
- India
Happy for Neeraj, equally happy for Nadeem, he is also our child: Chopra’s mother
New Delhi: Elated for her son’s silver medal, Neeraj Chopra’s mother Saroj Devi also expressed happiness for Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, who broke the Olympic record to beat the Indian defending champion in…
- Delhi
Fire breaks out in southeast Delhi restaurant, gas leak suspected
New Delhi: A fire broke out after a blast due to a suspected gas leak inside a restaurant at Amar Colony in southeast Delhi, officials said. No one was injured in the…
- World
Bangladeshis welcome new interim govt with hope for normalcy
Dhaka: People in Bangladesh have welcomed the new interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, hoping it would restore order, end repression and hold a fair election to facilitate a democratic…
- India
Preamble in NCERT books: Ramesh submits privilege notice against Pradhan
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has submitted a notice to initiate privilege proceedings in the Rajya Sabha against Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for “misleading” the House over the issue of…
- Sports
Pakistan celebrates Arshad Nadeem’s historic javelin throw gold medal in Olympics
Karachi: Karachi residents came out on the roads in large numbers to celebrate javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem’s feat of winning Pakistan’s first ever individual gold medal in the Olympics in Paris. The…
- India
Bangladesh unrest: Over 7k Indian students have returned to India, says govt
New Delhi: More than 7,200 Indian students have returned to India in the past couple of weeks ending August 1 in view of the situation in Bangladesh, the Rajya Sabha was informed…
