- India
No prior permission needed for religious meetings at home: Chhattisgarh HC
Raipur: No prior permission is required to organise religious prayer meetings at homes, provided no law is violated, the Chhattisgarh High Court ruled. A single bench of Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi made the…
- India
Thane to get pod taxi service: Shinde
Thane: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has said that an ambitious pod taxi project has been planned for Thane city to provide last-mile connectivity. Addressing an event here on Tuesday, March…
- India
Karnataka launches awareness campaign for Census 2027 Self Enumeration
Bengaluru: Karnataka government on Wednesday, April 1, launched an awareness campaign for Census 2027 Self Enumeration, urging citizens to complete their details online and cooperate fully with enumerators during the upcoming house…
- India
Bengal SIR: 47 lakh objections disposed of till Mar 31, HC CJ informs SC
New Delhi: The chief justice of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday, April 1, informed the Supreme Court that around 47 lakh out of the 60 lakh objections in the ongoing Special…
- India
58 stolen motorbikes seized in Thane; two thieves held
Thane: Police have arrested two motorbike thieves and recovered 58 stolen two-wheelers from them in Maharashtra’s Thane district, an official said. After a surge in motorbike theft cases in the Bhiwandi area,…
- Bangalore
Karnataka begins Census 2027 self-enumeration awareness campaign
Bengaluru: Karnataka government on Wednesday, April 1, launched an awareness campaign for Census 2027 Self Enumeration, urging citizens to complete their details online and cooperate fully with enumerators during the upcoming house…
- Entertainment
Malayalam director Ranjith held in attempted sexual assault case
Kochi: Noted Malayalam film director Ranjith was taken into custody on Tuesday evening in connection with an attempted sexual assault case, police said. He was taken into custody following a complaint filed…
- World
USCIS completes H-1B cap selection process for FY 2027
Washington: The US Citizenship and Immigration Services said it has met the annual quota of 85,000 H-1B cap beneficiaries for FY-2027 and completed the regular and advanced-degree selection lotteries. The agency said…
- India
Amended bill on rights of transgender persons rights gets President’s assent
New Delhi: An amendment bill which provides graded punishment for bodily harm to transgender persons has received the assent of President Draupadi Murmu. Opposition MPs had slammed the Transgender Persons (Protection of…
- Business
Aviation stocks soar in early trade; IndiGo jumps over 9 pc
New Delhi: Aviation stocks were in high demand in morning trade on Wednesday, April 1, with InterGlobe Aviation climbing over 9 per cent, despite jet fuel price hike. InterGlobe Aviation, the parent…
- India
West Asia crisis may push up realty construction costs by 5 pc in near term
Kolkata: The escalating West Asia conflict is beginning to exert cost pressure on India’s real estate sector, with material prices rising and industry leaders warning of a potential 5 per cent spike…
- India
Stalin accuses BJP of ‘plotting’ to create violence in TN
Tiruchirappalli: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday, April 1, accused the BJP of having plotted to cause violence in Tamil Nadu, like what happened in Uttar Pradesh and Manipur and asserted that…
- India
EC suspends BDO after violence at Bengal poll training venue
Kolkata: The Election Commission ordered the suspension of a block development officer (BDO) in West Bengal’s Nadia district and directed the initiation of departmental proceedings against him, following violence at a poll…
- News
House with 3 family members caves in after land subsidence in Jharkhand
Dhanbad: A house with three members of a family inside caved in during a land subsidence in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district on Tuesday, March 31 evening, a police official said. The incident took…
- India
Jet fuel price hiked to Rs 2.07 lakh/kl
New Delhi: Price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF), or jet fuel, was more than doubled to a record Rs 2.07 lakh per kilolitre on Wednesday, April 1, while commercial LPG rates were…
