- India
Minister Priyank Kharge questions RSS donation practices, transparency
Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Monday questioned the manner in which the RSS receives donations and sought further clarifications on funding practices. In a post on ‘X’, Kharge responded to RSS…
- India
India must ensure no new Jinnah rises again: Yogi Adityanath
Gorakhpur: Invoking All-India Muslim League leaders Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Mohammad Ali Jauhar, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said those who oppose the national song “Vande Mataram” are insulting…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Minister Parameshwara vows action over prison irregularities
Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Monday said the government has taken serious note of reports about illegal activities in state prisons and warned that such lapses will not be tolerated.…
- India
BJP targets Karnataka govt after airport namaz video goes viral
Bengaluru: A viral video purportedly showing a group of Muslims offering ‘namaz’ (Islamic prayer) at Terminal-2 of the Kempegowda International Airport in the city has ignited a political controversy, with the opposition…
- Business
Markets rebound after 3-day fall on firm Asian peers, FII inflows
Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Monday after sliding for the past three sessions tracking positive trends in Asian markets and buying in blue-chip stocks. Besides,…
- World
Senate takes first step toward ending government shutdown
Washington: The Senate took the first step to end the government shutdown on Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies, angering…
- India
Himanta: Rising minority affluence may signal ‘Assamese surrender’
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that apart from demographic change, the state is also witnessing an “economic shift”, with Muslims becoming more prosperous, and said this could mean that…
- India
Assam cabinet approves Bill to ban polygamy
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that the state cabinet has approved a Bill to ban polygamy, for which convicts may face up to seven years of rigorous…
- Middle East
Bilateral Haj agreement signed with Saudi Arabia; India’s quota fixed for 2026
New Delhi: Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has signed the bilateral Haj Agreement in Jeddah, with the country’s quota for India confirmed at 175,025 for the pilgrimage in 2026. Rijiju, who was…
- India
‘Citizens treated like criminals’: Rahul slams govt over detention of protesters
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday criticised the government after several people protesting at India Gate against the worsening air quality were detained for assembling without permission and asked why…
- News
Photos: Bihar elections 2025
Twenty-five-year-old Vikas Kumar, a science graduate from a local college, drives an autorickshaw for a living. But he hopes the next Bihar government in place following the current elections will change his…
- India
I swear on the Holy Quran I did not approach BJP in 2024: Omar
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday refuted allegations made by the BJP that he sought an alliance with the ruling party at the Centre in 2024 for the…
- India
Karur stampede: Ambulance drivers appear before CBI for questioning
Karur: Ambulance drivers who were on duty during actor-politician Vijay’s election rally in Karur appeared before the CBI on Sunday, sources said. A stampede at the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) rally led…
- Telangana
Telangana: Man kills wife with cricket bat over suspected infidelity
Hyderabad: A man allegedly bludgeoned his wife to death with a cricket bat on Sunday, suspecting her of infidelity, police said. The incident took place in Ameenpur town in Telangana’s Sangareddy district…
- Mumbai
Drone spotted over Uddhav’s Mumbai residence, probe ordered
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Anil Parab on Sunday claimed a drone was spotted hovering over ‘Matoshree’, the Mumbai residence of party head and former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, and raised…
