- India
HC transfers case of Rahul Gandhi’s citizenship from Raebareli to Lucknow
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Wednesday transferred a criminal complaint questioning the citizenship of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from Raebareli to Lucknow after the petitioner claimed that he…
- India
Delhi pollution: Experts caution against ‘smog-eating’ surfaces
New Delhi: As the Delhi government moves ahead with plans to develop “smog-eating” surfaces in the city, environmental experts on Wednesday warned that such technological interventions should not replace efforts to curb…
- India
IndiGo, DGCA face heat in Parliament over flight chaos
New Delhi: A parliamentary panel examining the recent air traffic disruptions tried to fix responsibility for Indigo’s mass cancellation of flights as senior aviation officials and IndiGo COO Isidro Porqueras appeared before…
- India
ED arrests couple in Rs 300-crore Ponzi fraud case
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has arrested a man and his wife for allegedly duping people by orchestrating a multi-level marketing scheme involving more than Rs 300 crore. Chander Bhushan Singh and…
- India
PM Modi arrives in Oman on final leg of three-nation visit
Muscat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday arrived in Oman on a two-day visit during which he will hold talks with the Gulf country’s top leadership and is expected to sign an…
- India
Lok Sabha nod to bill to open up nuclear sector for private players
New Delhi: The tough provisions of India’s nuclear liability laws led to “silent phobia” among industry, prompting the government to bring a new comprehensive bill to address their concerns and open up…
- Andhra Pradesh
YSRCP alleges ‘massive scam’ in privatisation of govt medical colleges under PPP
Amaravati: YSRCP leader G Amarnath on Wednesday alleged that the NDA coalition government is privatising government medical colleges through a “massive scam” under the guise of the Public-Private Partnership model. Addressing a…
- India
Have complete faith in the law enforcement authorities: Shilpa Shetty
Mumbai: Actor Shilpa Shetty and husband Raj Kundra on Wednesday categorically denied allegations against them a day after Bengaluru police registered a case against their restaurant for operating beyond permitted hours. The…
- India
Parliament passes bill to allow 100 pc FDI in insurance sector
New Delhi: Parliament on Wednesday passed a bill to raise FDI in the insurance sector to 100 per cent from the current 74 per cent, which is expected to increase insurance penetration,…
- India
SIR in Bengal: 45K voters deleted from Mamata’s assembly seat
Kolkata: The TMC leadership has decided to instruct its booth-level agents to carry out fresh, door-to-door scrutiny of deleted voters’ names in Bhabanipur, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s assembly constituency, after…
- Delhi
Air pollution: SC pushes NHAI, MCD to suspend or shift toll booths to cut emissions
New Delhi: Taking a serious note of the severe air pollution levels in Delhi-NCR, the Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a slew of directions and asked the NHAI and the MCD to…
- India
Delhi HC seeks action on used vehicle sales after Red Fort blast
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court questioned the city government on Wednesday over its failure to regulate the sale and transfer of used vehicles, while pointing out that in a recent bomb…
- India
Three held for vandalising Lord Hanuman idol in Etah village
Etah: Three persons were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly vandalising a Lord Hanuman idol at a village temple here, police said. According to the police, the incident took place late Monday night…
- World
Putin warns that Russia will seek to extend its gains in Ukraine if peace talks fail
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday that Moscow will seek to extend its gains in Ukraine if Kyiv and its Western allies reject the Kremlin’s demands in peace talks. US President…
- Delhi
2020 Delhi riots: Court acquits 5 of charges of arson, rioting
New Delhi: A court here has acquitted five men who were accused of arson, rioting and vandalism in a case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots. Additional Sessions Judge Parveen Singh was…
