- India
17 doctors dismissed over absence from work in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Thursday dismissed 17 doctors for remaining absent from duty without information. In a post on X, Pathak, who also holds the medical and…
- India
Security agencies seize Chinese shipment of banned chemicals for Pakistan at TN port
Chennai: Security agencies have seized a Chinese shipment of internationally banned chemicals, apparently intended for Pakistan’s biological and chemical warfare program, at a port in Tamil Nadu, officials said on Thursday. The…
- World
British Indian MPs swear oath on ‘Bhagavad Gita’, ‘Gutka’, ‘Bible’
London: Newly elected Indian-origin MPs to the House of Commons have been pledging their allegiance to the British Crown as a symbol of loyalty to the country, choosing to swear on holy…
- Mumbai
BMW crash: Sena leader’s son Mihir Shah was drunk, say Mumbai cops
Mumbai: The main accused in the BMW hit-and-run case Mihir Shah was under the influence of alcohol when the horrific incident, in which one woman was killed, took place, a Mumbai police…
- India
Former Union minister Smriti Irani vacates official bungalow
New Delhi: Former Union minister Smriti Irani, who lost the recently held Lok Sabha elections, has vacated her official bungalow at 28 Tughlak Crescent in Lutyens’ Delhi, officials said on Thursday. Irani…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: Jilted lover who hacked minor girl to death found dead
Anakapalli (Andhra Pradesh): A 26-year-old man, wanted in connection with the murder of a minor girl, was found dead in a village in Anakapalli district on Thursday, police said. Anakapalli District Superintendent…
- India
Landslide on Manimahesh route; 12 roads closed in Himachal
Shimla: A landslide obstructed the route to Manimahesh Dal lake in Bharmour area of Chamba district on Thursday. A 19-second video of the landslide that occurred between Goinallah and Donali, made by…
- India
Unnao accident: Bus was ‘unfit’ for operations
Unnao (UP): The double-decker bus that hit a milk tanker on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, leaving 18 people dead, was “unfit” for operations, officials said. Police have registered an FIR in connection with…
- Delhi
Delhi HC orders removal of encroachment, illegal constructions near Yamuna
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has directed the vice-chairperson of the DDA to remove all encroachments and illegal constructions on the Yamuna river bank, the river bed as well as on…
- India
Excise policy: SC judge recuses from hearing Sisodia’s plea for revival of bail petitions
New Delhi: Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjay Kumar on Thursday recused from hearing pleas of AAP leader and former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia by which his bail petitions has been sought…
- Bangalore
India needs national legal, social security architecture for gig workers: Cong
New Delhi: Citing legislations by its state governments to ensure justice for gig workers, the Congress on Thursday said India needs a national legal and social security architecture for such workers and…
- India
Supreme Court to hear pleas related to NEET-UG 2024 on July 18
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said the pleas related to the controversy-ridden medical entrance exam NEET-UG 2024 would be heard on July 18. A bench headed by Chief Justice D…
- India
Yasin Malik death penalty plea: HC judge recuses himself
New Delhi: Delhi High Court judge Amit Sharma on Thursday recused himself from hearing a plea by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) seeking the death penalty for separatist leader Yasin Malik in…
- India
Aadhaar-based eKYC of LPG customers underway to weed out bogus users
New Delhi: State-owned oil companies are conducting an Aadhaar-based eKYC authentication of LPG customers to weed out bogus ones, Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said. This is done to remove bogus customers…
- India
ED raids in Valmiki Development Corporation case unwarranted: Shivakumar
Tumakuru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has termed the Enforcement Directorate raids in the Valmiki Development Corporation case as unwarranted. The ED on Wednesday conducted searches at multiple places allegedly…
