- Bollywood
‘Laapataa Ladies’ picked as India’s entry for Oscars 2025
Chennai: Kiran Rao’s “Laapataa Ladies” has been picked as India’s official entry for Oscars 2025, the Film Federation of India announced here on Monday. The Hindi film, a light-hearted satire on patriarchy,…
- Kashmir
J-K polls: Engineer Rashid claims Omar Abdullah, Sajad Lone ganged up to defeat AIP
Srinagar: Lok Sabha MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid on Monday alleged that National Conference leader Omar Abdullah and People’s Conference chief Sajad Gani Lone had ganged up in a bid to defeat his…
- India
AAP leader Atishi takes charge as eighth chief minister of Delhi
New Delhi: AAP leader Atishi, who took the oath of office on Saturday, took charge as the eighth chief minister of Delhi on Monday. The Delhi Assembly’s session will be held on…
- India
Kolkata doctor rape-murder: SC to hear suo motu plea on October 1
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear on October 1 a case it has initiated on its own following the rape and murder of a resident doctor at…
- India
Civil services aspirant’s decomposed body found in Delhi
New Delhi: The decomposed body of a civil services aspirant was found hanging from a tree in a forest area in northwest Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar area, police said on Monday. The body…
- India
Haryana polls: Mayawati urges Dalit leaders to break ties with Congress
Lucknow: Ahead of the assembly elections in Haryana, BSP supremo Mayawati on Monday urged Dalit leaders to sever ties with the Congress and other “casteist parties” and follow the path laid down…
- India
Union minister Chirag Paswan slams Jharkhand CM’s ‘vulture’ remark
Ranchi: Union minister Chirag Paswan on Monday slammed Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren over his “vulture” remark and said the people would give him a befitting reply in upcoming assembly polls in…
- India
PM Modi meets Palestinian President Abbas
New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas here and expressed deep concern at the humanitarian situation in Gaza, reaffirming India’s support for the early restoration of peace and…
- World
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena resigns
Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena resigned from his post on Monday as part of a power transition in the country following the presidential election won by Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh: 4-hr ritualistic sanitisation at Tirumala temple
Tirupati: A four-hour Shanti Homam Panchagavya Prokshana (ritualistic sanitisation) to undo the alleged desecrations that occurred during the YSRCP regime at Tirumala temple is underway now, temple sources said on Monday. A…
- India
Rajasthan transfers 58 IPS, 20 IAS officers
Jaipur: In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, Rajasthan has transferred 58 IPS and 20 IAS officers. At the same time, four Indian Police Service (IPS) and eight Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers were…
- India
PM Modi attends ‘fruitful’ tech CEOs roundtable in New York
New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in a “fruitful” roundtable with the CEOs of leading American tech companies where he emphasised India’s growth prospects and discussed initiatives to foster bilateral collaborations…
- Kolkata
Rallies held in Bengal to press demand for justice for RG Kar victim
Kolkata; Several rallies were taken out by people and political parties across West Bengal on Sunday to press their demand for justice for a doctor who was allegedly raped and murdered at…
- India
Muslim leaders submit memorandum to JPC member against Waqf Bill
Jaipur: A delegation of Muslim leaders associated with the Congress met party MP Imran Masood, who is a member of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, in Ajmer on…
- Sports
Indian men and women win maiden Chess Olympiad gold medals
Budapest: India on Sunday scripted history in the Chess Olympiad as its men’s and women’s teams clinched their maiden titles in a rare sweep of gold medals after beating their respective opponents…
