- Kashmir
Waqf Act ‘unconstitutional’, hope SC will do justice: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah Monday termed the Waqf (Amendment) Act as “unconstitutional”, saying his party was against it and was hoping for justice from the Supreme Court. “NC is…
- India
Kunal Kamra writes open letter to BookMyShow, request not to be delisted
New Delhi: Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra on Monday, April 7, wrote an open letter to BookMyShow requesting the online ticketing platform to either not delist him or to hand over the contact…
- Bangalore
Guest teacher rapes 14-yr-old in Karnataka’s Kalaburagi, arrested
Kalaburagi: A 32-year-old guest teacher was arrested for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl at her home, police said on Monday, April 7. The incident took place in Madan Hipparga village, Aland taluk,…
- India
26 Maoists surrender before security forces in Dantewada
Dantewada: At least 26 Maoists, including three carrying bounties, surrendered before security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on Monday, April 7, police said. The cadres turned themselves in before senior officials from…
- India
Cooking gas to become expensive by Rs 50 per cylinder: Govt
New Delhi: The domestic cooking gas LPG price on Monday, April 7, was hiked by a steep Rs 50 per cylinder across India and CNG by Re 1 per kg, while the…
- India
Petrol, diesel prices raised by Rs 2, unlikely to impact consumers
The Union government, on Monday, April 7, increased the excise duty by Rs 2 on petrol and diesel. The move comes amid US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs and fluctuating global oil…
- India
Sensex, Nifty slump over 5 pc amid global markets meltdown
Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty cracked over 5 per cent on Monday, in tandem with massive sell-offs across the board, as US President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes and retaliation…
- Andhra Pradesh
Centre releases over Rs 4,200 cr for Andhra Pradesh capital’s project
Amaravati: The Central Government has released over Rs 4,200 crore to Andhra Pradesh for Amaravati Capital Development project after it (centre) received the first disbursement of USD 205 million from the World…
- Sports
IPL 2025: Gill, Siraj, Washington shine in GT’s win over SRH
Hyderabad: Skipper Shubman Gill led by example with a classy half-century after Mohammed Siraj bowled with fire in his belly to return excellent figures of 4/17 as Gujarat Titans crushed Sunrisers Hyderabad…
- Chennai
ED searches TN realty group started by minister’s kin
Chennai: The Enforcement Directorate Monday raided multiple premises in the city as part of an investigation against a real estate group promoted by the brother of state minister K N Nehru, official…
- World
Trump says he’s not backing down on tariffs, calls them ‘medicine’ as markets reel
West Palm Beach: President Donald Trump said Sunday that he won’t back down on his sweeping tariffs on imports from most of the world unless countries even out their trade with the…
- Business
Asian markets plunge as Japan’s Nikkei 225 index dives nearly 8 pc
Bangkok: Asian shares nosedived on Monday after the meltdown Friday on Wall Street over US President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes and the backlash from Beijing. US futures also signaled further weakness. The…
- India
‘Dangerous conspiracy’: Jamiat moves SC challenging validity of Waqf Act, 2025
New Delhi: The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, claiming it was a “dangerous conspiracy” to strip Muslims…
- India
Ramdev slams opposition’s vote-bank politics on Waqf bill
Haridwar: The Waqf (Amendment) Act will strengthen India’s system of one Constitution, one law for all religions, yoga guru Ramdev said on Sunday and described the legislation’s passage in Parliament a “historic…
- Pakistan
6,700 Afghan nationals deported from Pakistan since April 1: Report
Islamabad: Pakistan has deported 944 Afghan families comprising 6,700 individuals since April 1 as the deadline set by the government expired last week, a media report said on Sunday. The deportation intensified…
