- India
Pune cops book Ramgiri Maharaj for remarks on Prophet
Pune: An FIR was registered in Pune against Hindu religious leader Ramgiri Maharaj over his alleged objectionable remarks against Prophet Mohammad and Islam, police said on Wednesday. The case was registered at…
- India
Assam to table bill for compulsory registration of marriage, divorce of Muslims: CM
Guwahati: The Assam government will introduce a bill in the upcoming Autumn Session of Assembly for compulsory government registration of marriage and divorce of Muslim people, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.…
- World
3 more cases filed against Hasina in Bangladesh’s international crimes tribunal
Dhaka: At least three more cases were filed on Wednesday against Sheikh Hasina at Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal, accusing the deposed prime minister of committing crimes against humanity and genocide during the…
- India
2 women officers of Indian Coast Guard participate in foreign engagement
New Delhi: In a first, two women officers of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) were on board a patrol vessel on an overseas deployment. ICG offshore patrol vessel Sujay made a port…
- India
Where are we going as a society, says Rahul Gandhi on Badlapur horror
Mumbai: Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday expressed serious concerns over the ‘shameful crimes against daughters’ and asked where the country is heading as a society. “After West Bengal, Uttar…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh: 14 killed in reactor explosion at pharma unit
Visakhapatnam: Fourteen workers were killed and 50 others injured in a reactor explosion in a pharmaceutical company in Andhra Pradesh’s Anakapalle district on Wednesday, officials said. The explosion occurred during the lunch…
- News
Use simple words in notices to taxpayers: FM tells taxmen
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday asked tax officers to use simpler words in notices or letters they sent to taxpayers and exercise power bestowed upon them judiciously. Addressing the…
- India
SC collegium recommends names of 3 lawyers for Delhi HC judges
New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Wednesday recommended the names of three lawyers to the Centre for their appointment as Delhi High Court judges.…
- India
Govts, parties must ensure safe environment for women: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: In the wake of the Badlapur sexual assault incident, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said it “forces us to think where are we heading as…
- India
Indian astronaut likely to fly to int’l space station by April 2025
New Delhi: An Indian astronaut is likely to fly to the International Space Station by April next year as part of the NASA-ISRO collaborative initiative, Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said…
- India
AIIMS Delhi constitutes two committees to assess safety measures at campus
New Delhi: The AIIMS Delhi administration on Wednesday appealed to striking resident doctors to resume duties in the interest of patient care, saying a collaborative internal security audit will be conducted to…
- World
UK university leads digitisation project for post-Partition documents
London: Coventry University in the UK is leading a new research initiative that will involve around 20,000 images, prints and documents from two decades following India’s Partition in 1947 being digitised. The…
- Photos
Protest over Kolkata trainee doctor murder: 21-08-2024
Kolkata: Doctors stage a protest over the alleged sexual assault and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor, outside Central Government Offices (CGO) complex, in Kolkata, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra)…
- Photos
CNS Dinesh Tripathi with Brazilian Navy Commander
New Delhi: Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi with Brazilian Navy Commander Admiral Marcos Sampaio Olsen after the latter inspected the Guard of Honour at South Block, in New…
- Photos
In pics: India-Japan bilateral meeting
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with his Japanese counterpart Minoru Kihara ahead of their bilateral meeting at the Hyderabad House, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav)…
