- India
4 Maoists, who demanded Rs 1 cr from CCL employee as extortion, arrested
Ranchi: Four Maoists were arrested in Jharkhand’s Ranchi district on Monday, police said. The Maoists allegedly sought Rs 1 crore from an employee of the Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) as extortion, they…
- India
‘Objectionable’ cartoons on PM, RSS an abuse of free speech, says SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said the right of freedom of speech and expression was being “abused” while hearing the plea of a cartoonist accused of sharing alleged objectionable cartoons…
- Photos
Photos: Omar, NC leaders offer tributes to martyrs in Srinagar
Srinagar: A day after being locked indoors, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and several National Conference leaders on Monday slipped through security barricades to pay tributes to July 13 martyrs…
- India
Ban on SIMI: SC dismisses plea challenging tribunal’s order
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea challenging an order of a judicial tribunal which confirmed the five-year extension of ban imposed on the Students Islamic Movement…
- India
Robert Vadra appears before ED in Sanjay Bhandari case
New Delhi: Robert Vadra, the businessman husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, appeared before the Enforcement Directorate on Monday for his questioning in connection with the UK-based arms consultant Sanjay Bhandari…
- India
SC defers Kerala govt’s plea on Governor’s delay in assenting bills
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned to July 25 the pleas of the Kerala government against the Governor over the delay in approving bills passed by the state assembly. A…
- India
Kanwar Yatra: UP CM asks officials to maintain heightened vigil
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday chaired a high-level meeting to review preparations for the Kanwar Yatra, and directed officials to maintain surveillance in sensitive areas, asserting any attempt…
- India
Nimisha Priya execution in Yemen: Nothing much we can do, Centre to SC
New Delhi: The Government of India is doing whatever is “utmost possible” in the matter pertaining to an Indian nurse, Nimisha Priya, who is facing execution for murder in Yemen on July…
- Business
European ministers meet to forge strategy after Trump’s surprise 30 pc tariffs
Brussels: European trade ministers are meeting in Brussels on Monday, following US President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement of 30 percent tariffs on the European Union. The EU is America’s biggest business partner…
- Delhi
Three schools in Delhi receive bomb threats
New Delhi: At least three schools in the national capital received bomb threats on Monday morning, prompting the emergency services to be kicked in, a Delhi Police official said. He said that…
- India
I-T dept conducts raids in bogus tax deductions case
New Delhi: The Income-Tax Department on Monday launched multi-city raids as part of a tax evasion probe against those entities which assist certain individuals avail bogus deductions in their returns by claiming…
- India
Woman dies by suicide in Navi Mumbai, live-in partner booked
Thane: A 44-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide in Navi Mumbai, following which police have registered a case of abetment against her live-in partner, an official said on Monday. The woman, who has…
- India
Kerala reports second suspected Nipah death
Palakkad: A 57-year-old man from Palakkad district in Kerala, who died on July 12, is suspected to have been infected with the Nipah virus, prompting the government to ramp up contact tracing…
- India
EC finds large number of foreigners in Bihar voter list
New Delhi: Field-level functionaries of the Election Commission have found “a large number of people” from Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar during house-to-house visits made for the ongoing intensive review of the voters’…
- India
College pressured my daughter: Odisha female student’s father
Bhubaneswar: The father of the 20-year-old college student who attempted self-immolation after allegedly being denied justice in a sexual harassment case on Sunday claimed that his daughter was pressured by college authorities…
