- India
SC refuses interim relief to Balwant Singh Rajoana in Beant Singh case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider the plea of interim relief for Balwant Singh Rajoana, seeking commutation of his death penalty in the 1995 assassination case of former…
- News
Siddaramaiah releases Bommai’s video & BJP manifesto on Waqf row
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Monday released a video of former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in which the former Chief Minister made a statement that he would not let the…
- Middle East
India-UAE EPA signed by Modi govt fraught with irregularities: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday alleged that the India-UAE Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) signed by the Modi government is “fraught with irregularities” and said several questions emerge on its negotiation and…
- India
Assembly bypolls deferred due to low voter turnout fear: Election official
Lucknow: Bypolls on nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh were deferred in view of several political parties fearing a low voter turnout due to festivals in the coming week, an official from…
- India
Violence at Hindu temple: Congress asks govt to take up issue ‘very strongly’ with Canada
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday said the acts of violence perpetrated by pro-Khalistani elements at the Hindu Sabha Temple in Canada’s Brampton were “absolutely condemnable” and urged the government to take…
- News
Kolkata court frames charges against RG Kar rape-murder case prime accused
Kolkata: Eighty-seven days after the body of a woman medic was found at state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, a Kolkata court on Monday framed charges against the prime accused, Sanjay…
- India
UP journalist arrested for publishing story against BJP MP
Ghaziabad: The editor of a local newspaper was arrested for publishing an allegedly defamatory story against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Atul Garg, police said on Monday, November 4. Garg, the BJP…
- India
MiG-29 fighter jet crashes near Agra, no casualties
Agra: A MiG-29 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed in a field in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra on Monday, sources said. There were no casualties in the incident and the pilot…
- News
‘What steps were taken?’, SC asks Delhi govt, police on Diwali cracker ban
New Delhi: Taking a strong exception to Delhi’s high pollution levels during Diwali, the Supreme Court on Monday sought to know from the Delhi government and the Delhi police commissioner about the…
- Bangalore
SC adjourns plea against withdrawal of CBI consent for probe against Shivakumar
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned by four weeks the hearing on a plea against the withdrawal of consent to the CBI for probing a DA case against Karnataka Deputy…
- Middle East
Working conditions lure more Indian women seeking jobs in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: Indians represent the second-largest expatriate community in Saudi Arabia and “welcoming conditions” for women are increasing the kingdom’s appeal for Indian women seeking meaningful employment here, according to the country’s human…
- India
PM Modi terms JMM-led coalition ‘Gushpaithiya Bandhan’, ‘Mafia ka Ghulam’
Ranchi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a scathing attack on the JMM-led coalition in Jharkhand, labeling it a “Ghuspaithiya Bandhan” (infiltrators’ alliance) and “Mafia Ka Ghulam” (mafia’s slave) for allegedly…
- India
Waqf Bill: Opposition MPs protest Chair’s ‘unilateral’ decisions
New Delhi: Opposition MPs in the parliamentary committee scrutinising the Waqf (Amendment) Bill are likely to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday over its chairperson Jagdambika Pal’s alleged unilateral decisions…
- India
Govt invites applications for RBI Deputy Governor
New Delhi: The Finance Ministry has invited applications for the post of RBI Deputy Governor in the place of Michael Debabrata Patra, whose extended term is coming to an end on January…
- India
At least 36 killed as bus falls into gorge in Uttarakhand
Dehradun: A privately operated bus fell into a deep gorge in Uttarakhand’s Almora district on Monday, killing at least 36 of the about 60 people on board and injuring 24. Chief Minister…
