- India
2 held for stone-pelting on cops during protest against Yati Narsinghanand
Ghaziabad: Two more people were arrested on Friday for allegedly pelting stones at a police party outside the Dasna Devi temple here during a protest against priest Narsinghanand Saraswati’s remarks on Prophet…
- India
Vistara’s Delhi-London flight diverted to Frankfurt after bomb threat
New Delhi: A London-bound Vistara flight from Delhi was diverted to Frankfurt on Friday following a bomb threat. In a statement early Saturday morning, an airline spokesperson said the flight landed safely…
- World
Pannun murder plot: Gupta pleads not guilty, seeks Hindi lawyer
New York; Nikhil Gupta who has been accused of trying to hire a hitman to attack Khalistani leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun has reiterated his innocence and asked a federal judge for a…
- Hyderabad
Police cane protesting Group 1 services aspirants in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Police on Friday canned Group 1 services aspirants who held protests here seeking postponement of the Mains exam to be held from October 21 to 27. The aspirants protested at Ashok…
- India
First time in history that India’s voice is heard with respect: VP Dhankhar
Chandigarh: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar Friday said it is for the first time in history that India’s voice is heard with respect as never before and asserted country’s rise in the world…
- India
NHRC chief invokes Sandeshkhali case at foundation day event
New Delhi: NHRC’s acting Chairperson Vijaya Bharathi Sayani on Friday invoked the case of alleged sexual harassment of women at Sandeshkhali in West Bengal, as she recalled some of the strong words…
- India
Women shouldn’t accept token positions but fight for rights they deserve: Rahul
New Delhi: Calling for real empowerment of women, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday said women should not just accept token positions but fight for the rights…
- India
Wangchuk urges people to join him for fast against ‘consumerism’
New Delhi: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Friday called upon people to observe a day-long fast with him and vow to give up consumerism. Wangchuk, who is on the 13th day of…
- India
Elgar Parishad case: 7 accused go on hunger strike over not being produced in court
Mumbai: Seven accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case have gone on hunger strike in protest against not being produced physically before the special NIA court that is conducting the trial, their…
- India
War in Ukraine: Russia grateful for concern expressed by PM Modi, says Putin
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was grateful for the concern expressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the war in Ukraine. Asked at a media interaction here whether he saw…
- Middle East
IIT Madras to launch first international centre in Dubai
Dubai: The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras is set to launch its first international flagship centre here for research, innovation, and entrepreneurship in early 2025, it was announced on Friday. The IITM…
- India
Former AAP min Satyendar Jain walks out of Jail, welcomed by party workers
New Delhi: Senior AAP leader and former Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain walked out of the Tihar Jail Friday evening, hours after a city court granted him bail in a money laundering…
- India
‘Vistara in-flight experience is not going away’ post merger, says Air India chief
New Delhi: Air India chief Campbell Wilson on Friday, October 18 said “Vistara in-flight experience is not going away” and the routes serviced by Vistara will have the flight code ‘AI2’ post-merger.…
- Kashmir
J-K govt’s push for statehood, not Article 370 ‘very painful’: Engineer Rashid
Srinagar: Baramulla MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid on Friday, October 18 said reports of a resolution passed by the Jammu and Kashmir government seeking restoration of statehood only and not Article 370 were…
- India
Delhi court grants bail to AAP leader Satyendar Jain after 2 years in prison
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday, October 18, granted bail to AAP leader and former Delhi cabinet minister Satyendar Jain in a money laundering case, citing “delay in trial” and his…
