- India
AIMIM leader triggers another controversy, asks Muslim traders to boycott Himachal apples
Shimla: AIMIM leader Shoaib Jamai has triggered another controversy when he asked Muslim traders to boycott apples from Himachal Pradesh, drawing a sharp retort from the BJP which said apple growers will…
- India
Indian company among dozen sanctioned by US for illicitly carrying Iranian oil
Washington: An Indian shipping firm is among the dozen-odd companies sanctioned by the US for allegedly carrying Iranian oil for sale to buyers in Asia days after slapping restrictions targetting Iran’s energy…
- Kashmir
Over 70 pc of 90 newly-elected MLAs in J&K graduates
Srinagar: More than 70 percent of the 90 MLAs elected to the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly have declared their minimum educational qualification as graduates, including three who hold doctorate degrees. According to…
- World
Bangladesh: 35 incidents related to Durga Puja since Oct 1, 17 held
Dhaka: Seventeen persons have been arrested and about a dozen cases registered after Bangladesh witnessed about 35 untoward incidents related to the ongoing Durga Puja celebrations across the country this month, police…
- India
OTT platforms cause of moral corruption, need regulation: RSS chief
Nagpur: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said the content on OTT platforms was one of the reasons for “moral corruption” and needed regulation through law. Speaking at the…
- India
India ranks 105th in 2024 Global Hunger Index, in ‘serious’ category
London: The Global Hunger Index (GHI), a tool used by international humanitarian agencies to measure and track hunger levels with GHI scores based on under-nourishment and child mortality indicators across 127 countries,…
- India
RSS dedicated to serving country: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the RSS is dedicated to serving the country as he extended his wishes to its volunteers on the historic milestone in the organisation’s…
- Kolkata
RG Kar doctor’s death: Protestors march to CBI office demanding speedy justice
Kolkata: Hundreds of protestors, comprising doctors, lawyers and members of civil society on Saturday led a march to the CBI office in the CGO complex in Salt Lake demanding fair and speedy…
- India
‘Systematic pattern’, says India over crude bomb attack on Bangladesh temple
New Delhi: India on Saturday, October 12, said it has noted with “serious concern” regarding the reported attack on a Durga Puja pandal and theft at a revered Kali temple in Bangladesh,…
- India
UP: Upper-caste family blocks daughter’s baraat over loudspeaker songs
Bareilly: A marriage procession was stopped from entering a village here by members of an upper-caste community who objected to certain songs being blasted out from loudspeakers, prompting police to intervene and…
- India
SC to hear Shashi Tharoor’s Plea in defamation case over remarks against PM Modi
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor against a Delhi High Court verdict that refused to quash defamation proceedings against him…
- Bangalore
Shivakumar accuses centre of Tax devolution injustice; Vows to fight back
Bengaluru: Alleging that the Centre has done injustice by allocating less funds to Karnataka in the tax devolution, deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday, October 12 said that the Congress…
- India
Child rights body urges state to stop Madrassa funding over RTE violations
New Delhi: The apex child rights body has raised serious concerns about the state of functioning in madrassas and called for stopping state funding to them unless they comply with the Right…
- Chennai
How many more families must be destroyed: Rahul Gandhi on Bagmati Express accident
New Delhi: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday, October 12, attacked the Centre over the train accident in Tamil Nadu, saying no lessons have been learned despite…
- Bollywood
Rohit Shetty to re-release ‘Singham’ next week
Mumbai: Filmmaker Rohit Shetty on Friday announced that his 2011 blockbuster “Singham”, starring Ajay Devgn, will be re-released in theatres on October 18. The announcement comes weeks before the Diwali release of…
