- India
Fresh firing in Manipur’s Jiribam district
Imphal: Suspected militants launched a fresh attack at Mongbung Meitei village in Manipur’s Jiribam district, police said on Wednesday. Militants fired several rounds from sophisticated weapons around 7 pm on Tuesday evening…
- Hyderabad
Immersion of Ganesh idols continues in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The immersion of Lord Ganesh idols in water bodies, following the conclusion of nine-day Ganesh Chaturthi festivities, continued on Wednesday morning in Hyderabad. The Ganesh idols in different forms and sizes…
- Kolkata
RG Kar Case: Doctors to continue strike, seek another meet with CM
Kolkata: Junior doctors agitating over RG Kar murder early Wednesday said they will continue their sit-in and not join duty, despite the state appointing Manoj Kumar Verma as the new Kolkata Police…
- Kashmir
Polling begins for first phase of J&K Assembly elections
Srinagar: Voting began for the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, first time since the abrogation of Article 370, as 24 constituencies spread over seven districts of the Union Territory…
- India
Digvijaya says bail becomes ‘exception’ for Muslims, demands release of Umar, others
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday said bail becomes an exception when the affected party is a Muslim, as he joined the families of some jailed activists including former…
- India
RG Kar Case: Medics undecided on resuming work; new Kolkata Police chief appointed
Kolkata: The agitating junior doctors are yet to decide on whether to call off their ‘cease work’ and rejoin work, despite the West Bengal government appointing senior IPS officer Manoj Kumar Verma…
- Delhi
Kejriwal to vacate official bungalow in coming weeks: AAP
New Delhi: Outgoing chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, who submitted his resignation letter to Lt Governor V K Saxena on Tuesday, will vacate his official bungalow in north Delhi’s Civil Lines within a…
- India
India sends 32 tonnes of relief supplies to typhoon-hit Myanmar
New Delhi: India on Tuesday sent a second tranche of 32 tonnes of relief supplies to Myanmar in a military transport aircraft under its Operation Sadbhav, launched two days ago to assist…
- India
Five arrested in Chhattisgarh for hoisting Palestine-like flags
Bilaspur: Five people were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly hoisting flags resembling that of Palestine on Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur city, police said. A complaint was received on Monday evening that Palestinian…
- Andhra Pradesh
Will ensure Vizag steel plant operations streamlined: AP CM Naidu
Amaravati: Amid reports that Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL) is struggling to tide over a financial crisis, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday said he would try his best…
- India
MP Congress welcomes SC’s verdict on ‘bulldozer justice’
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh has been among those states where controversial ‘bulldozer justice’ flourished as part of action from the administration. The Supreme Court on Tuesday halted the unauthorised demolition of private property,…
- India
Ambedkar’s statue removed from DUSU’s entrance, ABVP writes to DU
New Delhi: A day after a statue of Bhim Rao Ambedkar was installed at the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) office in North Campus, local authorities removed it from the entrance, a…
- India
DGCA probes tail strike incident involving IndiGo plane; derosters flight crew
New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA is probing the incident of tail strike involving an IndiGo aircraft on September 9 and the flight crew has been derostered, a senior official said on Tuesday.…
- India
HP: Residents demand demolition of another ‘unauthorised’ mosque
Shimla: Residents of Kasumpti in Shimla town on Tuesday demanded demolition of a mosque, which they claimed was authorised, in their area and expressed concern over the increase in the inflow of…
- India
Cancel Rahul Gandhi’s passport for defaming India on foreign soil: Athawale
Palghar: Union minister Ramdas Athawale demanded on Tuesday to cancel the passport of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to stop him from “defaming” India during his foreign trips. Addressing a press conference in…
