- Mumbai
Mumbai: 29 flamingos found dead in Ghatkopar
Mumbai: At least 29 flamingos have been found dead at different locations in the Ghatkopar area of Mumbai, a wildlife welfare group representative said on Tuesday. Various calls were received from people…
- Business
Rupee rises 6 paise to 83.31 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai: The rupee appreciated by 6 paise to 83.31 against the US dollar on Tuesday amid softening crude oil prices in the international market. Forex traders said, however, the local unit faced…
- Kolkata
Was RSS member, ready to go back: Calcutta HC judge in retirement speech
Kolkata: Justice Chitta Ranjan Dash, who retired as a judge of the Calcutta High Court on Monday, said he was a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Speaking at his farewell…
- India
PM Modi pays tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on death anniversary
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary. India’s Prime Minister between 1984 and 1989, Gandhi was assassinated by LTTE…
- World
US ‘engaging’ with India on concerns over religious freedom
Washington: The Biden administration is deeply committed to promoting and protecting universal respect for the right to freedom of religion and has engaged many countries, including India, on the importance of equal…
- World
US imposes sanctions on former Bangladeshi Gen over corruption
Washington: The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on a former Bangladeshi general over his alleged involvement in corruption, saying his actions have contributed to the undermining of country’s democratic institutions and…
- World
Indian-origin delivery driver jailed in Singapore for stealing meat products
Singapore: An Indian-origin delivery driver was on Monday sentenced to 30 months in jail for stealing meat products worth more than SGD 170,000 while working with a wholesale distributor. Sivam Karuppan (42)…
- Kashmir
Article 370 abrogation wasn’t needed in Kashmir: Kapil Sibal
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Monday said the abrogation of Article 370 was a “political decision” and there was no need for it as 99 per cent of the…
- News
BJP candidate’s ‘Lord Jagannath devotee of PM’ remark sparks stir
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday appealed to the BJP to keep Lord Jagannath above the political discourse, after the saffron party’s Puri candidate Sasmit Patra’s remark that the state’s…
- India
Chhattisgarh: 10 Naxalites arrested in Sukma district
Sukma: Ten Naxalites, one of them carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head, were arrested on Monday in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, police said. Madvi Buska, Madvi Joga, Madkam…
- India
Jaishankar recalls contribution of Prez Raisi, in Chabahar port agreement
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said that due to the interest and initiative of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, “we were actually able to…
- India
Maliwal ‘assault’: Police takes Bibhav to CM’s house for recreation of incident
New Delhi: Police on Monday took Bibhav Kumar, who is accused of assaulting AAP MP Swati Maliwal, to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence for a recreation of the alleged crime scene,…
- India
LS polls: Over 57 per cent voter turnout recorded in fifth phase
New Delhi: Over 57 per cent voter turnout was recorded on Monday, May 20, in 49 constituencies in six states and two Union territories in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha…
- India
Shahi Idgah: Places of Worship Act only applicable in ‘undisputed’ structures, Hindu side tells HC
Prayagraj: The Hindu side in the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute in Mathura on Monday submitted that the Places of Worship Act, 1991, applies only in the case of undisputed structure and not…
- News
Pune accident: Cops to move court to try teenager driver as adult
Pune: Pune Police said they will seek a higher court’s permission to try a 17-year-old boy as an adult on Monday, May 20. His car allegedly killed two individuals, Anis Awadhiya and Ashwini…
