- India
Excise policy scam: SC defers till Sept 5 hearing on Kejriwal’s pleas
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday deferred till September 5 hearing on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s pleas seeking bail and challenging the arrest by the CBI in the alleged excise…
- India
Indian-registered bus with 40 passengers plunges into Nepal river
Kathmandu: At least 18 Indian pilgrims who arrived in Nepal from Maharashtra for a 10-day tour were killed after a tourist bus veered off the highway and fell 150 metres into the…
- India
Uddhav demands withdrawal of cases against Badlapur protesters
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday demanded the withdrawal of the cases against those who had protested in Badlapur against the alleged sexual abuse of two kindergarten girls at…
- India
Markets pare early gains; trade lower amid muted global market trend
Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty began the trade on a positive note on Friday but later pared gains to quote lower amid a muted trend in global markets and selling…
- India
ASI survey of Wazukhana ‘not permissible’: Gyanvapi management to Allahabad HC
Prayagraj: An ASI survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque Wazukhana is not permissible as there is a Supreme Court order that the area should be preserved, the mosque management committee has told the…
- World
Indian-Americans launch website for Kamala Harris campaign
Chicago: Electrified by the fact that someone among their community has become the Democratic presidential candidate, a group of enthusiastic Indian-Americans have launched a new website – DesiPresident.com, with the tagline ‘Kamala…
- Kashmir
J-K polls: Alliance with Congress final on all 90 seats, says Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: In a significant political development, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah announced on Thursday that an alliance with the Congress was finalised for all 90 assembly seats in Jammu and Kashmir, which…
- India
Badlapur sexual abuse: Case registered against Instagram user for `spreading rumours’
Thane: A case was registered against a 21-year-old woman with more than five lakh Instagram followers on Thursday for allegedly spreading rumors about the two kindergarten girls who were sexually abused at…
- India
Bihar: Nursing college principal suspended for ‘indecent behaviour’ with female students
Bettiah: The principal of a nursing college in Bihar’s West Champaran district was suspended on Thursday following complaints of “indecent behaviour” towards female students and consumption of liquor in violation of the…
- India
Delhi police has withdrawn security of women wrestlers: Vinesh Phogat
New Delhi: Top Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Thursday said that the Delhi police has withdrawn the security of the women wrestlers who are set to testify against former WFI chief Brij…
- India
Hindenburg allegations: JPC probe will set everything straight, says Salman Khurshid
Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Thursday said a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the latest allegations made by US-based short-seller Hindenburg Research against the SEBI chairperson and the Adani…
- India
Kolkata doctor case: CBI seeks polygraph test on ex-RG Kar hospital principal, 4 others
New Delhi: The CBI on Thursday sought a polygraph test on former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh and four other doctors in connection with the alleged rape and…
- India
Allahabad HC stays MP-MLA court’s sentence awarded to AAP leader Sanjay Singh
Lucknow: The Allahabad High court on Thursday stayed the execution of the sentence awarded by the MP-MLA court of Sultanpur to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh…
- India
TMC backs SC’s RG Kar case remarks, criticises CBI for presenting misleading facts
Kolkata: The ruling TMC on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court’s remark not to politicise the rape-murder of a woman doctor in Kolkata and accused the CBI, which is currently probing the case,…
- India
Delhi excise policy case: SC to hear Arvind Kejriwal’s pleas on Friday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Friday the plea filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection…
