- India
350 people detained during Vidarbha statehood protest in Nagpur
Nagpur: The police detained 350 people during a protest march here demanding statehood for the Vidarbha region on Saturday, an official said. Activists of the Vidarbha Rajya Andolan Samiti (VRAS), led by…
- India
Japanese Olympic champ Higuchi consoles Vinesh; says I understand your pain
Paris: All too familiar with the pain of being disqualified over a few extra grams, Japanese Olympic champion Rei Higuchi offered his support to Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who was debarred from…
- Kashmir
Two army personnel injured in encounter in J-K’s Anantnag
Srinagar: Two army personnel were injured during an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday, officials said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Ahlan Gagarmandu…
- Kashmir
Tiranga rallies organised across Kashmir ahead of Independence Day
Srinagar: Tiranga rallies were taken out in several districts of the Kashmir valley on Saturday ahead of the Independence Day celebrations, officials said. As part of the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign, Tiranga…
- India
AAP’s Sisodia calls upon people to fight against ‘dictatorship’
New Delhi: AAP leader Manish Sisodia on Saturday called upon party workers and people to fight against “tyranny” in the country and said if all opposition parties stand united against “dictatorship”, Delhi…
- India
UP cop demands 5 kg potatoes as ‘bribe’, suspended after audio goes viral
Kannauj: A sub-inspector has been suspended here after an audio of him demanding potatoes to allegedly settle a case went viral on social media, a senior police officer said on Saturday Additional…
- India
Pawar, Uddhav using Maratha quota stir to trigger riots ahead of polls: Raj Thackeray
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday alleged Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray were trying to use the Maratha quota stir to trigger riots ahead of the state assembly…
- India
Mayawati questions Congress’s ‘silence’ on creamy layer among SCs, STs
Lucknow: BSP chief Mayawati on Saturday questioned the “silence of the Congress” on the August 1 judgment of the Supreme Court directing the states to evolve a policy for identifying the creamy…
- India
Govt should have nullified SC’s ‘creamy layer’ judgement through Parliament: Kharge
New Delhi: Asserting that the idea of denying reservation to SCs and STs on account of the creamy layer concept is “condemnable”, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said the government should…
- India
Congress’s swipe at PM: Hopefully he’ll find time to also visit Manipur
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday said it is good that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Wayanad and hoped that he would “find the time and the inclination” to also visit…
- Bangalore
We will expose scams, whether it’s Kumaraswamy or Yediyurappa: Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday stated that the Karnataka government would not spare anyone guilty of corruption. “Whether it is Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy, BJP state President BY Vijayendra, former CM…
- Kerala
PM Modi visits disaster-hit Chooralmala in Wayanad
Wayanad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the landslide-devastated areas of Wayanad district in Kerala on Saturday, walking through the affected regions to assess the damage. Modi, who arrived in the hill district…
- India
Video of group calling some people ‘Bangladeshi’ goes viral, Delhi Police launches probe
New Delhi: The Delhi Police has initiated a probe after a video emerged on social media where some people were seen being assaulted by a group of men calling them “Bangladeshi”, officials…
- India
Jaishankar emphasises deeper India-Maldives ties for regional prosperity as he meets Muizzu
Male: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu here on Saturday and emphasised New Delhi’s commitment to deepen India-Maldives ties for the benefit of the people in the two…
- World
Minorities faced 205 attacks after fall of Hasina-govt in Bangladesh: Rights group
Dhaka: Members of minority communities in Bangladesh faced at least 205 incidents of attacks in 52 districts since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government on August 5, according to two Hindu…
