- India
Odisha cow vigilantes stop truck carrying suspected beef, driver held
Berhampur: The police on Sunday seized a container truck full of meat in Odisha’s Ganjam district after local cow vigilantes stopped the vehicle suspecting that it was beef. The driver of the…
- World
5 SL fishermen die after consuming contents found in bottle floating in sea
Colombo: Five Sri Lankan fishermen who had consumed the contents in a bottle floating in the sea on Saturday had died by Sunday afternoon, Navy Spokesman Captain Gayan Wickramasuriya said. The navy…
- India
NEET-UG exam malpractice: CBI arrests private school owner from Godhra
Godhra: The Central Bureau of Investigation, probing the alleged malpractices in conducting the NEET-UG exam at a private school in Godhra of Gujarat in May, on Sunday arrested its owner. With the…
- Kashmir
J&K: 12 detained as place of worship ‘vandalised’ in Reasi dist
Jammu: A place of worship was allegedly vandalised by unidentified people in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, triggering protests on Sunday by locals belonging to both the Hindu and Muslim communities, officials…
- Sports
Rajpal, Narang in race to replace Mary Kom as India’s CDM in Paris: IOA sources
New Delhi: Olympic medallist shooter Gagan Narang and Davis Cup captain Rohit Rajpal have emerged as strong contenders to become Indian contingent’s chef de mission in Paris Games, a position which fell…
- India
Maharashtra gets first woman chief secretary; Sujata Saunik takes charge
Mumbai: Senior IAS officer Sujata Saunik on Sunday took over as Maharashtra’s Chief Secretary, becoming the first woman in the state’s 64-year-old history to occupy the top post. Saunik, an IAS officer…
- Chennai
NIA arrests 2 in TN for ‘radicalising’ youngsters, calling Indian laws anti-Islamic
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday arrested two men, associated with international pan-Islamist organisation Hizb-ut-Tahrir, for allegedly radicalising youngsters in Tamil Nadu. The arrested men have been identified as…
- Kashmir
J-K: Place of worship ‘vandalised’ in Reasi; officials assure action against culprits
Jammu: A place of worship was allegedly vandalised by unidentified people in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, triggering protests on Sunday, June 30, by locals belonging to both the Hindu and Muslim…
- India
UP: Woman, daughter dies by suicide by consuming insecticide
Bhadohi: A woman and her 22-year-old daughter allegedly died by suicide by consuming insecticide on Sunday, June 30, police said. Suman Tiwari (42) and her daughter Komal, residents of Arai village, consumed sulphas…
- India
Minorities must get facilities enjoyed by Hindu counterparts: Faizan Mustafa
Patna: Denial of affirmative action to castes among Muslims and Christians, which are “worse off than Hindu Dalits”, is tantamount to discrimination along religious lines, and hence, against the Constitution, noted jurist…
- Mumbai
TISS withdraws notice to staff members over non-renewal of contracts
Mumbai: The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) on Sunday, June 30, said it has withdrawn the notices given to 55 teaching and 60 non-teaching staff of non-renewal of contracts and asked…
- Sports
India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja announces retirement from T20Is
Bridgetown: Seasoned India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Sunday announced his retirement from T20 Internationals, joining his illustrious teammates Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in bidding adieu to the format a day after…
- India
11 killed in first two days of monsoon in Delhi
New Delhi: The national capital reported six rain-related deaths, taking to 11 the toll in the first two days since Monsoon hit the city, even as authorities said they have taken strong…
- India
End of British-era laws, new criminal laws come into effect tomorrow
New Delhi: Three new criminal laws will come into effect across the country from Monday, bringing widespread changes in India’s criminal justice system and ending colonial-era laws. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya…
- World
Maldives arrests two ministers for black magic on President Muizzu
Male: Maldives police on Thursday, June 27, arrested two serving ministers for allegedly performing black magic on President Mohamed Muizzu, local media reported. Shamnaz Saleem, who was a state minister at the…
