- India
Assam Cong chief files Rs 10 crore defamation suit against Himanta
Guwahati: Assam Congress president Bhupen Kumar Borah has filed a Rs 10 crore defamation suit against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at a local court here, claiming that various statements made by…
- Bangalore
Karnataka LS polls: JD(S) once again banks on first family members
Bengaluru: A striking feature in the candidates list for the April 26 Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka is the presence of members of Janata Dal (Secular)’s first family. Former Prime Minister and…
- Business
Rupee falls 6 paise to 83.45 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 6 paise to 83.45 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday, as market participants remained cautious ahead of the announcement of the Reserve Bank of India’s…
- Business
Markets fall in early trade ahead of RBI policy announcement; Sensex tumble nearly 200 points
Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty retreated from their record peaks and traded lower in early trade on Friday as investors turned cautious ahead of RBI’s interest rate decision, amid muted…
- Top Stories
US man executed for killing Indian, another person in Oklahoma
Houston: A 41-year-old man convicted of shooting and killing two people, including an Indian, in the US state of Oklahoma in 2002 was executed on Thursday. Michael Dewayne Smith was executed by…
- Bangalore
Liquor worth Rs 98.52 cr seized in Karnataka’s Chamarajanagar LS constituency
Bengaluru: Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Karnataka Excise department has seized liquor worth Rs 98.52 crore from Chamarajanagar constituency in Mysuru Rural district, the Election Commission (EC) said. The Income…
- India
Denied admission, woman delivers baby near govt hospital’s gate; 3 doctors suspended
Jaipur: The Rajasthan government on Thursday suspended three resident doctors of a government hospital here over negligence after a pregnant woman was denied admission and had to deliver the child near the…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: INDIA alliance partner CPI to contest 1 LS, 8 Assembly seats
Amaravati: INDIA alliance partners Congress and CPI in Andhra Pradesh have struck a seat sharing deal for the ensuing simultaneous polls, entailing the CPI to contest one Lok Sabha and eight Assembly…
- Top Stories
Shashank Singh guides PBKS to thrilling win against Gujarat Titans
Ahmedabad: A cracking unbeaten half-century by all-rounder Shashank Singh and his fruitful 43-run partnership with an equally aggressive Ashutosh Sharma helped Punjab Kings defeat Gujarat Titans by three wickets in an Indian…
- Press Release
CM Vijayan asks Doordarshan to withdraw screening of ‘The Kerala Story’
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Thursday condemned the Doordarshan’s decision to telecast “The Kerala Story” and asked the public broadcaster to withdraw from screening the controversial movie, saying it would only…
- India
EAM assures tough legal action against unscrupulous recruitment agencies
Thiruvananthapuram: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday said that tough legal action would be taken against the recruitment agencies that cheat job aspirants with lucrative offers and take them to…
- Andhra Pradesh
YSRCP doing ‘corpse politics’, alleges TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu
Kovvuru: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday accused the ruling YSRCP of indulging in “corpse politics”. In 2014, Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy had sought votes as the…
- News
Another earthquake hits Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba within 2 days
Shimla: Tremors were felt in parts of north India as a 5.3-magnitude earthquake hit Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday. The earthquake struck at 9.34 pm, the National Center for Seismology…
- Chennai
Tamil Nadu: IT conducts searches at DMK leader’s premises
Tirunelveli: Income Tax officials on Thursday conducted searches at the premises of senior DMK leader and former Speaker R Avudaiyappan here, sources said. He is the DMK’s District Secretary for Tirunelveli (East)…
- India
VHP slams Congress over Katchatheevu issue
New Delhi: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Thursday slammed the Congress over the Katchatheevu issue, saying the ceding of the island by the Indira Gandhi government to Sri Lanka in 1974…
