- World
Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora becomes Pak Punjab’s 1st Sikh minister
Lahore: Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora, a three-term legislator, was on Thursday sworn in as a provincial minister, making him the first Sikh to occupy such a position in post-partition Punjab. Arora has…
- India
Besides Emergency, press freedom not restricted by any govt in India: Rajnath
New Delhi: Leaving aside the “dark chapter” of the Emergency, in the history of India’s democracy, there can “never be seen any restriction” on the freedom of the press, Union minister Rajnath…
- Bangalore
BJP may field ex-CMs Jagadish Shettar & Basavaraj Bommai in LS polls
Bengaluru: BJP has plans to win big time in Karnataka in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, and may field two of its former Chief Ministers — Basavaraj Bommai and Jagadish Shettar, who…
- Sports
Kuldeep, Ashwin combine to bowl out England for 218 in 5th test
Dharamsala: Kuldeep Yadav, who grabbed five wickets, and 100th Test man Ravichandran Ashwin helped India bundle out England for a woeful 218 in their first innings on Day 1 of the fifth…
- India
SBI’s extension plea on electoral bonds ‘ploy’ to delay it till polls: CPI(M)
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India – Marxist on Thursday said SBI approaching the apex court to extend the June 30 deadline for handing over details related to electoral bonds to…
- World
US wants India & Pakistan to have ‘productive & peaceful relationship’
Washington: The US has said it wants India and Pakistan to have a “productive and peaceful relationship” but made it clear that the pace, scope, and character of any dialogue was a…
- India
Rahul Gandhi slams BJP ‘double engine’ over crimes against women
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the BJP governments in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh over the incident of two girls hanging themselves, saying that it’s a crime to…
- India
Mere acquittal in cruelty case no ground to grant divorce: HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has held that mere acquittal of a person in a criminal case cannot be a ground for granting divorce and dismissed a man’s plea seeking a…
- World
Philippines confirms 2 nationals killed in Houthi missile attack
Manila: The Philippine government on Thursday confirmed the death of two seafarers in a recent missile strike by Houthi militants on a cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden, off southern Yemen.…
- Top Stories
Ex-DU prof GN Saibaba released from jail after acquittal in Maoist links case
Nagpur: Former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba was released from the Nagpur Central Jail on Thursday, two days after the Bombay High Court acquitted him in an alleged Maoist links case.…
- India
Man forced to dance on burning coal over ‘practising black magic’
Thane: Police have registered a case after some persons in Maharashtra’s Thane district allegedly forced a 75-year-old man to dance on burning coal as a punishment over suspicion that he practised black…
- India
Court summons Kejriwal on March 16 after fresh complaint by ED
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday issued summons to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on a fresh complaint by the ED for allegedly evading its summonses in a money laundering case related…
- Business
Sensex, Nifty hit fresh record peaks in early trade
Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty hit their fresh record peaks in early trade on Thursday amid firm trend in the US markets and foreign fund inflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex…
- Telangana
Those seeking to dislodge our govt will not be spared: Telangana CM
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday warned that those who try to dislodge his government would not be spared as it was a democratically-elected government working for the people’s…
- Pakistan
‘Supports army’s demand to punish those involved in May 9 violence’, says Imran
Islamabad: In an apparent bid to mend fences with the powerful military, Pakistan’s jailed former premier Imran Khan on Wednesday said that he supported the army’s demand to punish those involved in…
