- Top Stories
Kashmiri journo rearrested 2 days after release from 5-yr detention
Srinagar: Two days after Kashmiri journalist Asif Sultan was released from a five-year detention, he has been rearrested here in another case, officials said on Friday, March 1. “Sultan was rearrested late…
- News
Muslim boy slapping row: UP govt apprises SC about status of counselling of students
New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday apprised the Supreme Court about the status of counselling of students who were allegedly instructed by their school teacher to slap a Muslim boy…
- Pakistan
Pakistan’s new president to be elected on March 9; Zardari frontrunner
Islamabad: Pakistan’s election commission on Friday announced that the polling for the presidential election will take place on March 9, with former president Asif Ali Zardari almost certain to bag the top…
- Top Stories
NBDSA asks 3 news channels to remove videos targeting Muslims
New Delhi: The News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) has penalised some television channels and ordered the removal of certain programmes from their websites, saying that they spread hatred and communal…
- India
Maharashtra’s GSDP has expanded by 10 percent, govt focus on farmers: Ajit Pawar
Mumbai: Maharashtra’s gross state domestic product (GSDP) has grown by 10 per cent in the current fiscal and the government is committed to ensure that revenue deficit doesn’t cross the prescribed limit,…
- India
Mahadev app: ED freezes assets of Dubai-based ‘hawala-operator’ worth Rs 580 crore
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has frozen security holdings of more than Rs 580 crore of a Dubai-based “hawala operator” and seized cash and valuables worth Rs 3.64 crore after fresh raids…
- News
12.5 mn children in India obese in 2022, up from 0.4 mn in 1990: Lancet study
New Delhi: Obesity among children in India has spiked sharply with about 12.5 million of those between the ages of five and 19 overweight in 2022 compared to 0.4 million in 1990,…
- India
Rs 8470 cr worth of Rs 2000 notes still with public: RBI
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said nearly 97.62 per cent of the Rs 2000 bank notes have returned to the banking system, and only about Rs 8,470 crore…
- Business
Direct Benefit Transfer worth Rs 34 lakh cr facilitated by PFMS: Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said Direct Benefit Transfer of Rs 34 lakh crore has been facilitated by the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) and asked accounts officers to…
- India
BJP saving examination mafia, corrupt people: Priyanka Gandhi on Agra exam paper leak
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday slammed the BJP over yet another exam paper leak incident in Uttar Pradesh, accusing the ruling party of hollowing out the foundation of…
- Telangana
Telangana police bust fake drugs racket in Uttarakhand
Hyderabad: Two people were arrested here on Thursday and a consignment of spurious drugs worth Rs 43 lakh was seized from them by a team of Telangana Police, officials said. Those arrested…
- India
Odisha CM announces hike in remuneration of temporary teachers
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Friday announced a hike in the remuneration of temporary teachers and regularisation of the services of those who passed the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET). Chief Minister Naveen…
- Kolkata
The who, why and how of Sandeshkhali’s TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh
Kolkata: The meteoric rise of Shajahan Sheikh from a modest background of a helper in a local transport company to becoming the so-called tiger’ of Sandeshkhali is what Bollywood film scripts are…
- India
Veteran Congress leader and ex-UP Governor Aziz Qureshi dies
Bhopal: Former Uttar Pradesh Governor and senior Congress leader Aziz Qureshi passed away at a hospital here on Friday after a prolonged illness, a family member said. Qureshi was 83, his nephew…
- India
Ahead of PM’s visit, TMC questions ‘non-release’ of MGNREGA dues to Bengal
Kolkata: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday raised questions about “non-release” of MGNREGA dues to the state, allegedly withheld by the Centre.…
