- India
Hemant Soren remanded to judicial custody in money laundering case
Ranchi: A special PMLA court on Thursday remanded former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren to judicial custody in connection with a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam. The ruling…
- India
Shashi Tharoor slams BJP for UCC, calls Uttarakhand ‘nanny state’
New Delhi: Hitting out at the Uttarakhand government over the UCC bill and other regulations, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said one should go there to see a “nanny state” in…
- India
ED summons TMC leader Mahua Moitra in FEMA violation case
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has summoned TMC leader and former Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra for questioning in a FEMA contravention case next week, official sources said Thursday. The 49-year-old politician…
- Telangana
Telangana: 2 from Congress, 1 nominee from BRS file papers for RS polls
Hyderabad: Congress candidates Renuka Chowdhury and M Anil Kumar Yadav and BRS nominee Vaddiraju Ravichandra on Thursday filed their nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha election from Telangana. Chowdhury and Yadav, who…
- Middle East
PM Modi thanks Qatari Emir for release of 8 jailed Indians
Doha: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday thanked Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani for the release of eight Indian nationals, who were sentenced to death after being arrested here in…
- Delhi
Subramanian Swamy moves Delhi HC seeking probe against Axis Bank
New Delhi: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Thursday urged the Delhi High Court to order a probe into an alleged fraud committed by Axis Bank to make “undue profits” through the sale…
- Andhra Pradesh
LS polls: Ex-Union min quits TDP for its call to ally with BJP
New Delhi: Former Union minister and senior Telugu Desam Party leader Kishore Chandra Deo on Thursday quit the party following its decision to align with the BJP-led NDA. In a letter to…
- India
LS polls: After TMC, AAP, now NC to ‘go solo’, setback to INDIA bloc
Srinagar: The National Conference, biggest regional party of Jammu and Kashmir, on Thursday announced it would contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections and possible assembly polls in the Union Territory “on its…
- India
Hyderabad: Digvijaya Singh attacks PM Modi over farmers’ protests
Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Thursday attacked the BJP-led Centre for allegedly not fulfilling its promises to farmers, including providing a legal guarantee for MSP, and for using force to…
- India
Gyanvapi row: Varanasi court to hear plea against Hindu prayers on Feb 28
Varanasi: A Varanasi court on Thursday fixed February 28 as the date for hearing the Gyanvapi Masjid committee’s plea against the recently allowed puja in a cellar of the mosque, the Hindu…
- India
Suvendu Adhikari prevented from going to Sandeshkhali by Bengal police
Kolkata: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari was on Thursday prevented from going to disturbed Sandeshkhali by police. The vehicle, in which the Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly was travelling along with…
- India
Electoral bonds verdict: Important to protect Indian democracy, says CPI (M)
Kolkata: The CPI(M) on Thursday said the Supreme Court judgement annulling the electoral bonds scheme for political funding is an important verdict to protect the Indian parliamentary democracy from the influence of anonymous…
- India
Sandeshkhali violence: Culprits won’t be spared, says Mamata in Assembly
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that 17 people have been arrested in restive Sandeshkhali and no one involved in any wrongdoing will be spared. Referring to the area…
- News
BJP downplays SC verdict on electoral bonds, slams Oppn for ‘politicking’
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday sought to downplay the Supreme Court verdict on electoral bonds, saying every decision of the apex court should be respected and accused the opposition parties of…
- India
Congress welcomes Supreme Court verdict on electoral bonds
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict striking down the electoral bonds scheme, and said that it will reinforce the power of votes over notes. The opposition party…
