- India
India’s top 1 percent holds 40.1 percent wealth, says study
New Delhi: Inequality in India has skyrocketed since the early 2000s, with the income and wealth share of the top 1 per cent population rising to 22.6 per cent and 40.1 per…
- India
ED faces SC ire for keeping accused in custody without trial in PMLA cases
New Delhi: Keeping an accused in custody without trial is akin to detention which hampers liberty, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday while deprecating the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) practice of filing supplementary…
- India
Need to get out of ‘cult worship’ that Nehru era was ‘great years’: Jaishankar
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday took a critical view of some of the key decisions made by the Jawaharlal Nehru government, and said one needs to get out…
- World
US highlights irregularities in Feb 8 polls in Pakistan
Washington: The US has highlighted irregularities in the February 8 general elections in Pakistan and expressed the US commitment to strengthening the cash-strapped country’s democratic institutions and cooperating to counter terrorist threats.…
- India
Lok Sabha polls crucial for India’s democracy: Yechury
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha polls will be crucial in deciding whether the secular democratic character of the country will be maintained as the last 10 years have witnessed an “assault” on…
- India
Naveen Patnaik trying to emotionally blackmail people of Odisha: Congress
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Sarat Pattanayak alleged that Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik has tried to emotionally blackmail the people of Odisha through an open letter. Just…
- India
Tamilisai Soundararajan rejoins BJP after quitting as Governor
Chennai: Former Telangana Governor, Tamilisai Soundararjan on Wednesday rejoined the BJP in the presence of Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai. Annamalai, referring to “criticism against Tamilisai Soundararajan by Left parties and…
- India
SC grants five-week interim bail to businessman in Delhi Excise policy ‘scam’
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted five-week interim bail to Hyderabad-based businessman Abhishek Boinpally, who has been arrested in a money-laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.…
- India
SC agrees to list PIL against practice of parties promising freebies during polls
New Delhi: The Supreme Court agreed to list for hearing on Thursday a PIL against the practice of political parties promising freebies during elections, a significant development that comes ahead of general…
- India
Moosewala’s father alleges Punjab govt ‘harassing’ him over newborn son
Chandigarh: Balkaur Singh, the father of late Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, has accused the Punjab government of harassing him over the birth of his second son. Singh and his wife Charan Kaur…
- India
BJP MLA from Jharkhand Jai Prakash Bhai Patel joins Congress
New Delhi: Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, BJP MLA from Jharkhand Jai Prakash Bhai Patel joined the Congress on Wednesday and vowed to strengthen the INDIA bloc. Patel joined the Congress…
- India
CAA won’t impact indigenous people, NDA will win at least 12 seats in Assam: Sonowal
Guwahati: Asserting that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act will not impact the indigenous people of Assam, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday said the ruling NDA will win at least 12 of the…
- India
Excise ‘scam’: HC seeks ED’s stand on Arvind Kejriwal’s plea against summons
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the stand of the Enforcement Directorate on a petition by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging the summons issued to him in an excise…
- India
AIADMK announces first list of 16 candidates for April 19 LS polls
Chennai: The opposition AIADMK in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday named the first set of 16 candidates for the April 19 Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu. In the list released by party…
- India
AAP-Cong alliance won’t have impact, BJP to win all 7 LS seats in Delhi: Bansuri Swaraj
New Delhi: Bansuri Swaraj, the youngest BJP Lok Sabha candidate in Delhi, asserted that the Aam Aadmi Party-Congress alliance was based on “self-interest” and would not have any impact on the prospects…
