- India
Uttarakhand accident: Need to check ‘hill endorsement’ of drivers’ licence, say officials
Dehradun: A day after fifteen tourists died in a road accident in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag, officials said on Sunday that there was a need for greater focus on ‘hill endorsement’ in drivers’ licences…
- Kerala
Kerala govt to provide house for kin of Kuwait fire victim
Thrissur: The Kerala government on Sunday promised to provide a house to the family of Binoy Thomas, who died in the recent Kuwait fire, under its LIFE Mission housing scheme. A native…
- India
No need to teach about riots, demolition in schools, says NCERT chief
New Delhi: Rejecting accusations of saffronisation of school curriculum, NCERT’s director has said that references to Gujarat riots and Babri masjid demolition were modified in school textbooks because teaching about riots “can…
- India
Shah orders implementation of area domination, zero-terror plans in Jammu
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday, June 16, directed security agencies to implement area domination and zero-terror plans in the Jammu division as they did in Kashmir to achieve…
- India
Jharkhand: Congress panel to begin LS poll performance review from June 20
Ranchi: The poll review committee of the Jharkhand Congress will start evaluating the party’s performance in the five Lok Sabha seats where it faced defeat, from June 20, the head of the…
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UP: Man throws infant daughter into canal over ‘sibling fights’
Meerut: A man allegedly threw his two-year-old daughter into a canal and later claimed that he did it because she and her brother would fight with each other, police said on Sunday.…
- India
Stay on Yediyurappa’s arrest betrays court’s selective justice: Mehboba
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday termed the Karnataka High court staying the arrest of BJP leader B S Yediyurappa in a POSCO case on the grounds that he is former…
- Bangalore
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah defends hike in petrol and diesel prices
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday defended the hike in petrol and diesel prices saying that it will ensure funding essential public services and development projects. With the opposition BJP and…
- Kashmir
Srinagar’s Jamia mosque criticizes wakf board for neglecting Eid prayers
Srinagar: Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid, the management body of historic Srinagar mosque, on Sunday hit out at the Jammu and Kashmir Wakf Board for not making arrangements for Eid Prayers in the…
- India
NEET a ‘scam’, goes against students, social justice and poor: TN CM
Chennai: NEET, ‘masquerading’ as a measure of merit, is a ‘scam’ and the Centre must stop defending the national test as it went against the interests of students and it is also…
- Kolkata
HC directs WB govt to ensure 1% quota for transgender persons in public employment
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal government to ensure one per cent reservation for transgender persons in all public employment in the state. Noting that the state government…
- Kerala
Union minister clarifies ‘mother of India’ reference about Indira Gandhi
Thiruvananthapuram: A day after his reference to former prime minister Indira Gandhi as “mother of India” received widespread attention, Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Sunday clarified that he called the late leader…
- Photos
In pics: UPSC Civil Services Exam 2024
Gurugram: A security personnel check an aspirant who came to appear in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Service Prelims exam, in Gurugram, Sunday, June 16, 2024. (PTI Photo) New Delhi:…
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ICC T20 Cricket World Cup: Scotland vs Australia
Scotland’s George Munsey bats during the men’s T20 World Cup cricket match between Australia and Scotland, at Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia, Saturday, June 15, 2024. (AP/PTI) Scotland’s…
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ICC T20 Cricket World Cup: Namibia vs England
England’s Jonathan Bairstow hits out a six against Namibia during an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup cricket match at Siv Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda, Saturday, June 15,…
