- India
Court says Tauqeer Raza ‘mastermind’ of 2010 communal riots, summons him on March 11
Bareilly: A court in Bareilly on Tuesday summoned Ittehad-e-Millat Council (IMC) chairman Maulana Tauqeer Raza in connection with the communal riots in the Qutub Khana area here in March 2010, observing that…
- Delhi
Police step up vigil as farmers resume Delhi-bound protest march
New Delhi: The Delhi Police has directed its personnel to ensure strict vigil at the Tikri, Singhu and the Ghazipur borders, and railway and metro stations and bus stands after protesting farmers…
- News
Human-Animal conflicts claim two more lives in Kerala
Kozhikode: The issue of human-animal conflicts continued to haunt Kerala as two elderly persons lost their lives in attacks by wild animals in Kozhikode and Thrissur districts, respectively, on Tuesday, March 5.…
- India
ED attaches Shajahan Sheikh’s apartment, land in money laundering case
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday, March 5 said it has attached property worth Rs 12.78 crore of suspended TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh including bank deposits, an apartment, and agricultural and…
- India
Maharashtra assembly Speaker’s email address hacked
Mumbai: An email address of Maharashtra Assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar was hacked and an email was sent from it to the office of the state’s governor, police said on Tuesday, March 5.…
- India
SBI is saving BJP from being ‘exposed’ before elections: Gehlot
Jaipur: Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday, March 5, again hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government over electoral bonds and said the State Bank of India (SBI)…
- India
Maha moves SC against ex-DU professor GN Saibaba’s acquittal
New Delhi: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court verdict acquitting former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba in a case in which he was…
- India
Congress condemns ally DMK leader A Raja’s remarks
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday, March 5, condemned the reported controversial remarks of A Raja, a senior leader of ally DMK, and asserted that one should exercise restraint while speaking. Stoking a…
- India
DMK MP A Raja claims ‘India not a nation,’ BJP demands arrest
Chennai: A controversy erupted on Tuesday, March 5, after the opposition parties tagged a video of DMK leader A Raja purportedly making remarks that India has never been a nation, but a subcontinent…
- India
Sandeshkhali violence: NCW chief meets Prez, seeks President’s rule in WB
New Delhi: National Commission for Women chairperson Rekha Sharma met President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday and recommended President’s rule in West Bengal over the Sandeshkhali violence. Previously, the National Commission for Scheduled…
- India
Proposal to link Sri Lanka with India’s power grid via undersea transmission line
Colombo: Sri Lanka and India are working on an estimated USD 1.2 billion undersea transmission line that will link the island nation’s power grind with that of India to provide energy security…
- News
Karnataka CM flays Centre for not releasing funds to face acute drought
Bengaluru: With Karnataka reeling under an acute water crisis due to a severe drought situation in most parts of the state, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday launched a fresh attack against the…
- India
Cong asks if ‘Modi Ka Parivar’ includes Vijay Mallya, Brij Bhushan
Bhubaneswar: The Congress on Tuesday sought clarification from the BJP whether fugitive businessmen Nirav Modi and Vijay Mallya were also in “Modi ka parivar”. Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera raised the issue at…
- India
After resigning as Calcutta HC judge, Abhijit Gangopadhyay joins BJP
Kolkata: Abhijit Gangopadhyay announced on Tuesday that he is joining the BJP, hours after he resigned as a judge of the Calcutta High Court. Addressing a press conference, he alleged that the TMC…
- World
Imran Khan’s party announces nationwide protests on March 10
Islamabad: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party on Tuesday announced that it will launch nationwide protests on March 10 against the “stealing” of the mandate, nearly a month…
