- India
AI-driven digitisation errors causing hardship: Mamata’s fifth letter to CEC
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote to Chief Election Commission (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar again on Monday, January 12, claiming that AI-driven digitisation errors in the 2002 electoral rolls were causing widespread…
- India
BJP delegation meets Karnataka Guv, requests not to give assent to Hate Speech Bill
Bengaluru: A delegation of BJP leaders on Monday petitioned Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot requesting him not to give assent to the Hate Speech Bill, calling it “draconian”, “direct attack on free speech”…
- India
SIR in Bengal: SC seeks EC’s reply on irregularities claims
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, January 12, sought a response from the Election Commission of India (ECI) on fresh interim pleas of Trinamool Congress MPs alleging arbitrariness and procedural irregularities…
- India
Congress will make comeback in Mumbai civic polls, says Azharuddin
Mumbai: Ex-cricketer and Telangana minister Mohammad Azharuddin on Monday expressed confidence in Congress’s victory in the January 15 Mumbai civic polls. Campaigning for Congress candidates, Azharuddin and Rajya Sabha member Imran Pratapgarhi…
- Hate Crime
Mangaluru: Man assaulted on suspicion of being Bangladeshi migrant
Mangaluru: A case has been registered against four men for allegedly assaulting a migrant labourer from Jharkhand, suspecting him of being a Bangladeshi national illegally staying here, police said on Monday, January…
- India
ISRO’s PSLV-C62 rocket deviates from flight path, misses orbit
Sriharikota: ISRO’s PSLV-C62 rocket carrying 16 satellites, including a foreign Earth Observation satellite, “encountered an anomaly”, the space agency said on Monday, signalling the failure of the mission. Disturbances in the rocket…
- World
No country more essential than India: US ambassador-designate Sergio Gor
New Delhi: No country is as essential as India for Washington and both sides are actively engaged in firming up a trade deal, US ambassador-designate Sergio Gor said on Monday. Real friends…
- India
Air India flight diverted to Jaipur due to medical emergency
New Delhi: An Air India flight from the national capital to Vijayawada was diverted to Jaipur due to a medical emergency on Monday morning, according to a source. The source said an…
- India
Kerala CM leads ‘Satyagraha’ protest against Centre
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday led a ‘Satyagraha’ protest here against the BJP-led union government, accusing it of “political vengeance” and “bias” in denying the state its rightful financial…
- India
Opposition protests in Goa assembly over nightclub fire
Panaji: A ruckus erupted in the Goa legislative assembly on the first day of the winter session on Monday after Opposition MLAs disrupted Governor P Ashok Gajapathi Raju’s address to demand a…
- India
‘Mumbai for Mumbaikar’ vs ‘modern and dynamic capital’ as BMC fight intensifies
Mumbai: As Mumbai gears up for the high-stakes Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections on January 15, the battle for Asia’s richest civic body has intensified. The Thackeray cousins, Uddhav and Raj, have…
- Hollywood
‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘Hamnet’ take top honours at Golden Globes
Los Angeles: Paul Thomas Anderson’s ragtag revolutionary saga “One Battle After Another” took top honours at Sunday’s 83rd Golden Globes in the comedy category, while Chloe Zhao’s Shakespeare drama “Hamnet” upset “Sinners”…
- India
TVK chief Vijay appears before CBI for questioning in Karur stampede case
New Delhi: TVK chief and actor Vijay appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday for questioning in connection with the Karur stampede case, officials said. The Tamil superstar reached…
- India
Zepto says delivery boy killed in Hyderabad accident not associated with company
New Delhi: Quick commerce firm Zepto on Monday said the delivery boy who died on the spot in a tragic accident in Hyderabad was neither associated with the company nor delivering an…
- India
Congress slams ‘trouble-engine’ UP govt for lathi-charge on MGNREGA protestors
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday, January 11, alleged that the “Yogi-Modi trouble-engine” government in Uttar Pradesh ordered the police to “brutally lathi-charge” NSUI protesters taking out a peaceful march in Varanasi…
