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Over 4.6 lakh students take CUET (PG) this year
New Delhi: Common University Entrance Test (CUET-PG) concluded successfully on March 28, as planned. On Friday, UGC Chairman Professor M. Jagadesh Kumar told IANS that this year, 462,603 examinees appeared for the…
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Karnataka: ‘Free power’ beneficiaries to pay in summer as consumption spikes
Bengaluru: Amidst the scorching heatwaves sweeping across Karnataka, household electricity consumption has surged by a staggering 30 percent in comparison to the same period last year, raising concerns among ‘Griha Jyoti’ beneficiaries…
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‘Tax terrorism’: Congress to hold nation-wide protest against fresh I-T notices
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday has received fresh notices from the income-tax department, asking it to pay Rs 1,823.08 crore, and accused the ruling BJP of indulging in “tax terrorism” to…
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Kangana Ranaut launches LS poll campaign with roadshow in Mandi
Shimla: Actor Kangana Ranaut began her Lok Sabha election campaign in Mandi constituency on Friday with a roadshow, hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi with “Jai Shri Ram” and asserting that the BJP’s…
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UP: Kamaal R Khan’s brother to contest from Saharanpur on BSP ticket
Lucknow: Majid Ali, brother of Kamaal R Khan – known for his controversial criticism of Indian film personalities – will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha election from Saharanpur constituency on the Bahujan…
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TMC seeks ECI’s intervention against ‘misuse’ of central agencies by BJP
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress leaders on Monday approached the Election Commission of India alleging misuse of central agencies by the ruling BJP, and sought its intervention. The TMC leaders will meet the…
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ED to approach Bengal court for permission to question Sheikh Shahjahan
Kolkata: Enforcement Directorate (ED) will approach the district court in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district for seeking permission to question Sheikh Shahjahan, the accused mastermind of the January 5 attack on…
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Mahagathbandhan announces LS seat-sharing for Bihar, RJD to contest 26, Congress 9
Patna: The Mahagathbandhan, the opposition coalition in Bihar, on Friday announced that the RJD, its largest constituent, will contest 26, out of the state’s 40 Lok Sabha seats. The Congress will contest…
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‘No one safe in jail’, says SP MP Ram Gopal Yadav on death of Mukhtar Ansari
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 29 (ANI): Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav said on Friday that the circumstances under which former MLA Mukhtar Ansari died are “extremely worrying,” questioning whether the…
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Special court convicts 7 people in BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case
New Delhi: A special CBI court in Lucknow on Friday convicted seven people in the killing of former BSP MLA Raju Pal in 2005, a case in which murdered gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad…
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UP ranks first in custodial deaths, all cases warrant probe: Congress leader
Noida: Congress leader from Uttar Pradesh Pankhuri Pathak on Friday called for a judicial probe into every death in police custody, saying the state government and the police administration “becoming so uncontrolled”…
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ASI’s survey of Bhojshala complex continues on Day 8; security tightened
Dhar: The court-mandated survey of the Bhojshala/Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar, being conducted by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), continued on the eighth day amid heightened security arrangements.…
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LS polls: More than 79,000 violations reported so far through C-Vigil app, says EC
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) on Friday said its C-Vigil mobile application has become an effective tool in the hands of people for flagging poll code violations and since the announcement…
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Aged Kerala parents still wait for son who left for Australia seven years ago
Thiruvananthapuram: 70-year-old Jayaprakash and his 60-year-old wife Valsala, from Ettumanoor in Kottayam, are still waiting to hear the voice of their younger son, Jithin, after nearly seven years. Valsala told IANS that…
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ED summons Shiv Sena (UBT) Mumbai candidate for probe on April 8
Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued fresh summons to Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Amol G. Kirtikar — the party’s candidate from the Mumbai North West Lok Sabha seat — for investigations…