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Karnataka: Bommai rejects exit polls giving Congress edge over BJP
Haveri: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday rejected the exit poll results, which gave Congress an edge over the ruling BJP in the assembly elections and asserted that his party will…
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SC to pronounce verdict on Maharashtra political row on May 11
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict on Thursday on a clutch of cross-petitions filed by the Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde factions of the Shiv Sena pertaining to the…
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SC declaration on same-sex marriage may not be correct course: Centre
New Delhi: The Centre told the Supreme Court on Wednesday any constitutional declaration made by it on pleas seeking legal validation for same-sex marriage may not be a “correct course of action”…
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Raids on BBC: Good friends can also disagree, says UK high commissioner
New Delhi: ‘Good friends can also disagree’, British High Commissioner Alex Ellis on Wednesday said in response to questions on raids at BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai by the Income Tax…
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2020 Delhi riots: 7 years rigorous imprisonment for 9 Muslim men
New Delhi: A court here has sentenced nine persons convicted in a case pertaining to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots to seven years of rigorous imprisonment, observing that communal riot is a…
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Anti-corruption unit gets 8-day remand of Imran Khan; he alleges torture
Islamabad: An anti-corruption court in Pakistan on Wednesday sent former prime minister Imran Khan on an eight-day physical remand to the National Accountability Bureau while a sessions court here indicted him in…
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‘Owaisi sheltered Hizb ut-Tahrir terrorists in Hyderabad’, claims BJP
Hyderabad: Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Wednesday claimed that Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi and his party, the All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) sheltered the terrorists of the Hizb ut-Tahrir group…
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Texas shooting: How Hyderabad girl’s trip to mall ends in tragedy
Hyderabad: In a heartbreaking incident, Aishwarya Thatikonda, a 27-year-old girl from Hyderabad, lost her life in a shooting incident that occurred at the Allen Premium Outlets Mall in Texas. Alongside other victims,…
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Karnataka polls: Brisk voting underway in Hubbali-Dharward
Hubbali: Brisk voting was underway in Hubbali-Dharwad constituency, where former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar is fighting a tough battle against BJP leader Mahesh Tenginkai in the Assembly polls, voting for which got…
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Hyderabad witnesses rare celestial phenomenon called Zero Shadow Day
Hyderabad: Hyderabad witnessed a rare celestial phenomenon known as Zero Shadow Day on Monday, where for a brief period of time around 12 PM, no shadow was visible. The Birla Planetarium organised…
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India tops list of countries with high maternal, newborn deaths: UN Study
Cape Town: Owing to its large birth cohort, India leads a list of 10 countries that together account for 60 percent of global maternal deaths, stillbirths and newborn deaths, and 51 percent…
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Voting begins for Karnataka Assembly polls
Bengaluru: The polling for the Karnataka Assembly elections began amid tight security on Wednesday. The voting started at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm. All three major political parties in…
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PTI supporters vandalise Pak Army properties after Imran’s arrest
Lahore: Supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) headed to the army installations in many parts of the country on Tuesday as the law and order situation continued to deteriorate following the arrest of…
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India needs oppn that is not afraid of ruling party; Mamata should be PM: Swamy
Kolkata: Senior BJP leader and former Union minister Subramanian Swamy said on Tuesday that the country needs a genuine opposition which is not afraid of the ruling party. Describing West Bengal Chief…
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Iran says US pullout from nuclear deal ‘fatal blow’ to rule of law
Tehran: Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator said on Tuesday that the United States dealt a “fatal blow” to the rule of law at the international level by its “unlawful” withdrawal from a 2015…