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CBI takes over probe into Delhi coaching centre deaths
New Delhi: The CBI has taken over the probe into the deaths of three civil services aspirants at a coaching centre in Delhi, officials said on Wednesday. Shreya Yadav (25) from Uttar…
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‘Atishi to hoist Tricolour on August 15’, Delhi CM writes to L-G
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday wrote to Lieutenant Governor (L-G) V.K. Saxena, informing him that Education Minister Atishi Marlena will hoist the flag in his place on August…
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Sadhguru calls for ensuring safety of Hindus in violence-hit Bangladesh
New Delhi: Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, the spiritual leaders and founder of the Isha Foundation, said on Wednesday that atrocities are being perpetrated against Hindus in violence-torn Bangladesh and called for swift action…
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Paris Olympics: Wrestling champion Vinesh Phogat fought on 2 fronts
New Delhi: Vinesh Phogat is used to being described as stubborn. She quite likes it actually. And why wouldn’t she? It’s her stubbornness that helped her survive intimidation, police detention, backlash over…
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‘Nizami Marathas’ trying to snatch OBC quota: Prakash Ambedkar
Jalna: Amid the reservation row, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) chief Prakash Ambedkar has claimed that “Nizami Marathas” are trying to snatch the quota designated for the Other Backward Classes. The OBCs should…
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Air India, IndiGo flights bring back over 400 people from Dhaka
New Delhi: Air India and IndiGo operated special flights to Dhaka, bringing more than 400 people amid a volatile situation in the Bangladesh capital. A special Air India flight brought 205 people,…
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Wayanad disaster toll reaches 413, search for missing 152 continues
Wayanad: The death toll in the devastating landslides in Kerala’s Wayanad has reached 413, with 152 people still missing even as the rescue operations entered the ninth day. The over 1,000-strong rescue…
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Double Olympic bronze medal-winning shooter Manu Bhaker returns home
New Delhi: Star pistol shooter Manu Bhaker arrived home on Wednesday after her historic feat at the ongoing Paris Games where she became the first Indian in post Independence era to win…
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Mamata pays tribute to Rabindranath Tagore on his 83rd death anniversary
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday paid tribute to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore on his 83rd death anniversary. Banerjee said that Tagore’s ideology has been the guiding force for…
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Congress gives adjournment notice in LS to discuss caste-based census
New Delhi: Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Wednesday gave an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha to discuss the issue of the caste-based census. “I hereby give notice of my intention…
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Traffic on Goa-Karnataka highway hit as Kali river bridge collapses
Panaji: A bridge on the Kali river collapsed in the wee hours of Wednesday, resulting in heavy traffic on national highway no. 66 connecting Goa to Karnataka, officials said. A truck crossing…
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Kerala landslides: Heavy machine operators also given mental health counselling
Wayanad: Not just the survivors or next of kin of those who died in the massive landslides which hit this north Kerala district, mental health counselling is being provided by the state…
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Bill to amend Waqf law proposes sweeping changes, rename Act
New Delhi: A bill to amend the law governing Waqf boards has proposed far-reaching changes in the present Act, including ensuring the representation of Muslim women and non-Muslims in such bodies. The…
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Sufi Sajjadanashin Council welcomes proposed amendments to Waqf Act
New Delhi: The All India Sufi Sajjadanashin Council (AISSC) has welcomed the government’s proposed move to bring a bill in the Parliament to amend the Waqf Act and accused vested interests of…
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Khurshid recounts police treating Sibal as ‘stranger’ during visit to Batla House
New Delhi: Recounting the Batla House encounter, Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Tuesday said he and then Union minister Kapil Sibal had visited the site after the incident but Sibal was treated…
