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Fire in 16-storey building in Mumbai; nobody injured
Mumbai: A fire broke out on the third floor of a 16-storey residential building in Tardeo area of Mumbai on the afternoon of Friday, April 17, officials said. Nobody was injured in…
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EWS can’t seek age relaxation, enhanced attempts: Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has held that aspirants belonging to the economically weaker section (EWS) cannot claim parity with the SC/ST/OBC categories for seeking age relaxation or enhanced attempts in…
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TNNLU students protest after VC says women wearing shorts invites sexual harassment
Tiruchirappalli: Students of the Tamil Nadu National Law University (TNNLU) in Tiruchirappalli took strong exception to the “advice” given by the Vice Chancellor that sought to link women wearing shorts to “inviting…
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Video: Minaret brought down as mosque, madrasa demolished in UP’s Sambhal
Sambhal: Authorities in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district demolished a 35-foot-high minaret of a mosque at around 1:30 pm on Friday, April 17, using bulldozers and JCBs. To bring the minaret down, a…
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Uttarakhand: Man booked for selling halal chicken biryani under Hindu name
Uddham Singh Nagar: Tension prevailed in Uttarakhand‘s Udham Singh Nagar after a man was allegedly delivered chicken biryani from a Muslim-owned restaurant selling halal food, despite ordering from a restaurant with a…
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India invited to join UK-France conference on reopening Strait of Hormuz
The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday, April 17, said that India has been invited to the conference being hosted by the United Kingdom and France to push forward plans to reopen…
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Allahabad HC refuses to quash FIR against students for alleged religious conversion
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has refused to quash a first information report (FIR) lodged against two Class 12 students accused and booked under the Uttar Pradesh anti-conversion law for allegedly forcing their…
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India’s smartphone shipments drop 3 pc in Jan-Mar, mark weakest quarter in 6 yrs
New Delhi: Supply-side cost pressures and weak demand took a toll on India’s smartphone shipments, which fell 3 per cent year-on-year in Q1 2026, suffering its weakest quarter in the last six…
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KRAFTON India clocks 930M+ views, positions BGMI as leading mobile esports platform
Bengaluru: India is no longer an esports market on the horizon – it is the horizon itself. With over 500 million mobile gamers, a youth population where 65% are under 35, and…
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Centre notifies Women’s Reservation Act in assemblies, J-K, UTs
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday, April 17, notified the implementation of the Women’s Reservation Act 2023 which provides a 33 per cent quota for women in legislatures, Jammu and Kashmir and…
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PM Modi and myself don’t have ‘wife issue’: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: In a friendly banter, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and he didn’t have “the wife issue”, as the Congress MP emphasised that…
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Haj 2026: Over 1.75 lakh Indian pilgrims to depart in batches from April 18
Hyderabad: The Haj pilgrimage for 2026 will commence on April 18, with over 1.75 lakh Indian pilgrims set to depart in batches for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) from multiple embarkation…
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Balanced SRH face resurgent CSK in key mid-table battle
Hyderabad: Having unleashed two exciting pace prospects in Praful Hinge and Sakib Husain, a balanced Sunrisers Hyderabad will head into their IPL match against Chennai Super Kings with renewed confidence, here on…
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FIR against Hyderabad’s Nunhems after farmers claim losses from substandard seeds
New Delhi: Farmers from Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar and Khargone districts met Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Delhi on Friday, April 17, and alleged heavy losses in their bitter gourd crop due…
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SC refuses to protect Pawan Khera, asks him to move Assam court for bail
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, April 17, refused to entertain a plea of Congress leader Pawan Khera seeking protection against possible coercive action till April 20 in a case lodged…
