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Delhi Court rejects Sharjeel Imam’s bail plea in sedition, UAPA case
A Delhi court on Saturday, February 17, rejected the statutory bail application of student activist Sharjeel Imam, in a case of sedition and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) related to alleged…
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Gulzar, Sanskrit scholar Rambhadracharya selected for Jnanpith Award
New Delhi: Renowned Urdu poet Gulzar and Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya have been named the recipients of the 58th Jnanpith Award, the Jnanpith selection committee announced on Saturday. Gulzar is known for…
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Video: Sachin visits bat making unit in Kashmir, pleased with quality
Srinagar: A cricket bat manufacturer in the Sangam area here was in for a pleasant surprise when Sachin Tendulkar and his family visited his manufacturing unit on Saturday. Tendulkar, accompanied by wife…
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If I were to join BJP, I will inform media first, says Kamal Nath
New Delhi: Amid speculation that he could cross over to the BJP, senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath arrived in the national capital Saturday, February 17, afternoon…
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Bihar: Nitish Kumar downplays Lalu’s ‘doors always open’ remark
Patna: A day after Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad caused a flutter by saying “doors were always open for Nitish Kumar”, the Bihar Chief Minister on Saturday downplayed the issue,…
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Karnataka convent row: School backs sacked teacher, denies religious conversion
Nearly a week after a convent school teacher was sacked for allegedly insulting Hindu gods, the St Gerosa English Higher Primary School in Mangaluru raised concerns and questions in which the investigations…
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LS polls: Rumours of Kamal Nath, son jumping ship to BJP flare-up
Bhopal: Amid political circles from Bhopal to New Delhi abuzz with speculation about senior Congress leader Kamal Nath along with his son and Chhindwara MP Nakul Nath joining the BJP, both the…
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Sandeshkhali violence: No trust in cops, says mother whose child was flung away
Kolkata: A woman in Sandeshkhali whose child was snatched and flung by masked goons in police uniform, told the West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBCPCR) and the media on…
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PM Modi’s J-K visit: Searches conducted for possible cross-border tunnels
Samba: The Border Security Force (BSF) and the Jammu and Kashmir Police conducted a joint search on Saturday for any possible cross-border tunnel along the International Border in Samba district, amid heightened…
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Arvind Kejriwal led AAP govt wins trust vote in Delhi Assembly
The Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday, February 17, won a motion of trust that was tabled in the Delhi Assembly. A total of 54 of 62 AAP MLAs were…
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AIMIM to field more candidates from Bihar’s Seemanchal: Owaisi on LS polls
Kishanganj: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) is planning to field more candidates from the Seemanchal region of Bihar in the upcoming general elections, party supremo Asaduddin Owaisi said on Saturday. The AIMIM…
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Pregnant woman gang-raped, set ablaze in MP’s Morena
Morena: A 34-year-old pregnant woman was allegedly raped by three men and set on fire in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district, and is battling for her life in a hospital, police said on Saturday.…
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CM Kejriwal exempted from personal appearance in case of evading ED summons
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday granted exemption to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from personal appearance for the day in connection with a complaint filed by the ED against him over non-compliance…
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Why did ISRO skip ’13’ while numbering weather rocket?
Chennai: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has done it again. It has skipped the number ’13’ — generally considered “unlucky” — while numbering its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) rocket, which…
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India approves defence purchase worth Rs 84,560 cr
New Delhi: India on Friday approved defence big-ticket acquisition projects worth Rs 84,560 crore that included procurement of mid-air refuellers, maritime reconnaissance aircraft, heavy weight-torpedoes, air defence radars and new generation anti-tank mines…
