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Heavy downpour sinks Bengaluru; oppn tears into govt on city infra

Bengaluru: Unusually heavy overnight rains pounding Bengaluru brought the country’s IT capital to its knees on Monday, with the monsoon-time scenes of inundation, people wading through water and evacuation by inflatables playing…
Delhi HC hears Centre’s objection to Turkish firm’s security plea

New Delhi: The Centre on Monday opposed in the Delhi High Court pleas of Turkish company Celebi Airport Services India Pvt Ltd and another firm against the decision of aviation watchdog BCAS…

3 killed by two wild elephants in Boehari forest in MP’s Shahdol

Shahdol: Two wild elephants killed three persons in separate incidents in Beohari forest range of Madhya Pradesh’s Shahdol district on Monday, an official said. The jumbos trampled to death Umesh Kol (40)…
India aims for seamless experience for OCI cardholders: Amit Shah

New Delhi: India is continuously striving to provide world-class immigration facilities to OCI cardholders and efforts must be taken to ensure that they face no inconvenience when visiting or staying in the…
SC to hear Ashoka University prof’s plea against arrest

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, May 19, agreed to examine a plea of Ashoka University’s assistant professor, Ali Khan Mahmudabad, against his arrest for his social media posts over Operation…
Operation Sindoor on train tickets; Oppn says govt ‘selling military like product’

A political controversy has erupted over Indian Railways tickets featuring ‘Operation Sindoor’ and a photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the Congress accusing the BJP-led Union government of exploiting the military…
COVID-19 situation in India under control, assure health officials amid scare

New Delhi: Health authorities in India are keeping an eye on reports of a rise in COVID-19 cases in Singapore and Hong Kong even as official sources on Monday, May 19, asserted…

Indian govt cancels academic Nitasha Kaul’s OCI status

Academic, writer and professor Nitasha Kaul said that the Indian government has cancelled her Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) status, accusing her of academic work against “anti-minority and anti-democratic policies.” Taking to…
SC to hear pleas on Telangana domicile rules for medical admissions on June 2

The Supreme Court on Monday, May 19, postponed to June 2 the hearing on multiple pleas challenging a Telangana High Court verdict. The High Court had ruled that permanent residents of the…
SAD, SGPC slam Dhruv Rathee’s AI video, seek immediate takedown

Chandigarh: The Shiromani Akali Dal and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on Monday came out strongly against an AI-generated video by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee depicting Sikh gurus, saying they should not be…
TVK to hold second phase of booth committee conference in Vellore

Chennai: After the successful completion of the first phase of the booth committee conference in Coimbatore, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay is now actively engaged in discussions with party leaders to…
UIDAI shares non-personal Aadhaar dashboard data to promote transparency

New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Monday said it has begun sharing non-personal, anonymised data from the Aadhaar Dashboard on the open government data platform called data.gov.in. The…
Golden Temple saved from Pakistani missiles, says Indian Army

Amritsar: The Indian Army on Monday showed a demonstration of how Indian air defence systems, including the Akash missile system, saved the holiest shrine of Sikhism, the Golden Temple, here and cities…
Indian expat couple killed in gas cylinder explosion in Oman

Muscat: In a tragic incident, an Oman-based Indian expat couple died in an explosion caused by a gas cylinder at a restaurant in Bousher district. The victims have been identified as 59-year-old…
SC slams Delhi govt over vacant posts in pollution control committee

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, May 19, slammed the Delhi government over vacancies in the Delhi Pollution Control Committee and directed it to fill all the posts by September this…