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Congress making Dalits ‘scapegoats’: Mayawati after Kharge elected party chief
Lucknow: A day after Mallikarjun Kharge was elected the Congress president, BSP chief Mayawati on Thursday accused the 137-year-old party of remembering Dalits only in its bad times and making them “scapegoats”.…
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Congress rigged its prez polls to make Kharge win, alleges BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday accused the Congress of rigging its presidential polls to make Mallikarjun Kharge win so that he can be remote controlled by the Gandhi family. The saffron…
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Aware of reports of journalist Mattoo being prevented from travelling to US: State dept
Washington: The United States is aware of reports of Pulitzer-winning Kashmiri journalist Sanna Irshad Mattoo allegedly being prevented from travelling to the country, a State Department official has said. Mattoo had on…
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Bombay HC to hear PIL against court vacations after Diwali holidays
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday said it would hear after Diwali holidays a public interest litigation challenging the practice of courts taking long vacations, thereby affecting filing and hearing of…
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Hindu activists begin door-to-door campaign against halal products in Karnataka
Bengaluru: The Hindu activists here on Thursday started a door-to-door campaign in connection with boycotting halal certified products during the Diwali festivities. The activists said that they were also planning to distribute…
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Delhi Police seize 455 kg of banned firecrackers, arrest 2
New Delhi: Just a few days ahead of Diwali, the Delhi Police have seized 455 kg of banned firecrackers and arrested two persons in connection. According to the police, the accused identified…
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Earthquake of magnitude 3.5 hits Gujarat
Surat: An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter Scale was felt in Gujarat’s Surat on Thursday, informed the National Center for Seismology (NCS). According to the NCS, the movement of tectonic…
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UP: Couple held for dishonouring Tricolour, later released
Shamli: A couple was arrested for allegedly dishonouring the national flag. However, they were later released on bail. The matter came to light after a purported video of the couple using the…
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Maharashtra ATS arrests four PFI activists from Raigad district
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad has arrested four activists of the proscribed Popular Front of India (PFI) from Panvel in neighbouring Raigad district, an official said on Thursday. Those arrested include a…
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PM Modi to meet UN Secretary General Guterres in Gujarat
Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have a bilateral meeting with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres at Kevadia in Gujarat on Thursday. Thereafter, the PM will launch Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment)…
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As dengue cases rise, no leave for Uttar Pradesh doctors
Lucknow: The Director General (DG) of medical health office has issued a directive stating that leave of doctors and paramedical staff associated with government hospitals in Uttar Pradesh should not be approved.…
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India has more centi-millionaires than UK, Russia: Report
New Delhi: With levels of poverty, inflation and hunger notwithstanding, India ranks third in the world’s first-ever global study on the rise of centi-millionaires — individuals with assets of more than Rs…
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Doctors protest over AIIMS SoPs for treatment of Parliamentarians
New Delhi: The Federation of Resident Doctors Association (FORDA) and other doctors’ associations have opposed the move of the AIIMS director’s letter on standard operating procedures (SOPs) for sitting members of Parliament.…
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Petition in Allahabad HC seeks ban on ‘Adipurush’
Lucknow: A petition has been filed in the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court, seeking ban on Bollywood movie ‘Adipurush’. Appearing on behalf of the petitioner Kuldeep Tiwari, lawyer Ranjana Agnihotri…
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Uttar Pradesh: NIA arrests ISIS operative in Varanasi
Varanasi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested an alleged ‘highly-radicalised’ ISIS operative from Varanasi, as part of its investigation in a case related to the terror group’s ‘Voice of Hind’ module.…
