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Mob attacks mosque in Gurugram; threatens namazis with expulsion from village
Gurugram: A mob of more than 200 people ransacked a mosque here in a village assaulting people who were praying inside and threatened to expel them from the village. Police have registered…
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Patidars fuming with rage in Gujarat after arrest of Gopal Italia, says Kejriwal
New Delhi: Shortly after the Delhi police detained Gujarat AAP chief Gopal Italia on Thursday, the Aam Aadmi Party came down heavily on the BJP for the selective targeting and subjugation of…
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Stop the ‘sin’ of closing down 14K schools for poor, Congress tells Maha CM Shinde
Mumbai: The Congress’ Maharashtra unit on Thursday called upon Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to stop the “sinful” move of shutting down some 14,000 schools ostensibly due to low enrolment of students. State…
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58-year-old Indian engineer wins over Rs 8 crore lottery in DDF
Abu Dhabi: A 58-year-old Oman-based Indian engineer won the grand prize of one million dollars (Rs 8,22,19,500) on Wednesday in the Dubai Duty Free (DDF) Millennium Millionaire draw. The winner of the draw,…
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Hijab row: Karnataka HC decision was ‘bad’, it misused Quranic commentaries, says Owaisi
Hyderabad: Following a split verdict by the Supreme Court on the Karnataka hijab ban case, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi said the decision of the Karnataka High Court was…
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Jaishankar speaks to Gambian counterpart on cough syrup deaths
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar on Thursday spoke to his Gambian counterpart Dr. Mamadou Tangara and conveyed condolences on the deaths of young children allegedly linked to the contaminated…
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Fire-Boltt launches smartwatch with Bluetooth calling feature
New Delhi: Homegrown smartwatch brand Fire-Boltt on Thursday launched its latest smartwatch titled ‘Dazzle Plus’ which comes with a 1.83-inch screen in a square dial. With smart notifications along with an upgraded…
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AAP Gujarat unit chief appears before NCW, detained for over 2.5 hrs amid protest
New Delhi: AAP Gujarat unit chief Gopal Italia was on Thursday detained for more than 2.5 hours by the Delhi Police after he appeared before the National Commission for Women (NCW) in…
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Telangana, Odisha govts violate model code ahead of bypolls, BJP complains to EC
New Delhi: A delegation of BJP leaders met the Election Commission here on Thursday to complain against the “illegal” transfers and postings by Odisha and Telangana governments ahead of bypolls in both…
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Gujarat: Foreign cigarettes valued at Rs 17 Crore seized
Ahmedabad: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized a container loaded with 85,50,000 smuggled cigarette sticks worth Rs 17 crore from Mundra Port in Ahmedabad. Acting on specific intelligence, the DRI…
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Can’t remain administrator forever, will go for bigger things: Ganguly
Kolkata: Amid the chatter around his imminent departure from the BCCI, board president Sourav Ganguly on Thursday said he “can’t be an administrator forever”. The former India captain is set to be…
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Asking girls to take off hijab, attack on dignity: Justice Dhulia
Delhi: Supreme Court judge, Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia, in the split verdict on Karnataka hijab ban, on Thursday said by asking girls to take off their hijab before they enter school gates is…
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Tamil Nadu sanctions 9.8 crores for adult literacy programme
Chennai: Tamil Nadu School education department has allotted an amount of Rs 9.8 crore under the New India Literacy Programme (NILP) and the project is aimed to benefit 4.8 lakh people in…
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Around 39% MNREGA card-holders didn’t work in 2020-21: Survey
New Delhi: Around 39 per cent of all job card-holding households interested in working under the MNREGA scheme did not get a single day of work in the Covid pandemic year 2020-21,…
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Jharkhand: Woman stripped, tied to tree after being branded a witch
Sahibganj: A 60-year-old woman was allegedly stripped and tied to a tree after being branded a witch by some people in Jharkhand’s Sahibganj district, police said on Thursday. An FIR has been…
