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Petrol, diesel to get cheaper, Centre announces subsidy on gas
Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on May 21 announced a sharp cut in central excise duty on fuel prices amid rising inflation. In a series of tweets, the union minister claimed that…
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Misplaced activism undermining development: The Hasdeo coal story
New Delhi: What does Parsa in Hasdeo, Chhattisgarh, have in common with the northwest German village of Lutzerath or Brasilia in Brazil? They are hubs for protests against coal mining, with well-funded…
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MP: Mentally-ill man thrashed, asked ‘Is your name Muhammad?’, later found dead
In a video that surfaced on Twitter on Thursday, a mentally ill man, who was later found dead, was seen being beaten up. A goon can be seen thrashing the man, asking…
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Rahul Bhat’s killing: Kashmiri Pandits take out protest march in Srinagar
Srinagar: Kashmiri Pandits took out a protest march on Saturday against the killing of Rahul Bhat and staged a sit-in in front of the famous clock tower in Lal Chowk demanding justice…
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Gyanvapi row: DU professor arrested for ‘derogatory’ post granted bail
A Delhi court on Saturday granted bail to Delhi University (DU) history professor Ratan Lal, who was arrested on Friday for an ‘offensive and derogatory’ post on social media about the Shivling…
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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury says Twitter account hacked after controversial tweet
New Delhi: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday claimed his Twitter account was hacked after allegedly posting and then deleting a tweet with former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s infamous quote linked…
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India ‘Sone ki Chidiya’ to BJP, RSS that benefits only few, says Rahul Gandhi
London: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that the BJP and RSS believe India is a geography whose benefits should be distributed to a few, while Congress believes in equality. He…
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NSE co-location scam: CBI raids at multiple locations
New Delhi: The CBI on Saturday launched a search operation at over ten locations in connection with the National Stock Exchange (NSE) co-location scam involving the financial institution’s former MD and CEO Chitra…
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India’s power crisis due to logistical and cash flow reasons
New Delhi: India could have averted the power crisis in April if progress towards the 175 GW renewable energy goal had been on track, a new analysis by think tank Climate Risk Horizons…
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Prima facie proof Nawab Malik plotted with D-gang: PMLA court
Mumbai: A special court on Friday took cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate’s chargesheet against Nationalist Congress Party’s leader Nawab Malik and said there is prima facie evidence to indicate Malik was directly…
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Bhopal: Multiple schools receive hoax bomb threat emails
Bhopal: A week after nearly a dozen schools at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh (MP) received a hoax bomb threat through e-mail, the state police has claimed that the e-mails were sent through bots…
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HC adjourns hearing on Kashi Vishwanath temple-Gyanvapi mosque issue till July 6
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Friday adjourned the hearing on the Kashi Vishwanath temple-Gyanvapi Mosque issue till July 6. After hearing a length petition filed by the Anjuman Intazamiya Masjid of Varanasi…
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Assam floods: 14 people dead, over 8 lakh affected
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam further worsened on Friday, while the death of four more persons, including two children, took the toll to 14 in the current pre-monsoon floods and landslides and…
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Gyanvapi row: DU professor arrested for derogatory post
New Delhi: Delhi Police has arrested Delhi University professor Ratan Lal for posting derogatory content on social media after the ‘discovery’ of ‘Shivling’ inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi during a video…
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Tributes pour in on Rajiv Gandhi’s 31st death anniversary
New Delhi: Tributes poured in on Saturday on the death anniversary of late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi who was assassinated on this day by the LTTE 31 years ago. Taking to Twitter, former…
