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Dera Sacha Sauda chief Ram Rahim granted 40-day parole

Chandigarh: Jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, serving a 20-year jail term for raping two of his disciples, has been granted a 40-day parole, sources said on Tuesday. Singh…
Bus services hit as transport workers begin strike across Karnataka, passengers stranded

Bengaluru: Employees of Karnataka’s state-owned transport corporations began an indefinite strike on Tuesday morning, severely affecting public bus services across the state and leaving passengers in the lurch. The unions went ahead…

India responds to Donald Trump’s threat to impose hefty tariffs

New Delhi: The Indian government on Monday said that the targeting of the country by the US over Russian oil purchase is unjustified and unreasonable, after American President Donald Trump threatened to…
Shibu Soren’s last rites today in Nemra Village; Rahul Gandhi, Kharge to attend

New Delhi: The last rites of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) founder and former Chief Minister Shibu Soren will be performed on Tuesday at 2 p.m. in his native village, Nemra, near Barka…
Delhi govt tables bill to regulate fee hikes by private schools in Assembly

New Delhi: Education Minister Ashish Sood on Monday tabled a bill to regulate fee hikes by private schools in Delhi on the first day of the Monsoon session of the Assembly, claiming…
PM Modi to address NDA parliamentary meeting on Tuesday

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the BJP-led NDA parliamentary party meeting on Tuesday, a get-together of the ruling alliance’s MPs which is being held after a considerable gap. The…
Veteran Malayalam filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan triggers castiest remarks

Thiruvananthapuram: Veteran filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan on Sunday, August 3, said the current practice of the Kerala State Film Development Corporation (KSFDC) providing Rs 1.5 crore to prospective filmmakers from SC/ST has not…

Coaching institute launches first international study centre in Kuwait

Jaipur: Competitive examination coaching institute, Motion Education, has launched its first international study centre in Kuwait, an official said on Monday. The centre aims to deliver personalised coaching to Indian students in…
Odisha student self immolation case: ABVP state leader arrested

The joint secretary of Odisha Akhil Bharatiya Vidharthi Parishad (ABVP) and another have been arrested on Sunday, August 3, in connection with the self-immolation case of a 20-year-old female student of Fakir…
CPI leader D Raja writes to PM, seeks restoration of J&K statehood

New Delhi: Communist Party of India general secretary D Raja on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to bring a bill in the ongoing Monsoon Session to restore the…
JK: Jammu University student held for supplying illegal arms to gangsters

Jammu: A Jammu Central University student from Bihar was arrested on the charges of supplying illegal arms to gangsters in Jammu and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Monday.…
Two arrested in Maharashtra for discussing ‘jihad’ in WhatsApp group

Mumbai: Two members of a WhatsApp group were arrested following a joint operation by Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh police in Thane district on Monday, August 4, on charges of alleged radicalising people…
SC order paves way for holding local body polls with 27 pc OBC quota: Fadnavis

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said the Supreme Court’s order has paved the way for holding the elections to local bodies with a 27 per cent quota for OBCs.…
US will ‘substantially’ raise tariffs on India: Trump

New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump on Monday, August 4, said he will “substantially” raise tariffs paid by India to America, accusing the country of buying massive amounts of Russian oil and…
Dharmasthala mass burial: Skeletal remains found at new site

Karnataka: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged mass burial case in Karnataka‘s Dharmasthala on Monday, August 4, recovered multiple skeletal remains from a new site identified by the anonymous complainant,…