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AIMIM MLA’s Instagram post on Hyderabad communal clash unavailable in India

Hyderabad: A video of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MLA Majid Hussain is now not available in India, the leader said. The post was on the late-night attack in Hyderabad’s Mehdipatnam area,…
UP school dropout rates at three per cent now, claims Yogi Adityanath

Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said the school dropout rates in Uttar Pradesh have reduced to 3 per cent, asserting that his government will bring it down to zero. He…

Why is PM Modi silent? He should apologise to stduents: Rahul on paper leak

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday, May 17, slammed Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for “failing” students across age groups amid the NEET-UG paper leak row and CBSE evaluation concerns, and…
RCB secure playoffs berth as PBKS slump to sixth straight defeat

Dharamsala: Royal Challengers Bengaluru held their nerve and survived a late onslaught to edge out Punjab Kings by 23 runs to become the first team to secure an IPL playoffs berth with…
Retired judge, lawyer son, booked for dowry harassment in Bhopal

Bhopal: A 33-year-old woman, identified as Twisha Sharma, was found hanging at her marital home in the Katara Hills area of Bhopal on May 12. Her family has alleged that she was…
Muslim salesmen in Metro showroom humiliated, called ‘jihadis’

Dehradun: A hate crime incident was reported from Uttarakhand‘s Dehradun City where Hindutva supporters walked into ‘Metro,’ a prominent shoe showroom, and called the Muslim workers ‘jihadis.’ A large number of Hindutva…
Varanasi iftar party case: Allahabad HC calls extortion claims ‘suspicious’

Allahabad: While announcing bail to eight of the 14 accused for allegedly having an iftar party on the Ganga river in Varanasi, the Allahabad High Court found the extortion allegations against the…

Cattle smuggler held in UP’s Meerut

Meerut: A cattle smuggler was injured in a police encounter in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Sunday, May 17. A country-made pistol and one live cartridge were recovered from…
No ‘jealousy’ against Vijay, meeting with Stalin was friendship call, says Rajini

Chennai: Superstar Rajinikanth on Sunday, May 17, dismissed claims that he was “jealous” of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay and clarified that his recent meeting with DMK president M K…
SC to hear pleas for reviewing wages of priests, temple staff

New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday, May 18, a plea to constitute a judicial commission or an expert committee to review the wages and other benefits given…
India becomes largest market for KitKat globally for Nestle

New Delhi: India has emerged as the largest market globally for KitKat, the iconic chocolate-coated wafer bar of Swiss food and confectionery major Nestlé, driven by strong consumer penetration, product innovation and…
Politics of intimidation, rising communalism in India: Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind chief

New Delhi: The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind has expressed serious concern over what it described as “rising communalism”, the “silence” of constitutional institutions and an increasing “politics of intimidation” allegedly directed at Muslims and…
SriLankan Airlines accuses Indian employees of Rs 2.2 crore fraud

Colombo: SriLankan Airlines has accused several Indian employees based in its Chennai office of misappropriating funds worth Rs 22 million. In a statement issued on Saturday, May 16, the Sri Lankan flag…
Woman arrested for filing multiple fake rape cases in Belagavi

Belagavi: Police in Belagavi have arrested a woman accused of allegedly filing multiple false rape and cheating cases against police officers, influential persons and private individuals as part of an extortion racket…
Pakistan Army hits back at Gen Dwivedi, urges India to ‘co-exist’

Islamabad: The Pakistan Army on Sunday, May 17, criticised Indian Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi’s recent remarks, while urging New Delhi to learn to “co-exist” peacefully. Gen Dwivedi on Saturday said that…