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Manipur health centre torched by unidentified assailants

Imphal: A primary health centre in Manipur’s restive Jiribam district was burnt down by unidentified armed attackers, and an exchange of fire took place between two groups, police said on Thursday. …
Karnataka: 2 groups clash during Ganesh idol procession, 52 held

Nagamangala: Clashes broke out between two groups during a Ganesh idol immersion procession here following which mobs went on a rampage targeting several shops and vehicles leading to a tense situation. Police…

UP: Kalim Siddiqui, Umar Gautam, 12 others get life imprisonment in religious conversion case

Lucknow: A special NIA-Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) court in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday awarded life sentence to 12 people, including Islamic preacher Maulana Kalim Siddiqui and Islamic Da’wah Centre founder Mohammed Umar Gautam,…
RG Kar protests: Bengal govt sends fresh invite for talks to protesting doctors

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Secretary Manoj Pant sent a fresh communique to the protesting junior doctors giving a fresh deadline to send a delegation to the state secretariat Nabanna by 5 p.m.…
Veteran politician Sitaraman Yechury passes away at 72

CPI(M) general secretary and former Rajya Sabha MP Sitaram Yechury passed away on Thursday, September 12, after a prolonged illness. He was 72. On September 10, the veteran politician was admitted to…
Chhattisgarh: Naxalites hang two villagers for being ‘police informers’

Bijapur: Naxalites hanged two men to death in a remote village in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, accusing them of being police informers, police said. The police have received information about the incident…
UAE bank likely to acquire significant stake in Indian lender, says envoy

An Abu-Dhabi based bank is likely to acquire a significant stake in an Indian bank, United Arab Emirates (UAE) envoy to India Abdulnasser Alshaali told CNBC TV-18. In the interview, the envoy…

MP: 2 Army officers attacked, their female friend raped by miscreants

Mhow: Miscreants attacked two young Army officers and their two women friends and also raped one of them when they were out on a picnic in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore district in the…
PM Modi’s Ganpati puja at CJI’s home raises concern

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to perform Ganpati Puja at the House of Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud has sparked controversy concerning the separation of powers between the…
UAE extradites key operator of int’l gold smuggling racket to India

New Delhi: A key operator of an international gold smuggling racket with an Interpol Red Notice against him was brought from the UAE on Tuesday in an operation coordinated by the CBI…
RG Kar tragedy: CBI collects teeth impression of accused Sanjay Roy

Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials have collected the teeth impression of civic volunteer Sanjay Roy, who has been arrested for the rape and murder of a junior doctor of…
Indian army departs for Oman to participate in Exercise Al Najah

New Delhi: The Indian Army contingent has departed for Oman to participate in the 5th edition of India-Oman Joint Military Exercise Al Najah. The exercise is scheduled to be conducted at Rabkoot…
Watch: UAE envoy hosts gathering to celebrate Eid Milad-un-Nabi in Delhi

New Delhi: UAE Ambassador to India, Abdulnasser Alshaali, hosted a gathering to celebrate Eid Milad-un-Nabi, the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammed, in Delhi on Wednesday. Envoys of several nations, including Pakistan, Syria,…
SC to pronounce verdict on Friday on CM Kejriwal’s bail plea

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will pronounce on Friday its verdict on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and seeking bail in…
Sensex, Nifty trade higher amid positive global cues

Mumbai: Indian equity indices opened in the green on Thursday, following positive global cues from Asian and US markets. At 9:54 a.m., Sensex was up 236 points or 0.29 per cent at…