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Indian low-cost airline launches 3 new routes from Abu Dhabi

India’s largest low-cost airline, IndiGo, has announced the recent launch of direct flights to three Indian cities—Mangaluru (IXE), Tiruchirappalli (TRZ), and Coimbatore (CJB)—from Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International Airport (AUH). In a statement,…
Doctor murder: Cal HC adjourns hearing in PILs since SC seized of the matter

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday adjourned till September 4 the joint hearing of several PILs over the alleged rape and murder of a doctor in RG Kar Medical College and…

Delhi court seeks NIA’s response on Engineer Rashid’s bail plea

New Delhi: A Delhi court has sought the National Investigation Agency’s response on an application filed by jailed Kashmiri parliamentarian Rashid Engineer seeking regular bail. Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer…
Rajnath Singh to embark on four-day US visit for high-level defence talks

New Delhi: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will embark on an official visit to the United States from August 23 to 26, at the invitation of US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin,…
Wayanad landslides: Banks have taken steps to help survivors, says Kerala CM

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that steps to rehabilitate survivors of the landslides in Wayanad district were progressing and as part of it, banks have decided to refund EMIs…
Teacher molests six schoolgirls in Maha’s Akola, arrested

Akola: Amid the raging controversy over the sexual abuse of two girls in Badlapur’s reputed school, a 42-year-old schoolteacher was arrested in Maharashtra’s Akola district for repeatedly molesting six Class 8 girl…
Kolkata doctor case: Sandip Ghosh at CBI office, police also summons him

Kolkata: Former principal of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata Dr Sandip Ghosh, on Wednesday, reached the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) office here despite being summoned by the…

Badlapur: Internet suspended, schools remain shut after protest against sexual abuse

Thane: In the wake of a massive protest at Badlapur in Maharashtra’s Thane district over the alleged sexual abuse of two kindergarten girls, internet services in the town were suspended while most…
Tribal woman gangraped in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh; six held

Raigarh: A 27-year-old tribal woman was raped allegedly by six men in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place on Monday in a village under Pusaur police…
PM Modi embarks on three-day visit to Poland, Ukraine

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embarked on a three-day visit to Poland and Ukraine to lay the foundation for stronger bilateral ties with the two nations. He will first arrive…
Doctor’s rape: TMC MP vows to back ‘people’s protest’

Kolkata: TMC MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy may have avoided further confrontation with his party’s government in West Bengal after deleting a social media post on the alleged rape and murder of a…
BSP extends support to Bharat Bandh against top court order on sub-classification of SCs

Lucknow: The Bahujan Samaj Party on Wednesday extended support to the day-long Bharat Bandh called by some Dalit and Adivasi groups to protest against the Supreme Court’s recent verdict on the sub-classification…
Karnataka to set up task force for safety of doctors, paramedical staff

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has convened a meeting with medical organisations here in the aftermath of the incident of the rape and murder of a woman doctor in Kolkata, and announced the…
Teacher accused of showing obscene videos to girl students; case registered

Akola: A case was registered on Tuesday against a 47-year-old government school teacher in Maharashtra’s Akola district after a few girl students alleged that he had been harassing them by showing them…
RJD to support Bharat Bandh on Aug 21

Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has announced its support for the Bharat Bandh scheduled on August 21 which has been called by the Aarakshan Bachao Sangharsh Samiti. This bandh call has been…