India
India News: Siasat.com brings you Latest News and Updates on Business, Movies, Real Estate News in all latest news on entertainment, gossip, technology, business and more
-
INDIA bloc will be unaffected if Champai Soren joins BJP: Congress leader
Jamshedpur: Amid speculation that former Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren could join the BJP, Congress leader Ajoy Kumar claimed on Sunday, August 18, that the ruling INDIA bloc in the state would not…
-
Haryana CM accuses congress of corruption and lack of development
Chandigarh: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini alleged on Sunday, August 18, that corruption flourished under previous Congress governments and that the party is “known to work for commissions.” Hitting out at…
-
Mumbai: Two held after assault on woman doctor at Sion hospital
Mumbai: Police have booked three persons, including two women, and detained two of them after a female doctor was allegedly assaulted at civic-run Sion hospital in the early hours of Sunday, August 18,…
-
Asaduddin Owaisi raises concern over wage hike for cooks under PM’s scheme
Hyderabad: President of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday, August 18, raised concerns over the lack of wage increments for cooks under the PM Poshan scheme.…
-
SC takes cognisance of Kolkata rape-murder case, hearing on Aug 20
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s R G Kar Medical College and Hospital. According to the…
-
Bihar elderly man thrashed by mob over cow smuggling suspicion
In yet another incident of violence by cow vigilantes, an elderly Muslim man was brutally attacked by a mob on Sunday, August 17, in Samastipur, Bihar, reportedly on suspicion of cow smuggling.…
-
Rajasthan: House of Udaipur stabbing accused razed amid communal tensions
The district administration of Rajasthan’s Udaipur on Saturday, August 17, demolished the house of a boy accused of stabbing a classmate. The authorities justified this action and claimed the house was illegally…
-
FSSAI to check microplastic contamination in Indian foods
New Delhi: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Sunday launched an innovative project to tackle the growing concern of microplastic contamination in food. Microplastics are tiny pieces of…
-
NCPCR chief questions ‘radical’ curriculum in Bihar madrasas, demands UN probe
New Delhi: NCPCR Chairman Priyank Kanoongo on Sunday raised serious concerns over the “radical” curriculum in government-funded madrasas of Bihar and the enrolment of Hindu children in such schools. He also questioned…
-
Refugees denied citizenship rights due to appeasement policy of Cong-led govts: Shah
Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said a large number refugees were denied citizenship rights in the country due to the appeasement policy of past governments led by the Congress…
-
Harbhajan Singh calls for ‘justice and introspection’ over Kolkata medic’s rape-murder
New Delhi: Cricketer-turned-politician Harbhajan Singh shared his “deep pain, anguish and intense outrage” over brutalising a Kolkata-based junior doctor that has led to nation-wide protests in demand for justice. The Aam Aadmi…
-
Karunanidhi a towering figure in Indian politics, society: PM Modi
Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed late DMK President and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M Karunanidhi as a “towering figure” in Indian politics, literature and society. The late leader’s…
-
EAM Jaishankar in Kuwait, to discuss bilateral ties
Kuwait: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar received a warm welcome from Kuwait’s Foreign Minister, Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya, upon his arrival there on Sunday. Jaishankar acknowledged the warm reception in a post on…
-
Orange alert issued in three Kerala districts as southwest monsoon intensifies
Thiruvananthapuram: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for three districts of Kerala on Sunday. The alert was issued in Kottayam, Idukki and Kozhikode districts, which have been receiving heavy…
-
Doctor murder: CBI keen to know call details of ex-principal of hospital
Kolkata: The investigating officers of the CBI are looking into the call details and chats of former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Sandip Ghosh, in connection with their probe…
