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Maliwal ‘assault’: BJP Mahila Morcha protests near Kejriwal’s residence

New Delhi: Delhi BJP Mahila Morcha members staged a protest near Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence on Friday morning over the alleged assault on AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal by his…
HM Amit Shah urges Kashmiri delegations not to vote for dynastic parties

Srinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has told various delegations during his two-day visit to Kashmir that they should not vote for dynastic parties. The Home Minister met delegations of the Pahari…

Amit Shah objects to KTR’s ‘south is different country’ remark

Hyderabad: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday slammed leaders of the opposition parties making remarks on the “north-south” divide in the country and called them “objectionable”. He made the remarks during…
New Netherlands coalition plans to move embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

Amsterdam: The future right-wing coalition in the Netherlands on Thursday announced a radical change of course, including a crackdown on immigration as well as controversial plans to move the country’s embassy in…
Andhra post poll violence: EC suspends police chiefs of Palnadu, Anantapur

Amaravati: Taking serious note of post-poll violence in Andhra Pradesh, the Election Commission of India on Thursday suspended the Superintendents of Police of Palnadu and Anantapur districts and transferred the District Collector…
Lalu’s daughter seeks to wrest back her father’s stronghold Saran

Saran: Sitting BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy’s remark that “my name could enter record books for winning against the maximum number of members of one family” has set the political mood in…
Lecturing India on human rights would not work: Indian American lawmakers

Washington: Reiterating that they would continue to raise the issue of human rights in India with its leadership, Indian American lawmakers on Thursday, however, said that lecturing New Delhi on this issue…

Mercury breaches 45 degrees mark in UP

Lucknow: For the first time this season, the maximum temperature in the state crossed the 45-degree Celsius mark. Kanpur was the hottest at 45.1 degrees Celsius on Thursday, while the temperature in…
PDP’s Srinagar candidate Waheed Para booked for violation of model poll code

Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate from the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency, Waheed ur Rehman Para was booked on Thursday for violation of the model code of conduct (MCC), officials said. Officials…
IMD Hyderabad forecasts thunderstorms; Telangana CM puts officials on alert

Hyderabad: India Meteorological Department (IMD) Hyderabad has forecasted thunderstorms, lightning, squalls, and other severe weather conditions in Telangana for the next five days. The weather department has issued a yellow alert for…
Mumbai hoarding collapse: Accused held after being on run for 3 days

Mumbai: An advertising firm’s director, whose company put up the giant billboard whose collapse claimed 16 lives in Mumbai, was arrested on Thursday by police from Udaipur in Rajasthan, three days after…
Indore civic body drops ‘military-like’ uniform of its anti-encroachment squad

Indore: The Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) has said that it would withdraw the new uniform of its anti-encroachment squad after the opposition Congress alleged that it resembled military fatigues and amounted to…
Telangana CM asks departments to increase state’s revenues

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday directed all revenue-generating departments to work in coordination to increase the state’s revenues. He asked officials to set monthly targets to achieve annual…
BJP concerned over cases of crime against women in Karnataka

Mysuru: Karnataka BJP leaders have expressed concerns over the recent cases of crime against women in the state. Speaking to reporters in Mysuru on Thursday, Karnataka’s Leader of the Opposition (LoP) R.…
Maliwal ‘assault’ case: Police register FIR, Kejriwal’s aide named as accused

New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Thursday registered an FIR in connection with the alleged assault on AAP MP Swati Maliwal by an aide of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, even as the…