News
-
Supertech twin tower demolition: A year on, no action yet against erring officials
Noida: A year ago, exactly on this day, the twin towers of Supertech were demolished at around 2.30 p.m. on the orders of the Supreme Court. The top court had ordered demolition…
-
Nuh: Hindu groups burn Khattar’s effigy over ‘Shobha Yatra’ restrictions
Gurugram: A section of Hindu groups on Monday raised slogans against Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar after the state government did not allow a full-fledged Shobha Yatra in the tension-stuck district…
-
‘Illegal’: Nitish Kumar on Samrat Chaudhary’s Independence statement
Patna: A day after BJP’s Bihar President Samrat Chaudhary claimed that the country did not achieve independence in 1947 but in 1977, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday dismissed his statement. “He…
-
Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi shifted to Sabarmati Jail in Rs 195 cr drugs case
Ahmedabad: Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, who is an accused in the high-profile murder case of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, was transferred to the high-security ward at Sabarmati Central Jail here. The move comes…
-
Intensity, frequency of tropical cyclones to rise in Indian Ocean: Study
New Delhi: The intensity and frequency of tropical cyclones are expected to increase in the north Indian Ocean, warns a study led by an international team of scientists including those from India.…
-
Poll machinery in AP not allowed to functioning freely: Chandrababu to CEC
New Delhi: The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president and former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, Chandrababu Naidu, on Monday, August 28, approached the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) over ‘large irregularities’ in…
-
Maha: Bawankule slams Uddhav over comments on Fadnavis, warns of a backlash
Nagpur: Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Monday slammed Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray for his disparaging comments against Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Thackeray had allegedly made the…
-
Thailand’s employment growth slows despite tourism recovery
Bangkok: Thailand’s employment growth slowed in the second quarter of this year as droughts affected farming despite improvements in the vital tourism sector with an inflow of foreign visitors, official data showed…
-
Andhra Pradesh govt to recruit 597 candidates under Group-I, II posts
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government on Monday issued an order to fill 597 vacant posts under Group-I and Group-II services across various departments in the state. Of the 597 vacancies that have…
-
32-year-old man dies of electrocution in Karnataka
Bengaluru: A man died of electrocution while operating a washing machine in Raichur district of Karnataka on Monday. The deceased was identified as Nagendra (32). The incident took place in Durga camp…
-
FIR lodged against teacher for making religious remarks in Delhi school
New Delhi: An FIR has been registered against a government school teacher for allegedly making derogatory religious remarks in a classroom at a school in East Delhi, the police said on Monday.…
-
Telangana: BRS may suspend Hanumanth Rao for remarks against Harish
Hyderabad: The top brass of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) is considering the suspension of Myanampally Hanumanth Rao from the party due to his alleged public statements against Minister Harish Rao and the…
-
VHP leader, seers pray at Nuh temple as town wears deserted look
Nuh: Amid tight security that included house arrests and restrictions on people entering this communally sensitive Nuh district, some members from Hindu groups offered prayers at key temples on Monday but were…
-
MP: 19,000 patwaris go on strike seeking higher pay, perks
Bhopal: Some 19,000 revenue department staffers called patwaris on Monday went on an indefinite strike seeking hike in salary and perks. These patwaris oversee land mutation and caste certificate issuance processes. Also…
-
Centre opposes Bihar caste-based survey in Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday was told by the Union government that nobody except it is entitled to conduct a census or any exercise akin to a census. A short…
