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- India
Atiq Ahmed, brother Ashraf taken to Police custody in Prayagraj
Prayagraj: Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday brought Mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf to Dhoomanganj Police Station in Prayagraj after Prayagraj Chief Judicial Magistrate court sent them to four-day police custody.…
- India
Gadkari bats for public transport, says road traffic generates 40% air pollution
Mumbai: Making a strong case for improving and promoting the use of public transport, Union Minister for Highways Nitin Gadkari said that road transport alone is responsible for 40 percent of the…
- India
‘Different India’ now capable of meeting security challenges: Jaishankar
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday said that forces troubling India for long are now aware that this is a “different India”, which is capable of giving them a…
- Middle East
Qatar Airways offers 10% discounts on flights from India, eight other countries
Doha: The Qatari flag carrier, Qatar Airways on Wednesday announced the launch of discounted flights to any destination across the airline’s operated destinations, originating from nine select countries including India. The offer…
- India
Prez pays tribute to martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh massacre
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday paid tributes to the martyrs of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Hundreds of people protesting peacefully against the Rowlatt Act, which granted the colonial administration repressive…
- India
India reports more than 10,000 new Covid 19 case
New Delhi: India recorded a single-day rise of 10,158 coronavirus cases, highest in nearly eight months, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The number of active cases has increased to 44,998,…
- India
Jharkhand: Union min, ex-CMs among 41 BJP members booked for Sec 144 violation
Ranchi: An FIR was registered against 41 BJP leaders and workers, including Union minister Arjun Munda and former chief ministers Raghubar Das and Babulal Marandi, for violating prohibitory orders during the saffron…
- India
V D Savarkar’s grandson approaches court with criminal defamation complaint against Rahul
Pune: Late Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar’s grandson on Wednesday approached a court here in Maharashtra with a criminal defamation complaint against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accusing him of making false allegations…
- India
LU student calls police after being denied entry in class for coming late
Lucknow: A woman student of MA (Arabic) first year created a furore in Lucknow University (LU) when she called the police after a teacher denied her entry into the classroom for coming…
- World
Indian-origin man arrested for allegedly stabbing sex worker in US
New York: A 26-year-old Indian-origin man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a sex worker at a New Jersey hotel following a disagreement over money, police said. Vineeth Ravuri of Jersey city…
- World
US lawmaker calls for India to join ‘team America’, abandon China-Russia axis
Washington: A US lawmaker of a key Congressional committee on the increasingly contentious relationship with China, called on India to choose “team America” over Russia and China. Jake Auchincloss, a two-term Democrat…
- Andhra Pradesh
Railways announces special trains between Visakhapatnam & Varanasi
Visakhapatnam: Railway Board announced special trains to be operated between Visakhapatnam and Varanasi during Ganga Pushkaralu and during the summer season, officials informed on Wednesday. “After special efforts by MP GVL Narasimha…
- India
After ‘Sneha Yatra’ on Easter, Kerala BJP workers to meet Muslims on Eid
Thiruvananthapuram: BJP workers in Kerala will visit the residences of Muslim community members in the state to exchange greetings on the occasion of Eid next week, a party source said on Wednesday.…
- India
Is there any study to show liquor consumption reduced after prohibition, SC asks Bihar govt
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday queried the Bihar government whether there is a study or any empirical data to show reduction in liquor consumption in the state after enactment of…
- India
Rana Kapoor gets bail in HDIL case, but will remain in jail
Mumbai: A Mumbai sessions court on Wednesday granted bail to Yes Bank co-founder Rana Kapoor in a Rs 900 crore money laundering case pertaining to a loan given to the Housing Development…