India
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Mumbai: Most employees of BEST’s private operators rejoin work after strike
Mumbai: Most employees of private operators of BEST, Mumbai’s civic transport body, re-joined duty by Wednesday evening, a day after their weeklong strike was called off, a senior official said. Brihanmumbai Electric…
- Politics
Must make India BJP-free in upcoming elections: Karnataka Dy CM Shivakumar
Bengaluru: Must make ‘BJP-free India’ in the upcoming elections, said Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday adding that “we should throw Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) out of the country like…
- India
If married woman does not object, relationship is consensual: Allahabad HC
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has observed that if a married woman “with prior experience in sexual relations” does not express objection, it cannot be deemed that her intimate involvement with a…
- Politics
PM Modi to reply to no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha today
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will mark his presence in the Lok Sabha on August 10 to reply to the no-confidence motion moved by the Opposition against the NDA government, Defence…
- Politics
‘Mohabbat ki Dukaan’: Opposition defends Rahul’s ‘flying kiss’ gesture in LS
New Delhi: Amid an uproar in the Lok Sabha over a “flying kiss” by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, his party and INDIA leaders defended the gesture, saying the Gandhi scion has been…
- India
Govt expects to implement new data protection law within 10 months
New Delhi: The government is expecting to implement the Digital Personal Data Protection law within 10 months, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday. The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the…
- India
BJP MP slams Lalan Singh after he questions govt on Manipur situation
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ram Kripal Yadav on Wednesday hit back at Janata Dal-United (JD-U) MP Rajiv Ranjan Singh, also known as Lalan Singh, after he took a swipe…
- India
TMC terms Rahul’s LS speech in Parliament as ‘straight from heart’
Kolkata: The TMC on Wednesday praised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for raising the Manipur issue in Parliament by “speaking from the heart”, and criticised Union Home Minister Amit Shah for attempting to…
- India
Smoke on Tirupati-Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express triggers panic
Amaravati: Smoke in Tirupati-Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express triggered panic among passengers in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore district on Wednesday. The train was stopped at Manubolu after the loco pilot was alerted by the…
- India
Amit Shah appeals for peace in Manipur, says attempts to politicise issue shameful
New Delhi: Appealing with “folded hands” for an end to the three-month-long cycle of violence in Manipur, Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday urged warring Kuki and Meitei communities to hold talks,…
- India
‘Shameful’ that Amit Shah questioning ‘timing’ of release of Manipur video: Jairam
New Delhi: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said it was “shameful” that Home Minister Amit Shah questioned the “timing” of the release of a video of two women being paraded naked…
- India
CBI takes over probe into CAPFs recruitment in Bengal through forged documents
New Delhi: The CBI has taken over the investigation into alleged illegal recruitment of Central Armed Police Forces personnel in West Bengal on the basis of forged documents, officials said on Wednesday.…
- India
Tiranga yatra in J-K’s Srinagar on August 13
Srinagar: A Tiranga’ yatra will be taken out here on August 13 to pay homage to the freedom fighters and soldiers who have sacrificed their lives for the nation, an official spokesperson…
- World
India-born college student is first Republican to enter US Senate race in Wisconsin
Washington: India-born college student Rejani Raveendran has announced her senate candidacy for the US state of Wisconsin, becoming the first Republican to officially get in the race against Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin.…
- India
Priyanka accuses BJP of ‘divide & rule’; asks people to say ‘hate should quit India’
New Delhi: On the Quit India movement’s anniversary, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday accused the BJP of deploying “divide and rule” policy and urged people to say hate, inflation and…