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Tamil Nadu: No alliance with NDA, TVK to go alone says Vijay
Dismissing speculation about the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) aligning with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, party president Vijay on Wednesday asserted that there would be…
- India
SC dissolves NRI marriage, refuses to recognise US decree
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dissolved the marriage between an NRI couple, invoking its extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to ensure “complete justice” after holding that the relationship…
- India
All Indian seafarers safe in Middle East: Ministry of Ports
New Delhi: All Indian seafarers in the Middle East region are safe, and no shipping incident involving Indian-flagged vessels has been reported in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping…
- Hate Crime
Islamophobic Ola driver said he beat up, intimidated passengers: SC lawyer
A Supreme Court advocate, Dr Saif Mahmood, reported an alarming incident in which an Ola driver glorified violence and deliberately intimidated Muslim passengers in New Delhi. In a letter addressed to Ola…
- Hyderabad
LPG panic spikes demand by 20k cylinders, prices soar to Rs 5k in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The fear of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) shortage has sent Hyderabad households and eateries into a frenzy, with black marketers having a field day. Over 20,000 cylinders more than the usual average…
- World
US dangles free tickets, USD 2,600 to lure ‘illegal aliens’ to deport to India
The United States Department of Homeland Security, on Wednesday, March 18, announced a “historic opportunity” for those staying illegally in the country to self-deport without any fines and instead get a bonus…
- India
Kathua rape-murder: HC rejects mastermind’s plea to suspend life sentence
Chandigarh: The mastermind behind the 2018 rape and murder of an eight-year-old in Kathua does not deserve the “concession of suspension of sentence at this stage”, the Punjab and Haryana High Court…
- India
Acid thrown on Class 6 girl in Maharashtra, accused on the run
Ahilyanagar: Acid was thrown at a 13-year-old girl by an unidentified assailant in Maharashtra‘s Ahilyanagar district on Tuesday, March 17. The girl suffered from severe facial burn injuries and is undergoing treatment.…
- India
Allocate 60 pc seats on any flight free of charge: Govt to airlines
New Delhi: In a bid to further enhance ease of air travel, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Wednesday that a minimum of 60 per cent of seats on any flight…
- India
Kharge bids farewell to Rajya Sabha retirees, calls for rule review
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday, March 18, bid farewell to retiring members and called for a review of the rules of procedure and conduct…
- India
Three children among nine of family killed in fire in Delhi
New Delhi: As many as Nine members of a family, including three children, died after a fire broke out in a multi-storey residential building in southwest Delhi’s Palam area on Wednesday, March…
- World
Nirav Modi seeks to reopen UK extradition case over torture risk
London: Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi’s application hearing seeking permission to reopen his extradition appeal concluded in the High Court in London, with claims that he faces a “real risk of torture”…
- India
I-PAC raid row: SC to hear ED plea on Mamata Banerjee interference
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India is scheduled to hear a plea on Wednesday, March 18, filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), alleging interference by West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee,…
- India
Madhya Pradesh: Seven killed in fire at house in Indore
Indore: Seven persons were killed when a fire broke out after an explosion at an electric car charging point outside a three-storey house in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore city early on Wednesday,March 18…
- India
Three die from suspected toxic gas in Raipur hospital septic tank
Raipur: Three persons died, apparently due to inhalation of toxic gases, inside a septic tank at a private hospital here late Tuesday, March 17, evening, police said. The incident took place at…