India
- Middle East
250 Indian Jews from Manipur, Mizoram reach Israel; 1,200 more to reach
Jerusalem: Some 250 Jews from north-east India have landed in Israel as part of an initiative announced by the government here last year to bring all remaining members of the community to…
- India
SC permits abortion of minor’s 28-week pregnancy, invokes reproductive autonomy
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, April 24, permitted a 15-year-old girl to terminate her 28-week pregnancy and held that making a woman continue with her unwanted pregnancy will be a…
- Telangana
Learning about Telangana rehabilitation plan, woman Maoist surrenders
Hyderabad: An 18 -year-old woman member of the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist) from from Madhya Pradesh on Friday, April 24, surrendered before the Mulugu Superintendent of Police (SP). The woman…
- India
Opposition move fresh notice seeking removal of Gyanesh Kumar in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Opposition parties on Friday, April 24, submitted a fresh notice in the Rajya Sabha seeking a motion for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, sources said. The fresh…
- India
Barrier-free tolling on several NHs across country from Dec: Gadkari
New Delhi: Seamless, barrier-free tolling on several national highways across the country will be implemented by December, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday. Addressing the second edition of…
- Hate Crime
Jihadi pigs: BJP leader urges women to have 4 kids to combat Muslim ‘breeding’
Meerut: Udita Tyagi, the regional secretary of the BJP Mahila Morcha in Western Uttar Pradesh, made crude Islamophobic remarks, addressing Muslims as “jihadi pigs, who engage in mass breeding.” Speaking to reporters at the PVS…
- India
FIR ordered against Abhijit Mitra over abusive slurs against Newslaundry journos
New Delhi: A Delhi Court on Wednesday, April 22, ordered the registration of a first information report against commentator Abhijit Iyer Mitra after a complaint was filed by news platform Newslaundry’s Editorial…
- Entertainment
Rihanna returns to Mumbai : Fans excited over her glamorous arrival
Hyderabad: Global music star Rihanna created a huge buzz after arriving in Mumbai on Thursday night for a special Fenty Beauty event. Her visit quickly became one of the biggest entertainment stories,…
- World
India approves Rs 30 billion withdrawal to Maldives under SAARC swap
Male: India has approved the first withdrawal of Rs 30 billion under its continuing economic and financial assistance to Maldives, according to the Indian High Commission here. The funds are being released…
- India
Bihar govt under Samrat Choudhary to seek trust vote Friday
Patna: The recently installed BJP-led government in Bihar is all set to seek a vote of confidence in the state legislative assembly on Friday, April 24. According to the schedule of legislative…
- India
Hosabale dismisses ‘KKK’ label for RSS
Washington: RSS is not an Indian version of the Ku Klux Klan, the American white supremacist group, RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale said in Washington, highlighting the organisation’s work across different spheres…
- India
EC issues fresh post-poll guidelines for West Bengal assembly polls
Kolkata: The Election Commission issued a fresh set of post-poll guidelines for the West Bengal assembly elections, laying down strict protocols for handling surveillance cameras and video data after voting concludes, a…
- India
Rajasthan sailor stranded in Strait of Hormuz, family loses contact
Jaipur: A family in Sri Ganganagar has been going tense after reports emerged that a Merchant Navy officer from the district is stranded aboard a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz…
- India
Congress deploys special teams for vote counting oversight in Assam
Guwahati: The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has constituted seven specialised teams to oversee the vote counting process for the recently concluded Assembly elections in the state, with counting scheduled for May…
- India
India can’t be Vishwaguru until Muslims get justice: Asaduddin Owaisi
Bhuj: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday, April 23, said that India cannot become a “Vishwaguru” (guide to the world) unless Muslims in the country get justice, as…