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Sharmila Thackeray backs besieged nephew Aditya Thackeray in Disha Salian case
Mumbai: In a pleasant surprise for the Thackeray clan, Sharmila Thackeray, the wife of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) President Raj Thackeray, has openly come out in support of her nephew Aditya Thackeray,…
- India
Mukhtar Ansari convicted in eighth case
Varanasi: A special MP-MLA court has convicted jailed mafia don Mukhtar Ansari in a case of threatening Mahavir Prasad Rungta, brother of coal businessman Nand Kishore Rungta in 1997. This will be…
- Education and Career
UGC issues stringent anti-ragging guidelines to educational institutions
Hyderabad: In a recent communication, Prof. Manish R. Joshi, Secretary of the University Grants Commission (UGC), reiterated the importance of curbing the menace of ragging in higher educational institutions. The UGC, in…
- World
US reaches H-1B visa cap for FY24
Washington: The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said it has received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the congressionally-mandated cap for the most-coveted H-1B visa for the fiscal year 2024.…
- India
Imam-e-Haram to lay foundation stone for Ayodhya mosque: Report
Imam-e-Haram is going to lay the foundation stone for the new Ayodhya mosque, recently named Masjid Mohammed Bin Abdullah. The mosque, located 25 km from Ayodhya in Dhannipur, is being constructed on…
- India
Shahi Idgah committee to move SC against Allahabad HC order
Mathura: The Muslim side in the Krishna Janambhoomi case has decided to move the Supreme Court against the order of the Allahabad High Court allowing a court-monitored survey of the Shahi Idgah…
- India
Oman Sultan to arrive in India today for three-day state visit
New Delhi: The Head of State of the Sultanate of Oman, Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, will be arriving in India today on Friday for his three-day state visit. He comes with a…
- India
After 7 months, 64 bodies of riot victims in Manipur handed over to kin
Imphal: The bodies of 64 victims, which have been lying in morgues of different hospitals since ethnic riots broke out in Manipur more than seven months ago, were handed over to their…
- India
Karnataka HC asks to remove encroachments of Bahmani Sultans’ fort
Kalaburagi: The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the Kalaburagi district authorities to remove encroachments from the historical fort of Bahmani Sultans in the city. The High Court bench in Kalaburagi instructed…
- Business
Adani Group to invest Rs 8,700 crore in Bihar
Patna: The Adani Group will invest Rs 8,700 crore in Bihar, a senior official of the company said during the Bihar Business Connect-2023, a two-day global investors summit that concluded on Thursday.…
- News
2020 Delhi riots: Court rejects bail plea of man who pointed gun at cop
New Delhi: A court here on Thursday dismissed the bail plea of Shahrukh Pathan, who hogged media spotlight as he pointed a pistol at a policeman and threatened to kill him during…
- India
Out of 678 candidates in 5 states, 253 have criminal cases, maximum from Congress
New Delhi: Out of 678 winning candidates analysed from the five states of Rajasthan, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram that went to the polls recently, 253 have declared criminal cases against…
- Bollywood
SC stays operation of sentence awarded to actor Jayapradha in ESIC case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the operation of actor and former Lok Sabha MP Jayapradha’s sentence in a case in which she was awarded six-month simple imprisonment for not…
- India
Parliament security breach: Delhi court sends four to 7-day police custody
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday sent four accused persons, arrested in connection with the Parliament security breach case, to seven days’ police custody. The accused individuals — Sagar Sharma, Manoranjan…
- India
Mahadev App: Maha govt forms SIT to probe Dawood brother’s involvement
Nagpur: Maharashtra government on Thursday formed a Special Investigating Team (SIT) to probe the involvement of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’s brother, Mustakim, in the Mahadev App case. The Mahadev App is known…