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Mohd Junaid reaches Ranchi to support Jharkhand student protests
Ranchi: Mohammad Junaid, who gained attention for feeding protesters at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, arrived in Jharkhand’s Ranchi to extend similar support to students protesting government recruitment exam irregularities. Videos from the…
- India
BRICS Culture Working Group begins with focus on AI and Heritage
Bhopal: The four-day BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) Culture Working Group meeting began in Bhopal on Wednesday, August 5, with discussions revolving around initiatives to advance cultural cooperation on the…
- India
SC allows Asaram to engage trained care taker of his choice
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, August 6, denied interim bail as of now to self-styled godman Asaram, who is serving life sentence in a 2013 case of sexually assaulting a…
- Hate Crime
Police order mosques to remove loudspeakers in parts of Bengal
Kolkata: In parts of West Bengal, police approached mosques and verbally ordered them to limit and take down loudspeakers, and install sound boxes after removing the loudspeakers from the top of the…
- Sports
Three Indians make finals of World Athletics U20 Championships
Eugene: Javelin throwers Ashish Yadav and T Dharanidharan along with discus thrower Amanat Kamboj qualified for the final rounds in a decent opening day performance by the Indians at the World Athletics…
- India
Active monsoon to bring heavy downpour to Bengal districts: IMD
Kolkata: The IMD on Thursday, August 6, forecast heavy rain in some places across West Bengal till August 7 owing to an active monsoon and favourable wind pattern. Very heavy precipitation is…
- India
Atiq Ahmad’s youngest son killed in road accident in UP’s Jhansi
Jhansi: Aban Ahmad, the youngest son of slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad, and his friend were killed after their SUV crashed into a road divider in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi district on Thursday, August…
- India
Zepto, BookMyShow among 9 platforms fined for ‘dark patterns’
Hyderabad: Nine digital platforms, including BookMyShow, Zepto, Physics Wallah, and IndiGo, were penalised for using “dark patterns” or deceptive practices to manipulate consumers into decisions they would not have usually made. The…
- India
YouTubers enter Saurav Das’ residence in Delhi, complaint filed
New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) chief spokesperson Saurav Das on Wednesday, August 5, alleged that a group of YouTubers and mediapersons entered his residence and filmed its interiors, prompting him to…
- India
Opposition protests Ram temple donation row in Parliament
New Delhi: Opposition MPs protested in Parliament House complex on Thursday, August 6, against the alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya and “police excesses” against student protesters. Amid…
- Delhi
Kejriwal says social media account restricted in India
New Delhi: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday, August 6, said his social media account has been restricted in India and questioned Meta over the reason behind the restriction. In a…
- India
Heavy rain lashes Delhi; IMD issues orange alert
New Delhi: Heavy rain drenched parts of the national capital on Thursday morning, prompting the weather office to issue an orange alert forecasting moderate to heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms through the…
- India
Former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal convicted of rape in 2013 case
In a major setback to former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal, the Bombay High Court on Thursday, August 6, convicted him of raping a colleague in 2013, setting aside his acquittal by a…
- India
India, Africa powerful force for global progress: Jaishankar
New Delhi: Africa is India’s partner and its “priority”, and whether one speaks of a multipolar world order or of a reformed multilateralism, it will happen only when the continent is “given…
- India
Rahul Gandhi’s Prayagraj event loses venue
Prayagraj: The Kayastha Pathshala Trust has revoked permission for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ programme, scheduled to be held at KP Ground here on August 8, citing an Allahabad High…