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- Delhi
BBC documentary: Student’s outfit calls for screening in DU’s North Campus
New Delhi: A few days following a ruckus over its screenings at JNU and Jamia Millia Islamia, a student outfit has given a call for holding the screening of the controversial BBC documentary…
- India
AMU orders probe into religious slogans on Republic Day
Aligarh: A video from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) that went viral on social media, shows several students purportedly chanting ‘Allah-hu-Akbar’ (God is great) during the Republic Day celebrations. Clad in the National…
- India
Hidenburg report: Congress demands probe by SEBI
New Delhi: Congress on Friday demanded an investigation by Sebi on the Hindenburg report on the Adani group. Party General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said, “The allegations require serious investigation by those who…
- India
Peaceful screening of BBC documentary at Jadavpur University
Kolkata: A controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi was screened peacefully within the premises of the prestigious Jadavpur University (JU) in Kolkata without any resistance either from the state administration…
- India
BJP leader, wife, 2 children die by suicide in MP’s Vidisha
Bhopal: In a shocking incident, an ex-corporator from the BJP and his wife and their two children – who were suffering from muscular dystrophy – died by suicide in Vidisha district of…
- India
Lucknow house collapse: Rescue operations end, 3rd body retrieved
Lucknow: The rescue operations in the house collapse incident here have finally ended with the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams retrieving a body of…
- Delhi
Delhi: Upset over delay, passenger falsely tweets flight hijacked; arrested
New Delhi: A man was arrested for allegedly falsely tweeting that a flight going from Dubai to Jaipur had been hijacked, police said on Thursday. The incident took place on Wednesday. Moti…
- India
Necessary to bring sense of equality with freedom: Mohan Bhagwat
Jaipur: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday urged the people to bring in a sense of equality along with freedom. Addressing the Republic Day celebrations organised at Keshav Vidyapeeth…
- World
India a bright spot in world economy right now: top UN economist
United Nations: India is a “bright spot” in the world economy currently and is on a “strong footing”, projected to grow at 6.7 per cent next year, a very high growth rate…
- India
Parrot questioned by Bihar Police on whereabouts of liquor mafia
Patna: In a bid to trace a liquor mafia member, police in Bihar’s Gaya quizzed his parrot in expectation of getting any hint about his whereabouts – but to no avail, as…
- India
PM Modi presents chadar for offering at Ajmer Sharif Dargah
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday presented a ‘chadar’ for offering at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah on the occasion of 811th Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti. “Presented the Chadar which…
- India
Policies for greater access to rural healthcare mustn’t short-change rural residents: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that a state legislature has no legislative competence to enact a law in respect of modern medicine or allopathic medicine, contrary to the standards…
- India
Air India modifies in-flight alcohol service policy
New Delhi: Amid recent incidents of unruly passenger behaviour, Air India has modified its in-flight alcohol service policy wherein cabin crew have been told to tactfully further serving of alcohol if needed.…
- India
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi begins visit to India
New Delhi: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi arrived here on Tuesday on a three-day state visit with a focus on enhancing bilateral ties in a range of areas including agriculture, digital domain…
- India
BJP leader shot dead in Manipur; prime accused surrenders
Imphal: A BJP leader was shot dead in Manipur’s Thoubal district on Tuesday, following which the prime accused surrendered before the police while another person was arrested, a senior officer said. Laishram…
