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NCSC issues notice to Zomato for ‘casteist’ advertisement
New Delhi: The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) has issued a notice to online food delivery aggregator Zomato for a ‘casteist’ advertisement. Following direction from NCSC Chairman Vijay Sampla, a notice…
- India
Manipur: Meitei, Kuki bodies slam ‘peace committee’ formed by Union Gov
Imphal: In a major setback to the government’s efforts to restore peace in Manipur, an important Meitei civil society organisation on Tuesday announced its withdrawal from the peace committee while an apex…
- India
Rahul Gandhi undertakes another truck ride, this time in US
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi recently travelled from Washington to New York in a truck and engaged in a candid conversation with the driver that centred around the everyday lives of…
- India
Ex-Twitter CEO allegations an attempt to cover up past misdeeds: Anurag Thakur
Shimla: The “false” allegations made by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey were an attempt to cover up past misdeeds and Twitter’s internal communications had exposed that the platform was “misused and there was…
- India
MP: Police nab 2 from Mumbai for duping Umrah pilgrims of Rs 50L
Indore: The Indore police on Tuesday arrested two persons from Mumbai for allegedly duping pilgrims from different parts of the country of Rs 50 lakh by promising them cheap air tickets for…
- India
Live-in couples cannot seek divorce, rules Kerala HC
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has said that when two parties decide to live together by virtue of a mere agreement, and not in accordance with any personal law or the Special…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Bengaluru IT firm gets bomb threat
Bengaluru: Tense situation prevailed at the Ecospace Business Park in Bengaluru on Tuesday following a bomb threat call to an IT company, police sources said. The threat call was made to the…
- Delhi
Plea in Delhi HC challenges adoption rules limiting 2-child parents from adopting 3rd ‘normal’ kid
New Delhi: A petition in the Delhi High Court challenges the modifications made to the Adoption Regulations under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. Justice Pratibha M. Singh…
- India
Moderate quake in Manipur, no damage reported
Imphal: A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter Scale hit Manipur’s mountainous Ukhrul areas bordering Myanmar on Tuesday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said. The NCS said that the…
- India
Medium intensity earthquake hits J&K, tremors felt in Delhi
A medium-intensity earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale hit parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, leading to tremors being felt in Delhi and other parts of North India. No casualties…
- India
Manipur: Kukis unhappy, may not attend meetings; Meiteis welcome move
Imphal: Kuki members included in a committee set up by the Centre to facilitate the peace-making process among various ethnic groups of strife-torn Manipur expressed unhappiness, claiming they were not consulted before…
- India
Driver crushes passenger to death for praising PM, Yogi
Mirzapur: In a shocking incident, a driver allegedly crushed a man to death because the latter objected to him criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The…
- Bangalore
Alleged VIP treatment in Bengaluru jail: Sasikala files quash petition
Bengaluru: V.K. Sasikala Natarajan, AIADMK ex-general secretary and close associate of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, has filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court to quash the case against…
- India
Three farmers mowed down by PWD official’s car
Kanpur: Three farmers died allegedly after being run over by a car of a Public Works Department (PWD) official in Kanpur’s Bilhaur town. The three elderly farmers, all residents of Billhaur, were…
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Cong demands answers on ex-Twitter CEO’s claim of pressure from Centre during farmers’ stir
New Delhi: The Congress Tuesday demanded answers from the Modi government after ex-Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey claimed the platform was threatened it would be shut down unless it complied with orders to…
