India
- India
India’s first voter dies in Himachal Pradesh
Shimla: India’s first voter Shyam Saran Negi died on Saturday morning at his residence in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur. He was over 100 years old. On November 3, Negi had cast his vote…
- India
If minor girl in brothel complains of forceful sex, customer can’t be let off: Karnataka HC
Bengaluru: In an important judgment, the Karnataka High Court on Friday ruled that if a minor girl in a brothel complains that a person had forceful sex, he can’t be categorised as…
- India
Dhoni moves Madras HC for contempt proceedings against IPS officer
Chennai: Mahendra Singh Dhoni, former captain of Indian cricket team has moved Madras High Court for initiating contempt proceedings against IPS officer, G. Sampath Kumar for his alleged statements against the Supreme…
- India
SC hands 1 yr jail to Kenyan-Indian, slaps Rs 25L fine in custody case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sentenced an Indian-origin Kenyan to one-year imprisonment besides slapping a fine of Rs 25 lakh for civil and criminal contempt of court in a decade-long custody…
- News
IndiGo Q2 loss widens to Rs 1,583.34 cr on higher expenses; eyes international expansion
Delhi: InterGlobe Aviation, the parent of the country’s largest airline IndiGo, on Friday reported a widening loss to Rs 1,583.34 crore for the September quarter due to higher fuel costs and foreign…
- India
SC upholds validity of Employees’ Pension (Amendment) Scheme of 2014
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the validity of the 2014 Employees’ Pension (Amendment) Scheme. A bench, headed by Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and Sudhanshu…
- India
Woman cannot end marriage through Khula unilaterally: AIMPLB
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Thursday stated that a Muslim woman does not enjoy the right to end her marriage through Khula. Further, they said that the husband…
- India
After Hindutva leader’s comments, female journalists post photos without bindis
A day after right-wing leader Sambhaji Bhide refused to speak to a female television news reporter for not putting on a ‘bindi’ on her forehead, several female journalists in Maharashtra posted photos…
- India
India’s metro network currently world’s 5th largest: Hardeep Puri
New Delhi: Around 810 km of metro line are operational in 20 cities in the country while more than 980 km of metro network and RRTS is currently under construction in 27…
- India
Jairam Ramesh describes Kiren Rijiju’s comments on Tawang as ‘utter lie’
New Delhi: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday attacked Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju over his claim that former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru didn’t want Tawang to be part of India. In…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP introduces lesson in schools on Fatima Sheikh, India’s first woman Muslim teacher
Visakhapatnam: At a time when little is known about one of India’s greatest social reformers and educators, widely believed to be India’s first woman Muslim teacher, the Andhra Pradesh Government introduced a…
- India
Deepening of bilateral ties on agenda during Saudi Crown Prince’s India visit
New Delhi: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is expected to make a state visit to India on his way to Indonesia for attending the G20 Summit in Bali on November 15…
- India
Rahul undertaking Yatra with ‘tukde-tukde’ gang: BJP’s Anurag Thakur
Hamirpur: Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is undertaking the Bharat Jodo Yatra with “tukde-tukde gang”, and questioned his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s absence from the march.…
- Science
India’s defunct surveillance satellite RISAT-2 hits Indian Ocean near Jakarta
Chennai: India’s defunct Radar Imaging Satellite-2 (RISAT-2) re-entered the earth atmosphere on October 30 in an uncontrolled manner and hit the Indian Ocean near Jakarta, said Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The…
- Technology
Twitter India fires employees; all in marketing, comm dept sacked
New Delhi: Twitter has started laying off employees in India as part of a global job cut ordered by the social media platform’s new owner Elon Musk to attain economies of scale…
