India
- Elections
Presidential polls: Z category security cover for Yashwant Sinha
New Delhi: The Centre has extended a Z category cover of armed CRPF commandos to the opposition’s presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha, officials said on Friday. The squad has taken over the task after…
- India
Maharashtra crisis: Rebels claim support of 40 Shiv Sena MLAs
Mumbai: As the political crisis entered the fourth day, the rebel Shiv Sena Minister Eknath Shinde claimed the support of “40-plus MLAs”, besides around 12 independents and smaller parties, on Friday. Speaking to…
- India
Southwest Monsoon to cover entire India by July 6: IMD
New Delhi: The Southwest Monsoon – crucial for the kharif crop – is likely to cover the entire country by July 6 as against the normal date of July 8, the India…
- India
Mandaviya holds review meet amid COVID-19 surge
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday chaired a meeting with the key experts and officials in view of an upsurge of Covid-19 cases in some states. The meeting discussed the…
- Sports
Savita retained as skipper, Deep Grace as her deputy for Commonwealth Games
Mumbai: The experienced pair of Savia Punia and Deep Grace Ekka will continue to be captain and vice-captain of the Indian women’s hockey team at the upcoming 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham,…
- Offbeat
MP: Groom prefers bulldozer over horse or car for marriage procession
Betul: While bulldozers are more in news these days over their use for razing the properties of rioters in some states, a groom here in Madhya Pradesh chose it, instead of a…
- Business
Pine Labs acquires API fintech startup Setu
New Delhi: Merchant commerce platform Pine Labs on Thursday announced it is acquiring Bengaluru-based application programming interface (API) fintech startup Setu for an undisclosed sum. Setu’s APIs are being used across industry…
- India
NDA’s presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu meets PM Modi
New Delhi: The National Democratic Alliance’s presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday soon after arriving in the national capital. Modi said her candidature for the post of…
- Offbeat
Patna High Court to buy Apple iPhone for all judges
Patna: The Patna High Court has issued a tender inviting suppliers or authorised dealers to provide Apple iPhone 13 Pro for all judges, an official said. A letter in this regard was…
- Opinions
Muslim society in dilemma as demand for dowry, ‘fair and lovely’ girls grow
By Amatur Rahman When looking for a potential spouse, who should disclose the biodata (Ismnavesi/Naam Navesi) first? The boy’s side or the girl’s? If a divorced woman (through khula or talaq) is…
- India
ED issues fresh summons to Sonia Gandhi, asks her to join probe by mid-July
New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday was served a fresh notice by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to join the probe by mid-July in the National Herald case. On Wednesday, she…
- India
Couples opting for surrogacy to buy 3-yr health insurance for surrogate mothers: Govt
New Delhi: Couples who intend to take the surrogacy route to become parents will have to buy a general health insurance coverage in favour of a surrogate mother for a period of…
- India
Now Tata Nexon EV catches fire in Mumbai, probe on
Mumbai/New Delhi: In a first such case involving an electric car in India, a Tata Nexon EV caught fire in Mumbai and the company was investigating the incident. The EV car fire…
- India
Spokesperson leaves open possibility of Biden raising human rights issues with Modi
New York: US President Joe Biden’s spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre has left open the possibility that as a “straight-shooter”, he may raise human rights issues concerning Muslims with Prime Minister Narendra Modi when…
- India
Congress leader in Karnataka accuses BJP of playing ‘dirty politics’ in Maharashtra
Bengaluru: Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party’s attitude ‘unconstitutional’, Congress leader Dinesh Gundu Rao on Thursday alleged that the BJP is indulging in playing “dirty politics” in Maharashtra to come to power. “The…
