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- India
Hijab ban: SC refuses to list for urgent hearing PIL seeking common dress code
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to accord urgent hearing to a PIL which seeks a direction to the Centre and states to implement a common dress code for staffers…
- India
Maharashtra govt to reduce VAT on petrol, diesel by Rs 5 and Rs 3
Mumbai: Maharashtra government has decided to reduce value-added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel by Rs 5 and Rs 3 per litre respectively, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said here on Thursday. Shinde…
- Bangalore
Rains to continue in Karnataka, memorials at UNESCO heritage site Hampi inundated
Bengaluru: The Indian Meteorological Department has predicted rains for another two days across Karnataka. Coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada and Udupi, that suffered heavy losses due to incessant rains, have…
- Business
Samsung logs 20% growth in India biz, targets $1 bn from Galaxy M series
New Delhi: Samsung’s business has grown at over 20 per cent (by value) in India in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year, and the company…
- India
India’s policies in Kashmir could have “potentially catastrophic consequences”: Pak minister
United Nations: While admitting to a “fragile” food situation in his country, Pakistan’s Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal has thrown a warning that India’s policies in Kashmir could have “potentially catastrophic…
- World
UN Deputy Chief commends India localising development monitoring
United Nations: Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has commended India’s efforts to localise the monitoring of progress in implementing the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs). In her message to a session on the…
- India
Satyendar Jain’s wife skips ED summon on health grounds
New Delhi: Poonam Jain, the wife of Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, who was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to join the probe on Thursday in connection with a money laundering…
- India
Kala din, Corrupt, Dalaal: Words now considered no-no in Parliament
The Lok Sabha Secretariat has issued a new list of words that have been deemed “unparliamentary” for both houses, triggering a wave of protests from the Opposition parties. This list comes ahead…
- India
17 dead, thousands moved to safety as rains batter various parts of India
New Delhi: Incessant showers caused landslides and floods in various parts of the country leaving at least 17 people dead on Wednesday while thousands more were forced to move to safety as…
- India
Situation in India similar to what it was in Sri Lanka: Maha Congress
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Congress on Wednesday claimed that the current economic situation in India is similar to what it was in Sri Lanka three years ago and if corrective steps are not…
- Hyderabad
Good Samaritan trying to save others killed in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A Good Samaritan, who was trying to save the lives of others by putting up a board over a pothole in Hyderabad, lost his own life when a speeding car knocked…
- India
Udaipur killing: 4 accused sent to Ajmer jail, 2 in NIA remand
Udaipur: Amid the ongoing investigations in connection with the brutal killing of a tailor in Udaipur last month, four accused arrested persons were sent to Ajmer jail on Wednesday, officials said.The accused…
- India
India should give fair legal treatment to Vivo, OPPO, Xiaomi: Chinese state media
New Delhi: As the Indian probe agencies tighten the noose around Chinese smartphone makers like Vivo, OPPO and Xiaomi, the Chinese state-run media has said that the companies should not give up…
- India
Eastern Ladakh row: India, China likely to hold 16th round of military talks on July 17
New Delhi: India and China are likely to hold the 16th round of high-level military talks on July 17 to resolve the issues in remaining friction points along the Line of Actual…
- India
‘Will go to the root’: SC asks conman Chandrashekhar to name the jail staff he bribed
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will “go to the root of the matter” and asked conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar to bring on record the names of all those, including…
