India
- India
SC to hear plea seeking SIT probe into Tripura violence on Jan 31
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday posted for hearing on January 31 a plea seeking an investigation by a special investigation team (SIT) into the recent communal incidents of violence in…
- Technology
India can reach $300 bn electronic manufacturing by 2026: MeitY-ICEA
New Delhi: Indian can reach $300 billion worth of electronics manufacturing and exports by 2025-26 — nearly four times from the current $67 billion — if specific product segments with high potential…
- India
UP farmers battle cattle menace due to Yogi’s ‘gau raksha’ drive
Farmers in Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi marched with stray cattle, in a protest, on January 1 as they found themselves amidst a cattle menace with an increase in stray animals that destroyed their…
- India
Delhi court charges JNU scholar Sharjeel Imam with sedition
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday framed charges under sedition against JNU student Sharjeel Imam in a case related to alleged inflammatory speeches made by him during the protests against the…
- Opinions
It’s time Centre, states come together on selection of R-Day tableaux
Kalyani Shankar Petty politics ought not to ruin the solemn atmosphere in celebrating Republic Day or Independence Day. Unfortunately, more avoidable controversies arise between the ruling party and the opposition. For instance,…
- India
Defence ministry rejects filmmaker Onir’s script on gay soldier
National award winning filmmaker Onir’s latest script, “We are”, based on a gay soldier has been rejected by the Ministry of Defence despite the filmmaker’s clarification that the script was inspired by…
- India
Hindu bodies seek to intervene in PIL over hate speeches against Muslims
New Delhi: Two Hindu organisations, Hindu Sena’ and Hindu Front for Justice, have moved the Supreme Court seeking to intervene as parties in a pending plea in which notices have been issued…
- India
India reports decline in daily COVID-19 infections
New Delhi: India on Monday reported a decline in the daily COVID-19 infections as the country logged 3,06,064 new COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of over 20 per cent, said Ministry…
- Sports
India suffer 0-3 whitewash against rebuilding South Africa
Cape Town: India failed to avoid a series whitewash against a South African team in transition despite Deepak Chahar’s scintillating 34-ball 54, losing the third One-day International by four runs here on…
- India
Stung by criticism over writing to Asad Owaisi, Sajjad Nomani issues clarification
Stung by harsh criticism over his open letter to Hyderabad parliamentarian Asaduddin Owaisi in which he discouraged his party from contesting many seats in Uttar Pradesh, All India Muslim Personal Law Board…
- India
Mamta Banerjee prods PM Modi for not declassiying Netaji’s death
On the birth anniversary of Indian freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Mamta Banerjee questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi as to why the Centre has not fulfilled its promise of declassifying all…
- Elections
Battle for UP: SP seeks ban on opinion polls
Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party has written to the Election Commission, seeking a ban on opinion polls.In a letter sent to the EC on Sunday, state SP president Naresh Uttam Patel has said that…
- Elections
Amarinder to contest from Patiala, releases list of 22 candidates
Chandigarh: Capt Amarinder Singh on Sunday announced the Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) candidates from 22 constituencies for the February 20 polls, with a clear focus on winnability while ensuring due representation across…
- India
Non-BJP state govts team up against proposed change in IAS cadre rules
New Delhi:The non-BJP governments in four states have teamed up against the Centre’s proposal to amend the IAS (Cadre) Rules, 1954. Chief Ministers of West Bengal, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh have written…
- Elections
AIMIM slams SP for fielding candidate with RSS links
Lucknow: All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi has accused the Samajwadi Party for fielding Mukhiya Gurjar, a candidate with RSS background from the Hasanpur constituency in Amroha. He described the SP as…
