India
- Hate Crime
Religious conversion is like throwing salt on Sanatan tree: IRS officer
Jharkhand: Tribal Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Nesha Oraon on Friday, May 15, made controversial remarks, comparing religious conversion to destroying the very roots of the “Tree of Sanatan,” and that “abandoning”…
- India
Cockroach Janta Party Instagram hacked; backup account, website taken down
The Instagram accounts of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and its founder, Abhijeet Dipke, have been hacked, while the backup account has been taken down from the social media platform as of…
- Middle East
India’s Major Abhilasha Barak serving in Lebanon wins UN gender award
United Nations: Indian peacekeeper serving with the UN mission in Lebanon, Major Abhilasha Barak, has been named the recipient of a prestigious military gender advocate award by the world body. Barak has…
- Hate Crime
UP university under scrutiny for scheduling practical exams on Bakrid
Ghaziabad: The “best private university” in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad, Sunder Deep Group of Institutions (SDGI) Global University, has come under scrutiny for scheduling a practical examination for first-year pharmacy students on the…
- Middle East
After Rs 34 cr crowdfunding, Kerala man set to return home from Saudi Arabia
Abdul Rahim, a native of Kodampuzha near Feroke in Kerala’s Kozhikode district, is expected to return home soon after completing a 20-year prison term in Saudi Arabia that ended on Wednesday, May…
- India
Govt committed to empowering youth: PM distributes 51,000 appointment letters
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, May 23, virtually distributed appointment letters for central government jobs to more than 51,000 youths at a ‘Rozgar Mela.’ Since the inception of ‘Rozgar…
- India
NEET-UG fee refund bank details submission open till May 27: NTA
New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday, May 22, opened a dedicated portal for NEET-UG 2026 candidates to submit their bank account details for refund of examination fees after the…
- India
UP man gets 20 years of RI for raping minor stepdaughter
Meerut: A court here has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping his minor stepdaughter in 2021, the prosecution said on Saturday, May 23. In the order pronounced…
- India
Man dressed as cockroach protests Yamuna pollution at Mathura civic office
Mathura: Miffed by the pollution in the Yamuna river, a man in Mathura reached the municipal corporation office dressed as a cockroach, singing and dancing, much to the amusement of those present…
- India
Fire breaks out at furniture market in Delhi
New Delhi: A massive fire broke out at a furniture market in the Shastri Park area of North East Delhi late at night, triggering panic among shop owners and local residents. According…
- India
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives in Kolkata on India visit
Kolkata: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Kolkata on Saturday, May 23, for his four-day diplomatic tour to India, with the city marking the opening leg of a visit that…
- World
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to begin 4-day India visit on May 23
Kolkata: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to arrive in India on Saturday, May 23, on a four-day diplomatic tour, with Kolkata marking the first leg of his visit that…
- India
Youth booked after video of drinking beer while taking bath in Ganga goes viral
Varanasi: A Bihar-based youth was booked here on Friday, May 22, after a video of him purportedly drinking beer while taking a bath in the Ganga river went viral on social media,…
- India
Gujarat cops arrest 8 for theft of gold worth Rs 2.58 cr from Akasa Air cargo
Ahmedabad: Eight persons were arrested for alleged involvement in a pre-planned racket to steal 2.1 kilograms of gold jewellery worth Rs 2.58 crore from the cargo of Akasa Air in Ahmedabad, a…
- India
Punjab local body polls to be held using ballot papers
Chandigarh: Local body elections in Punjab will be held using ballot papers with the high court here on Friday, May 22, dismissing petitions seeking polling by EVMs, observing that the petitioners had…
