India
- India
Need to ensure development without harming environment: Priyanka Gandhi
New Delhi: Amid a heatwave in various parts of the country, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday stressed the need for ensuring development without harming the environment. The Congress general secretary…
- India
Mumbai: Grocery shop employee held for sexual assault of girl
Mumbai: Police have arrested a 39-year-old employee of a grocery shop for allegedly sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl, an official said on Friday. The man allegedly targeted the child when she went…
- Politics
Mamata Banerjee seeks implementation of 3 criminal laws be deferred
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to defer the implementation of the three criminal laws, which are set to be rolled out on July…
- India
Excise scam: Delhi HC halts Arvind Kejriwal’s bail as ED moves ‘urgent’ plea
New Delhi: In a turn of events, the Delhi High Court on Friday stayed the release of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal on bail. This comes after a Delhi court…
- India
Aligarh lynching: Jamiat demands swift probe to bring perpetrators to justice
New Delhi: Prominent Muslim organisation Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind on Thursday urged the Uttar Pradesh government to expedite investigation into the mob lynching incident in Aligarh and ensure that all those guilty are brought…
- India
World sees yoga as powerful agent for global good: PM Modi
Srinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the world sees yoga as a powerful agent for global good as it helps people live in the present without carrying the baggage of…
- Health
Rise in nighttime warming impacting sleep quality, health in India: Analysis
New Delhi: With Mumbai seeing the highest changes in the nighttime temperatures, India continues to suffer a severe heatwave, a new analysis on Friday showed climate change added nearly 50 to 80…
- India
US says it supports direct discussions between India, Pakistan
Washington: The United States has said it supports direct discussions between India and Pakistan but the pace, scope and character of talks should be determined by the two neighbouring countries. Responding to…
- India
Authorities raze ‘illegal’ house of Atiq Ahmad’s brother-in-law in Prayagraj
Prayagraj: Authorities on Thursday demolished an “illegally built” house of slain gangster Atiq Ahmad’s brother-in-law Faizi, officials said. Further construction was underway in the two-storey house that had no occupants when a…
- India
CBI registered FIR into UGC-NET paper leak case
New Delhi: The CBI registered an FIR into the UGC-NET paper leak case on Thursday against unidentified persons on a reference from the Union Education Ministry, officials said. The UGC-NET, 2024, exam…
- India
Modi’s ‘hand holding’ statement not true, his govt’s policies are ‘flawed’: Sharad Pawar
Pune: Nationalist Congress Party (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2016 statement that the former had held his hand in early days in politics was not true.…
- India
Isolated incidents should not affect lakhs of students: Pradhan on NEET issue
New Delhi: Amid demand by the opposition to re-conduct the medical entrance exam NEET, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said isolated incidents of malpractices should not affect lakhs of students who…
- India
TMC MP Yusuf Pathan moves Gujarat HC against encroachment notice by VMC
Ahmedabad: Former India cricketer and newly-elected Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Yusuf Pathan on Thursday approached the Gujarat High Court against a notice issued by the Vadodara civic body, asking him to remove…
- Sports
David Johnson was full of life, never gave up on the field: Sachin Tendulkar
Bengaluru: Sachin Tendulkar led the tributes for former India fast bowler and teammate David Johnson who passed away tragically here on Thursday, describing him as someone who was ‘full of life’ and…
- World
Indian agricultural worker dies in Italy after gruesome accident
Rome: The death of an Indian agricultural worker has caused outrage in Italy after gruesome details of the deadly work accident emerged. The 31-year-old man bled to death after being injured by…
