India
- India
ECI rules out re-poll in TN, West Bengal after scrutiny
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India on Saturday, April 25, said that no re-poll has been recommended in either Tamil Nadu or West Bengal after the completion of scrutiny of the…
- India
Owaisi says Bombay HC ruling over 2006 Malegaon blast verdict ‘betrayal of victims’
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday, April 24 termed the Bombay High Court verdict in the 2006 Malegaon as betrayal of victims. The Hyderabad MP reacted to…
- India
Rahul Gandhi to hold West Bengal rallies today after rescheduling dispute
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is set to address election rallies in West Bengal on Saturday, April 25, with public meetings scheduled in Kolkata and Serampore after an earlier setback when…
- India
ED raids Kolkata, Burdwan in West Bengal PDS scam case
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday, April 25, raided several locations in poll-bound West Bengal as part of its money laundering investigation into an alleged PDS scam, officials said. Searches were underway…
- India
Fire engulfs over 100 jhuggies in Delhi; no casualties
New Delhi: More than 100 shanties were turned to ashes in a massive fire in northwest Delhi’s Shakur Basti area, an official said on Saturday, April 25. No casualties were reported. According…
- India
Ashok Lahiri set to become NITI Aayog vice-chairman
Kolkata: In a development with strong Bengal resonance, outgoing West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Legislative Assembly and noted economist Ashok Kumar Lahiri has been selected to become the next…
- India
No repoll recommended in any of Tamil Nadu’s polling stations
Chennai: No repoll has been recommended in any of the 75,064 polling stations across Tamil Nadu where voting was held on April 23, officials said on Friday, April 24. Sources citing officials…
- Middle East
Alhind wins UAE contract for Indian passport and visa services, replacing BLS
Abu Dhabi: Indian expatriates in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will soon use a new provider for passport renewals, visa applications and other consular services after Alhind Tours & Travels Pvt Ltd…
- India
Goa: Gautam Khattar arrested for offensive remarks against St Francis Xavier
Panaji: Right-wing speaker Gautam Khattar was arrested on Friday, April 24, in Himachal Pradesh, for his offensive and derogatory remarks on St Francis Xavier. The police, in a statement, said that Himachal…
- Middle East
250 Indian Jews from Manipur, Mizoram reach Israel; 1,200 more to reach
Jerusalem: Some 250 Jews from north-east India have landed in Israel as part of an initiative announced by the government here last year to bring all remaining members of the community to…
- India
SC permits abortion of minor’s 28-week pregnancy, invokes reproductive autonomy
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, April 24, permitted a 15-year-old girl to terminate her 28-week pregnancy and held that making a woman continue with her unwanted pregnancy will be a…
- Telangana
Learning about Telangana rehabilitation plan, woman Maoist surrenders
Hyderabad: An 18 -year-old woman member of the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist) from from Madhya Pradesh on Friday, April 24, surrendered before the Mulugu Superintendent of Police (SP). The woman…
- India
Opposition move fresh notice seeking removal of Gyanesh Kumar in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Opposition parties on Friday, April 24, submitted a fresh notice in the Rajya Sabha seeking a motion for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, sources said. The fresh…
- India
Barrier-free tolling on several NHs across country from Dec: Gadkari
New Delhi: Seamless, barrier-free tolling on several national highways across the country will be implemented by December, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday. Addressing the second edition of…
- Hate Crime
Jihadi pigs: BJP leader urges women to have 4 kids to combat Muslim ‘breeding’
Meerut: Udita Tyagi, the regional secretary of the BJP Mahila Morcha in Western Uttar Pradesh, made crude Islamophobic remarks, addressing Muslims as “jihadi pigs, who engage in mass breeding.” Speaking to reporters at the PVS…
