India
- Opinions
Opinion: India sees a window of opportunity in POJK protests
Two home truths have emerged over protests that have rocked Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir at a time when Kashmir on this side of the Line of Control is witnessing a rare…
- India
SC directs Union to deport 17 foreigners languishing in Assam detention centre
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Union of India to deport 17 foreigners languishing in a Assam detention centre, noting there is no offence registered against them. A bench…
- India
Sitharaman speechless over high taxes in Indian stock market
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has been left speechless over the high taxes levied on Indian stock market brokers and real estate transactions. Later, the video went viral on social media. Nirmala…
- India
Sensex rises 155 points after positive global cues
Mumbai: Indian equity benchmarks surged on Thursday, following positive Asian peers and US CPI data, which rose slightly less than expected in April. At 9:50 a.m., Sensex was up 155 points or…
- India
LS polls: PM Modi to address four public meetings in UP today
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address a series of public meetings in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. The Prime Minister will hold public meetings in Lalganj (Azamgarh) at 11:00…
- India
Chidambaram slams PM’s ‘Cong wanted to allocate 15 pc budget to Muslims’ remark
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday termed “totally false” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim that the previous Congress government wanted to allocate 15 per cent of the budget for…
- India
India’s unemployment rate declines in Jan-March quarter
New Delhi: The unemployment rate in India’s urban areas decreased to 6.7 per cent during January-March 2024 from 6.8 per cent in the same period of the previous year for persons aged…
- News
Money laundering case: ED files charge sheet against Atiq Ahmed’s wife
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a charge sheet before a court in Lucknow against slain mafia-politician Atiq Ahmed’s wife Shaista Parveen under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)…
- India
LS polls: Support grows for jailed candidate in J&K’s Baramulla against NC, ‘BJP ally’
In Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla parliamentary seat, entry of a jailed former MLA has altered the dynamics of the race previously dominated by former CM Omar Abdullah and Sajad Lone. Shaikh Abdul…
- Andhra Pradesh
Post-poll violence: Andhra Chief Secy meets DGP after EC summons
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary Jawahar Reddy met Director General of Police Harish Kumar Gupta on Wednesday after the Election Commission of India reportedly summoned them to personally explain reasons for the…
- India
Not doing Hindu-Muslim politics, only exposing Congress plan: PM
Nashik: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asserted he has never indulged in Hindu-Muslim politics, but was determined to expose the Congress “game plan of appeasement” and uncover the opposition bloc’s designs…
- India
PoK is part of India, we will take it: Amit Shah
Serampore: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday referred to protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and said “PoK is part of India and we will take it”. Addressing a rally in West Bengal’s…
- Chennai
Worker electrocuted in Tamil Nadu
Theni: A worker died of electrocution on Wednesday at a village near here after he came in contact with an electrified fence illegally put up, local officials said. The incident took place…
- News
Russia’s special envoy for Afghanistan visits India
New Delhi: Russia’s special presidential envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov on Wednesday held talks with senior Indian diplomat JP Singh focusing on the overall situation in the war-torn country. Kabulov was on…
- Sports
Neeraj Chopra wins gold in first competition on Indian soil in 3 yrs
Bhubaneswar: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in men’s javelin throw event of the Federation Cup here, his spear shimmering through the balmy Wednesday evening sky after an unusually slow…
