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- India
SC extends protection from arrest to former IAS probationer Khedkar
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended till April 21 the protection from arrest granted to former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, accused of cheating and wrongly availing OBC and disability quota…
- India
Dalit groom prays at temple near Ambedkar’s birthplace in police presence
Indore: A groom from the Dalit community had to offer prayers at a Lord Ram temple, located near Dr B R Ambedkar’s birthplace, in police presence after an argument between two groups…
- Telangana
Dalit worker dragged half-naked by police in Kamareddy on Ambedkar Jayanti
Hyderabad: On the day the nation commemorated Dr BR Ambedkar’s legacy, Telangana police took several Dalits into preventive custody on Monday, April 14, for trying to put up flex banners. The incident…
- India
Union Ministry of Home Affairs website adopts Hindi domain name
While it is not secret that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government has been time and again talking of making Hindi the country’s national language (amidst fierce resistance from the south),…
- India
Mehul Choksi arrested in Belgium on India’s extradition request
New Delhi: Absconding diamantaire Mehul Choksi has been arrested in Belgium following an extradition request by Indian probe agencies for his involvement in the Rs 13,000 crore PNB bank loan “fraud” case,…
- Middle East
Israel intensifies strikes across Gaza on Palm Sunday, targets hospital in territory’s north
Gaza Strip: Israel struck a hospital in northern Gaza early Sunday, forcing patients to evacuate as attacks intensified. The pre-dawn strike hit Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, after Israel issued an evacuation…
- Chennai
TN Governor under fire for ‘Jai Shri Ram’ chants in Madurai college event
Controversy does not seem to leave TN Governor RN Ravi. At a recent event at Thiagarajar Engineering College in Madurai, where he was invited as the chief guest, he allegedly asked students…
- World
Trump’s former vice president calls abuse of tariffs ‘misstep’
Washington: Former US Vice President Mike Pence has voiced concern over the White House’s imposing tariffs on foreign countries and specific industries, calling it a “misstep.” Pence, who served as vice president…
- Middle East
Israel cuts off Gaza’s southern city of Rafah, vows to ‘vigorously’ expand in territory
Tel Aviv: Israel announced Saturday it has completed construction of a new security corridor that cuts off the southern city of Rafah from the rest of Gaza, as the military said it…
- India
SC sets time limit for President’s assent to Bills in landmark verdict
New Delhi: While resolving a vexed constitutional situation in Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court (SC0 is believed to have set a three-month deadline for Presidential and gubernatorial assent to bills passed by…
- World
US tariffs could shrink global trade: UN economist
United Nations: Global trade could shrink by three per cent and exports could see a shift from markets such as the US and China to India, Canada and Brazil due to tariffs…
- India
BJP, AIADMK join hands in Tamil Nadu for 2026 polls; ESP to lead alliance
The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have decided to face next year’s elections in Tamil Nadu together, Union Home minister Amit Shah announced on…
- World
China retaliates with 125 per cent tariffs against US imports
Beijing: China on Friday, April 11, raised its additional tariffs on imports from the US to 125 per cent in retaliation to the Trump administration’s 145 per cent levies on Chinese exports.…
- India
Tahawwur Rana sent to 18-Day NIA custody by special court
New Delhi: A special NIA court on Friday remanded Tahawwur Hussain Rana, the key conspirator in the deadly 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, to 18-day custody of the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The…
- India
Tahawwur Rana lands in India, NIA confirms extradition
New Delhi: Mumbai terror attack case accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana, who has been extradited from the US, landed in India on Thursday, April 10, from where he will be taken to a…
