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- India
‘Nothing for BJP to be afraid of’: Amit Shah on oppn allegations over Adani row
Agartala: With the opposition targeting the BJP-led government over the Hindenburg-Adani row, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that it will not be appropriate for him to comment as the Supreme…
- World
Oil prices rise modestly as traders assess Russian output cut
New York: Oil prices eked out modest gains as market participants weighed Russia’s plan to cut its oil production. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for March delivery rose 42 cents, or 0.53…
- India
‘It is disturbing’: SC on Chief Justices of HCs not allowing virtual hearing
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked all Chief Justices of high courts to take a favourable view on the infrastructure in place for virtual hearings and not insist on physical…
- Andhra Pradesh
Protests turn violent on Vijayawada-Hyderabad highway over categorisation of SCs
Vijayawada: A policeman was injured in stone pelting as a protest by Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi (MRPS) over the demand for categorisation of Scheduled Castes (SCs) turned violent on Monday. MRPS workers…
- India
Minorities panel received maximum complaints from Muslims in last 5 yrs from UP
New Delhi: As incidents of violence against minority communities in the past few years across the country have seen a spike, what specifically raises eyebrows is the fact that a bulk of…
- Middle East
Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll surpasses 34,000 mark
The death toll from the Turkey-Syria earthquake stands at 34,878 on the seventh day. The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority announced on Sunday, that the death toll was 29,605 and 1,…
- Telangana
Adani, BBC docu, 5 trillion: KCR fires at Modi led centre
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that while he won in the parliamentary elections of 2014, the country lost. He said that while ex-PM Manmohan…
- India
Child marriage: Assam civil society says arrests not only solution, need to address causes
Guwahati: The recent arrests of over 3,000 people allegedly involved in child marriages in Assam have created a divide in the civil society, with a section asserting that mere law enforcement cannot…
- India
Maharashtra: ‘Langar’ that fed 2 mn during lockdown razed, Sikh baba evicted
Yavatmal: In a sad and shocking development, a ‘langar’ which fed over two million hungry migrants during the first lockdown year, has been demolished ostensibly owing to certain disputes among the landlords,…
- Middle East
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Death toll rises over 29700, 98600 injured
The hopes of finding more survivors under the rubble are fading in Syria and Turkey, six days after the two powerful earthquakes that killed 29,789, people and left 98,685, injured in one…
- Hyderabad
Charminar Pedestrianisation Project is matter of prestige: KTR in Assembly
Hyderabad: Telangana MA&UD minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Saturday said that the Charminar Pedestrianisation Project (CPP) is a matter of prestige for the state government and citizens will see good results…
- India
2020 Delhi riots: Court acquits 2 of charges of rioting, arson
New Delhi: A court here on Friday acquitted two people of all charges connected to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, saying “presumption cannot take the place of evidence”. The court was hearing…
- Middle East
Turkey-Syria earthquake instills hope; survivors found after 100 hrs
Although it has been four days since the two powerful earthquakes that shook southern Turkey and northern Syria on Monday, February 6, hope for survivors is still not lost, as many people…
- India
‘A judge judged everyday by lawyers, public’, SC on appointment of Madras HC judge
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said a judge is judged everyday by the lawyers, litigants and the public, as the courts are open and the judges speak by giving reasons…
- India
SC asks Centre, SEBI to submit report on steps taken on Adani-Hindenburg row
The Supreme Court instructed the Centre and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to submit a report on the regulatory regime and steps taken in the aftermath of the Hindenburg-Adani…