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Jahangirpuri: Muslim women face discrimination in getting house help jobs post riots
New Delhi: Scores of women domestic helps in Jahangirpuri lost their jobs after communal clashes broke last year and have been unable to pick up the pieces of their lives, with many compelled…
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Students detained for protest on nonveg food ‘ban’ food at Hansraj College, says SFI
New Delhi: Forty students staging a demonstration outside DU’s Hansraj College against a “ban” on non-vegetarian food were allegedly detained by police on Friday, a students’ organisation representative said. Scores of protesters…
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Hyderabad: Cops arrest 2 fake reporters for Ganja possession
Hyderabad: Two Youtubers who claimed to be media reporters were arrested by the city police here in the Old City for allegedly selling ganja. The duo were nabbed by the Bhavani Nagar…
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WFI chief compares wrestlers’ protest with Shaheen Bagh stir, refuses to quit
Nandini Nagar: Under-fire Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Friday termed the protest by the country’s top grapplers “dharna of Shaheen Bagh” and reiterated that he won’t…
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Sexual harassment: Wrestlers want IOA to form probe panel on allegations against WFI chief
New Delhi: The agitating wrestlers on Friday reached out to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), demanding formation of an enquiry committee to probe the allegations of sexual harassment against Brij Bhushan Sharan…
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Air India urination case: DGCA slaps Rs 30L penalty, suspends pilot’s licence
Delhi: Taking note of the Air India urination case, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has imposed a financial penalty of Rs 30 lakh on the airline, DGCA officials said on Friday.…
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SC’s 5-judge bench to hear pleas against polygamy, nikah halala
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said that it will set up a five-judge Constitution bench to hear pleas challenging the constitutional validity of polygamy and ‘nikah halala’ practice among Muslims.…
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Kaali poster row: SC protects filmmaker Leena Manimekalai from arrest
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim protection from arrest to filmmaker Leena Manimekalai in multiple FIRs lodged against her for depicting Hindu goddess Kaali smoking a cigarette in a…
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Video: ‘Join BJP or bulldozer is ready…’: MP min tells Cong leaders
Guna: Madhya Pradesh minister Mahendra Singh Sisodia has sparked a controversy by reportedly asking Congress leaders to join the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party “or the bulldozer is ready”. The video of the…
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Barelvi cleric slams BBC documentary on 2002 Gujarat riots
Bareilly: Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi of Barelvi sect has strongly condemned the BBC story that talks about the poor condition of Muslims in India. The cleric said that India is treating Muslims very…
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Bombay HC grants bail to Videocon chairman in ICICI loan fraud case
Mumbai: Videocon Group Chairman Venugopal Dhoot was granted bail by the Bombay High Court on Friday in the alleged loan fraud case related to ICICI Bank. Dhoot was arrested by the Central…
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BJYM leader murder case: NIA declares Rs 5L reward against two PFI members
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has declared cash rewards of Rs 5 lakh each on two Popular Front of India (PFI) members wanted in the murder of BJP’s Yuva Morcha…
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Hyderabad: Mukarram Jah’s son Azmat likely to assume Nizam Trusts’ charge
Hyderabad: Azmat Jah who is the son of Mukarram Jah and Esra Jah is likely to assume the charge of Nizam Trusts. The announcement will be made soon. Born in London on…
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Hyderabad: Firefighters continue to douse fire in multi-storied building
Twenty hours have passed the firemen continue their operation at the ill fated building at Minister’s Road Secunderabad. So far, no casualties were reported and police and firemen will inspect the building…
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Microsoft plans three more data centres in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Software giant Microsoft plans to expand their data centre investment in Hyderabad by setting up three more data centres, the Telangana government announced on Thursday. Microsoft had last year announced its…
