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India watches closely as Pakistan awaits new Army chief
New Delhi: With General Qamar Javed Bajwa retiring, Pakistan is all set to have a new Army chief later this month. The development is expected to impact the entire region as the…
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Mass resignations hit Twitter, Elon Musk ‘temporarily shuts’ offices
San Francisco: In yet another ‘mayhem’ at Twitter, hundreds of employees have resigned ahead of the deadline given to them by Elon Musk to either agree to his “extremely hardcore” way of…
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Hyderabad: TRS workers attack BJP MP Arvind’s house over remarks on MLC Kavitha
Hyderabad: Workers of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on Friday attacked the residence of Nizamabad BJP MP Dharmapuri Arvind in Banjara Hills over his remarks on MLC Kavitha Kalavkuntla. The BJP MP…
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Telangana MLAs’ poaching case: SIT summons two for questioning
Hyderabad: Intensifying its investigation into the Telangana MLAs’ poaching case, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has issued notices to two individuals. A lawyer from Telangana’s Karimnagar district and a relative of the…
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‘B’luru city population to be doubled in decade, health infrastructure to be strained’
Bengaluru: Special Commissioner of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), Dr. Thrilok Chandra, said on Thursday that Bengaluru’s population of 1.3 crore is likely to double, to touch 2.5 crore in the next…
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Cattle smuggling case: ED arrests TMC leader Anubrata Mondal
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested Trinamool Congress strongman and the party’s Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal in connection with the multi-crore cattle smuggling case, after questioning him for over…
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Advocate Saurabh Kirpal alleges bias in promotion based on sexual orientation
Senior advocate Saurabh Kirpal on Thursday alleges that his sexual orientation might be the reason behind his not getting promoted since 2017. The Centre recently renewed focus on judges’ appointments which even…
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SC to examine plea contesting collegium system for judges’ appointment
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to examine a plea challenging the collegium system for the appointment of judges in the apex court and the high courts, and sought reviving…
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Saudi Arabia: Indian nationals no longer need Police Clearance Certificate to obtain visa
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has decided to exempt Indian nationals from submitting a Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) to obtain a visa to travel to the country. In an announcement issued on…
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Mehrauli killing: People backed by VHP, other groups to take out candle marches in Delhi at 6 pm
New Delhi: People “angry” over the gruesome killing of 27-year-old Shradha Walkar will take out candle marches in the city on Thursday to demand capital punishment to the accused, Aaftab Amin Poonawala,…
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Gyanvapi case: Varanasi court dismisses petition challenging maintainability of title suit
Varanasi: A court here on Thursday dismissed an application of the Anjuman Masjid Committee challenging the maintainability of a title suit praying to hand over the possession of the Gyanvapi Mosque premises…
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Amend laws for stricter punishment in ‘love jihad’ cases: BJP MLA to UP CM after Mehrauli killing
Lucknow: BJP MLA Rajeshwar Singh on Thursday urged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to amend the state laws dealing with heinous crimes and proposed stricter punishment for ‘love jihad’ in view…
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SC to hear plea of Gautam Navlakha, NIA on Friday in Elgar Parishad-Maoist link case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court agreed to list for hearing on Friday a fresh plea of activist Gautam Navlakha, who has not been shifted to house arrest despite the apex court’s direction…
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SKM alleges breach of assurance by Centre, to hold marches to Raj Bhawans on Nov 26
New Delhi: The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) will hold nationwide marches to Raj Bhawans on November 26, alleging breach of assurance by the Centre on farmers’ pending demands, the organisation announced on…
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Savarkar helped British, wrote mercy petitions: Rahul Gandhi
Akola: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar helped the British, adding that he wrote a mercy petition to the then rulers. Addressing a press conference, Gandhi…
