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J&K: Crackdown against separatists; Jamaat properties seized, offices closed
Srinagar: For three decades, Kashmiri separatists owned palatial bungalows and offices in and outside Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistani stooges, who acted as advocates of the neighbouring country in Kashmir, used to run…
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Hyderabad: Marriage, banquet halls flooded with advance bookings
Hyderabad: Many marriage and banquet halls across Hyderabad are seeing a spike in requests for advance booking for December. The demand for marriage and banquet halls has increased as many weddings were…
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Permanent residents can now be part of Canadian military
Toronto: The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) has announced that permanent residents, which includes a large chunk of Indians, are now eligible to join the military. The announcement came close to Remembrance Day,…
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Bharat Jodo Yatra will establish Rahul Gandhi as serious politician: Analysts
Bhopal: Rahul Gandhi’s ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra will establish the Congress MP as a serious politician and provide him heft to take on his formidable opponent BJP, political observers sympathetic to Congress…
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Earthquake of 4.1 magnitude hits Amritsar
Amritsar: An earthquake of 4.1 magnitude was felt across Punjab’s Amritsar on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, informed National Center for Seismology (NCS). The tremors were felt at around 3:42…
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Gujarat polls: BJP candidate withdraws nomination
Gandhinagar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Gujarat’s Wadhwan Assembly constituency Jignya Pandya has withdrawn her nomination, a party leader said on Sunday. “Jignya Pandya has walked out voluntarily. She has urged…
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Congress to launch state-wide padayatra in Bihar from Dec 28
Patna: Congress is set to launch a state-wide padayatra in Bihar from December 28 on the lines of ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, senior party leader Jairam Ramesh said here on Sunday. He said…
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Crucial TRS meeting on Tuesday to gear up for Assembly polls
Hyderabad: The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) will hold a crucial meeting on Tuesday to discuss the strategy to strengthen the organisation and counter the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the run up…
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Islamic institute in Kerala sets example by teaching Sanskrit
Thrissur: Students in long white robes and white head-dresses in an Islamic institution unwaveringly reciting ‘slokas’ and ‘mantras’ in Sanskrit under the watchful gaze of their Hindu gurus, is what sets apart…
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Gujarat riots convict campaigns alongside daughter contesting on BJP ticket
Hyderabad: The ruling BJP in Gujarat has sparked outrage by nominating Naroda Patiya massacre case convict Payal Kukrani from the Naroda seat in the upcoming Assembly elections. Manoj Kukrani, a life-term offender…
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MLA poaching case: Rohith Reddy receives death threats; FIR lodged
Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MLA, Pilot Rohith Reddy on Sunday lodged a complaint with Madhapur ACP – Ch Raghunandan Rao against unknown persons over phone calls threatening to eliminate him. The…
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England beat Pakistan by 5 wickets; lift 2nd T20 World title
Melbourne: Beating Pakistan’s score of 137/8, England won the final of the T20 World Championship on Sunday becoming the second team to lift the title twice, after West Indies in 2016. Despite…
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‘I was not aware of Rajiv Gandhi assassination’, says Nalini
Chennai: S. Nalini, who was a convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, has said that she was not aware of the bid to assassinate the former Prime Minister. She was speaking…
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Mukesh Ambani again shows interest in buying Premier League club Liverpool: Report
London: Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani has entered the race to bid for world-renowned English football club Liverpool FC’s takeover, according to a report published in leading English daily. Mirror Sport exclusively revealed…
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‘Inconsequential’, says ex-CJI Lalit on appearing for Amit Shah
The recently resigned Chief Justice of India, Uday Umesh Lalit, said that although he had appeared in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case on behalf of Home Minister Amit Shah, it was “inconsequential”…
