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Court reserves order on Teesta, Sreekumar’s bail application
Ahmedabad: The Additional City Civil and Sessions Court on Thursday reserved its order on the bail applications of activist Teesta Setalvad and former DGP R B Sreekumar. Both were arrested in a case…
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Maha govt lifts stay on Mumbai Metro car-shed in Aarey Colony
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Thursday vacated the ‘stop work’ order on the contentious car-shed for the Mumbai Metro 3 at the Aarey Colony. The stay was given by former Chief Minister…
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Joe Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘mild symptoms
Washington: President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus as new variants challenge the nation’s efforts to resume normalcy after two and a…
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Medical students evacuated from Ukraine to sit on hunger strike
New Delhi: Medical students, who were evacuated from war-torn Ukraine, will hold a five-day hunger strike from Saturday over their demand of admission in Indian medical colleges as a one-time measure, according…
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BJP has hurt Krishna devotees by imposing GST on milk products: Akhilesh
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday took a dig at the BJP government for bringing milk products under Goods and Services Tax (GST), saying it has “hurt” Krishna devotees…
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Govt blocked 94 YouTube channels, 19 social media accounts in 2021-22
New Delhi: Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said on Thursday that in 2021-22, the ministry took strong action against YouTube channels working against the interest of the country. Responding to a…
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UAE: Jail term, fine of Rs 1 crore for online slander, swearing
Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities announced the imposition of a fine of up to Dirhams 500,000 (Rs 1,08,78,588) and jail term for those found to be slandering or swearing online.…
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MP: Bajrang Dal member allegedly attacked for supporting Nupur Sharma
Bhopal: A member of the Bajrang Dal was attacked in Madhya Pradesh for allegedly making statements in support of BJP’s suspended leader Nupur Sharma. As per the police, an incident was reported…
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Delhi: Several Congress workers detained from outside party headquarters
New Delhi: Delhi police have detained several workers of the Congress party who were protesting outside the party headquarters at 24, Akbar Road against their leader Sonia Gandhi’s questioning by the Enforcement Directorate…
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Sonia Gandhi arrives at ED for questioning in National Herald money laundering case
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday reached the Enforcement Directorate’s office here for questioning in the National Herald money laundering case. Gandhi, 75, arrived at the federal probe agency’s headquarters…
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China deploys tanks to prevent people from withdrawing money from crisis-hit banks
Zhengzhou: In a grim reminder of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre, armoured tanks were seen deployed on the streets of China amidst large-scale protests by people demanding the release of their savings…
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Fees hiked in several private engineering colleges in Telangana
Hyderabad: Students who are planning to pursue engineering courses in private colleges in Telangana have to pay more for their education from the upcoming academic year. The Telangana Admission and Fee Regulatory…
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Hyderabad: Hospitals under scanner for hiding C-section deliveries
Hyderabad: Private hospitals in Hyderabad came under the scanner for hiding C-section deliveries by recording them as normal deliveries. Now, the government officials are gearing up to verify the details recorded by…
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Ramdas Athawale blames Sanjay Raut for split in Shiv Sena
New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale has blamed Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut for the split in the party and said Udhav Thackeray forged an…
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Dissenting voices in Yogi Adityanath’s second term
Lucknow: Signs of trouble are visible in the second consecutive term of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adiyanath with state ministers making dissenting voices against the functioning of the government. After the…
