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Seattle’s anti-caste ordinance ‘extraordinarily historic victory’: Kshama Sawant
Washington: The banning of caste discrimination by Seattle city despite tough resistance from several people is an “extraordinarily historic victory” of the oppressed caste across the world, Kshama Sawant, the Indian-American political…
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Will agencies probe allegations on Vinod Adani’s shell firms? asks Cong
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday alleged that Gautam Adani’s elder brother Vinod Adani has a “central role” in the Adani Group and asked whether India’s “all-powerful agencies” will investigate allegations of…
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Clear parallels between Nazi, Modi regime: Yale Uni professor
Yale University professor and renowned scholar on fascism Dr Jason Stanley said that India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) under Prime Minister Narendra Modi mimics the Nazi playbook. “Modi’s far-right supporters and…
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Shah, Nadda hold deliberations with Telangana BJP leaders
New Delhi: As the Telangana Assembly polls are scheduled later this year, a meeting of the BJP leaders to deliberate on the poll preparedness, at party National President J.P Nadda’s residence under…
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Savarkar or Tipu? Karnataka district tensed over choosing name for junction
Yadgir: Tension gripped Yadgir city of the state after a row broke out over the naming of a junction after the 18th-century Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan or BJP’s iconic figure Veer Savarkar.…
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Fixed deposit rates turn positive at 8%, first time in many years
Mumbai: As banks’ chase for customers to collect cheap deposits is not fructifying, they are forced to offer inflation-beating real interest rates on fixed deposits now, and state-run banks led by Punjab…
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Telangana: Dalit leader Bairi Naresh assaulted by Hindutva workers in Hanamkonda
Hyderabad: Bairi Naresh, president of ‘Bharata Nasthika Samajam’ or the Atheist Society of India, was assaulted by Hindutva workers on Monday in Hanamkonda while he was being taken by the state police.…
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Twitter account of Trinamool Congress hacked; logo & picture changed
Kolkata: The official Twitter account of the Trinamool Congress has been hacked, with the picture and logo of the handle changed. The party’s national spokesman and Rajya Sabha member Derek O’Brien has…
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AIMIM candidate unanimously elected as MLC of Hyderabad local bodies
Hyderabad: Mirza Rahmat Baig, a candidate of AIMIM, has been elected as the MLC of Hyderabad Local Bodies. The Election Commission of India on Monday declared him the winner as there were…
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Hyderabad: Stray dog attack leaves two children injured
Hyderabad: In yet another incident of a stray dog attack in Hyderabad, two children, Aayan (8) and Fatima (5) are left with bite injuries. They were attacked by two stray dogs while…
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Amit Shah to hold review meeting with Telangana leaders: Sources
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will hold a review meeting on Tuesday to chalk out poll strategies for the upcoming Telangana assembly elections with state leaders at his residence in…
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Sisodia’s arrest: Delhi govt’s budget preparation likely to be affected, say sources
New Delhi: The preparation of the Delhi government’s budget for the next financial year is likely to be affected following the arrest of Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who also holds the…
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No allegation of Navlakha committing any act of violence, says lawyer
Mumbai: There is no allegation against Gautam Navlakha of committing any “act of violence” in the voluminous chargesheet filed in the Elgar Parisha-Maoist links case, the activist’s lawyer told the Bombay High…
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Under whose umbrella did your best friend loot India: Kharge slam Modi
New Delhi: Under whose “umbrella” did the prime minister’s “best friend” loot everything in the country, asked Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday in a retort to Narendra Modi’s “umbrella” jibe while…
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HC’s Agnipath verdict exposes Opposition’s negative politics: BJP
New Delhi: With the Delhi High Court upholding the short-term military recruitment scheme Agnipath, the BJP asserted on Monday that the verdict has exposed the Opposition’s negative politics yet again. BJP chief spokesperson…
