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Hyderabad: Muslim youth beaten for not chanting ‘Jai Sri Ram’
Hyderabad: Tension prevailed in the Charminar area late Thursday night after miscreants attacked a Muslim youth for not chanting the Jai Sri Ram slogan during a Bonalu procession in the old city.…
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Will welcome ‘traitors’ if they return: Aaditya Thackeray
Mumbai: Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray on Thursday said the “traitors” who left the party would be welcome if they wanted to return. He was speaking at a public gathering in Bhiwandi…
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‘Iran to gradually eliminate dollar in trade with Russia’
Tehran: Iran’s chief banker said the US dollar will be gradually eliminated from Iranian-Russian economic transactions, the country’s official news agency has reported. The trade volume between Iran and Russia stood at…
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Delhi LG VK Saxena rejects Kejriwal’s Singapore travel proposal
New Delhi: Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has rejected the AAP government’s proposal for Arvind Kejriwal’s Singapore visit to attend a summit on August 1, even as the chief minister asserted…
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Rains cause potholes on Bundelkhand expressway, days after PM Modi opens it
Jalaun: A portion of the Bundelkhand expressway developed deep potholes due to heavy rains here, within a week of Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the 296-km-long road. The portion of the road developed…
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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…
