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#MorePowerToUmar: 2 years in jail, JNU activist Khalid turns 35
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) activist Umar Khalid on Thursday turned 35. The activist has been in jail since February 2020 for his alleged involvement in the northeast Delhi violence. It is to…
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Kejriwal giving ‘perverse twist’ to debate on freebies: FM Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday hit out at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for giving a “perverse twist” to the debate on freebies, saying the AAP leader’s comments are…
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Taliban’s catastrophic year of rule
New York: The Taliban have broken multiple pledges to respect human rights and women’s rights since taking over Afghanistan a year ago, Human Rights Watch said. After capturing Kabul on August 15,…
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ED, CBI can set up offices at my residence: Tejashwi
Patna: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Thursday said far from being afraid of ED and CBI, he was ready to let the agencies set up offices at his residence…
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UP: Hindu outfit demands ban on movie Laal Singh Chaddha
Varanasi: Members of a Hindu outfit on Thursday staged a protest against Aamir Khan-starrer film “Laal Singh Chaddha”, demanding a ban on it in Uttar Pradesh as they accused the actor of…
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Hyderabad: BJP’s Raja Singh threatens to stop Munawar Faruqui’s show
Hyderabad: BJP MLA Raja Singh once again threatened to stop stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui’s show in Hyderabad. In a video, the MLA said that if the show is held in the city,…
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Chalo Dilli: Congress rally against inflation, unemployment on Aug 28
New Delhi: The Congress will hold a ‘Mehangai Par Halla Bol’ rally against inflation on August 28 at the Ramlila Maidan in the national capital. New Delhi: The Congress will hold a…
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Jagdeep Dhankhar takes oath as 14th Vice President of India
Jagdeep Dhankhar, the former governor of West Bengal and NDA candidate, was sworn in as India’s 14th vice president on Thursday. Droupadi Murmu, the nation’s newly elected president, delivered Dhankar’s oath at…
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China blocks proposal by US, India to blacklist JeM chief Masood Azhar’s brother by UN
United Nations: China has blocked a proposal by the US and India at the United Nations to blacklist Abdul Rauf Azhar, the brother of Jaish-e Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar and the…
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Attack on Army camp in Rajouri: Two terrorists, 3 soldiers killed in gunfight
Jammu: Two terrorists and three soldiers were killed in a gunfight when a suspected suicide group attacked an Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district in the early hours of Thursday,…
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UP BJP gen. secretary Sunil Bansal made in charge of Telangana
New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday appointed Sunil Bansal, one of the party’s key election managers, as its national general secretary and in charge of three opposition-ruled states — West Bengal, Odisha…
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High alert sounded in Hyderabad ahead of Independence Day celebrations
Hyderabad: High alert was sounded in Hyderabad after the Intelligence Bureau (IB) reports ahead of Independence Day celebrations. Following the Intelligence alert, security has also been stepped up at all major temples…
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London home of Dadabhai Naoroji gets Blue Plaque honour
London: The south London home where Dadabhai Naoroji, a prominent member of the Indian freedom struggle and Britain’s first Indian parliamentarian, lived for around eight years at the end of the 19th…
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Dalit sisters gang raped by three men in Ayodhya
Ayodhya: Two Dalit sisters were allegedly gang raped by three men after being held captive in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya district. The victims, one of whom is a minor, have…
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Flight ticket prices likely to fall – Here’s why
Hyderabad: Flight ticket prices are likely to fall as the aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday announced the removal of lower and upper limits on air fare from…
