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Fresh PIL in SC against Centre’s decision to block BBC docu on Gujarat riots
New Delhi: A fresh PIL was filed on Thursday in the Supreme Court challenging the Centre’s decision to block a BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots. The top court is already…
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Rahul Gandhi to visit UK later this month, to deliver lecture at Cambridge
New Delhi: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi will be visiting the United Kingdom later this month and will also deliver a lecture at the Cambridge University’s business school. Sharing information about his…
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Video: Cricketer Prithvi Shaw attacked with baseball bat for denying selfie
An argument over selfies swiftly escalated into a brawl with a baseball bat and a vehicle pursuit in Mumbai for cricketer Prithvi Shaw. In the police investigation, eight persons are accused of…
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Dalit leader Mevani demands SIT probe into IITB student’s death
Ahmedabad: Congress MLA and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani on Thursday demanded probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the death of a student of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay to…
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Punjab CM all praise for Telangana’s water conservation model
Hyderabad: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday praised Telangana’s water conservation model and said that Punjab will soon replicate it. On a day-long visit to Telangana to study some irrigation projects…
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ED arrests Sukesh Chandrashekhar in fresh money laundering case
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar in a fresh money laundering case linked to duping of former Religare promoter Malvinder Singh’s wife, officials said on Thursday.…
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BJP’s Kausar Jahan wrests Delhi Haj Committee chairperson post from AAP
New Delhi: In a setback to the AAP, BJP leader Kausar Jahan was elected as the Delhi Haj Committee chairperson on Thursday. Kausar is the second woman to be elected to the…
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Karnataka min invoking Tipu while targeting Siddaramaiah sparks row
Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Thursday accused Karnataka Minister C N Ashwath Narayan of trying to ‘instigate’ people to kill him as he took exception to the latter’s statement that he…
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UP: VHP, Bajrang Dal vandalise mosque claiming illegal construction
An under-construction mosque, located near the Balkhandi Naka area in the Banda district of Uttar Pradesh was vandalised by members of right-wing organisations – Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) –…
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BJP Andhra chief Kanna Lakshmi Narayana, aides resign from party
Hyderabad: In major political development on Thursday, former president of Andhra Pradesh BJP unit chief and senior BJP leader Kanna Lakshmi Narayana and his aides quit the saffron party. According to media…
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Israel firm disrupting elections in India, other nations using fake campaigns: Report
A team of Israeli contractors suspected of interfering in more than 30 elections around the world has been linked with the software used to run bogus social media campaigns in several countries,…
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Will AIMIM really contest 50 seats in Telangana Assembly polls?
Hyderabad: Ahead of upcoming Assembly elections in Telangana, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi announced that his party will contest at least 50 seats out of 119 seats…
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SC being used as ‘tool’ by anti-India forces: RSS-affiliated weekly on BBC docu row
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is allegedly being used as a “tool” by anti-India forces, RSS-linked weekly Panchjanya has said while criticising the apex court for issuing notice to the Centre over…
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Video: Ask Indian govt for info on BBC office ‘survey’, US tells Pak journo
The US asked a Pakistani journalist to ‘refer to the Government of India’ for information on the ‘survey’ that the income tax department conducted at the BBC’s Delhi office and Mumbai studio. The…
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TS EAMCET 2023: 45 percent inter marks rule likely to return
Hyderabad: As TS EAMCET 2023 approaches, speculations arise that the 45 percent intermediate marks rule will make a comeback in the admission process. Two years ago, it was mandatory for engineering college…