Pune: A court here on Thursday issued an order directing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to appear before it in a complaint filed by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar’s grandnephew accusing him of defaming the Hindutva ideologue, the petitioner’s…
New Delhi: Delhi minister Atishi on Thursday asked the ED, which has opposed the bail plea of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on medical grounds, why it was not allowing the politician to undergo tests as has been suggested by his doctors.…
Pune: Retired bureaucrat Arun Bhatia has written to the Maharashtra Human Rights Commission seeking transfer of Pune police commissioner Amitesh Kumar in connection with the May 19 Porsche car accident. In his letter, Bhatia cited the…
New Delhi: Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra on Thursday outlined India’s commitment to implement proactive actions for the health and well-being of women, children and adolescents, an official statement said. Chandra was speaking at a…
Hyderabad: The workers of Nerada gram panchayat of Kuravi mandal in Mahabubabad district staged a protest in front of the gram panchayat office after locking it on Thursday, demanding the State government to pay their salaries which have…
New Delhi: The mood of the country indicates it wants a change and the INDIA bloc will get a good enough number of seats that will ensure it gets a clear-cut mandate and forms a government, senior Congress leader K C Venugopal said on…
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that a marriage between a Muslim man and a Hindu woman is not valid under Muslim personal law, even if it is registered under the Special Marriage Act, 1954. The court’s decision came as it…
Bengaluru: A case has been registered against six officials of the Union Bank of India for allegedly fraudulently diverting around Rs 94.73 crore of the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribe Development Corporation Ltd to various…
Hyderabad: Tension prevailed at Kalikhabar Road in the Old City Hyderabad when traffic police officials were removing the encroachments by traders on the road on Thursday afternoon. The Mirchowk traffic police station officials were…
Bijapur: Sixteen Naxalites have been arrested from different places in Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh, a police official said on Thursday. Of these, 11 were held on May 28 from Gorna-Padiyapara village by the District Reserve Guard and…
New Delhi: India on Thursday trashed reports that it has proposed a free trade agreement with the Maldives but at the same time said it was ready to consider such a pact if the island nation expresses interest for it. “No specific proposal…
Kanyakumari: Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his 45-hour-long meditation at the famed Vivekananda Rock Memorial here on Thursday evening, following completion of his two-months long high-pitch poll campaign across the country. After…
Chicago-based Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), the architecture firm that designed many of the world’s most well-known buildings, including Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest edifice in Dubai, is considering ways to transform buildings…
New Delhi: India on Thursday described as “heartbreaking” the loss of civilian lives in an Israeli strike in the southern Gaza city of Rafah and called for respecting international humanitarian law in the ongoing conflict. Local officials…
Srinagar: Senior CPI(M) leader M Y Tarigami Thursday said the Centre should rethink its policy of denying government jobs to the families of terrorists and stone-pelters in Jammu and Kashmir as it could be “counterproductive”. “This is not…
Visakhapatnam: Tribals took out a massive rally against the Maoists at Maddigaruvu Santha in G Madugula mandal of Alluri Sitaramaraju district on Thursday, urging the Maoists not to come to Alluri Sitarama Raju district. The rally was…
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday expressed confidence that people will give a mandate to an alternative government on June 4 and said the INDIA bloc will form an inclusive and nationalistic government by…
Hyderabad: Continuing its inspecting of restaurants and other food joints, the Telangana Food Safety department on Thursday, May 30, raided the Arabiana Restaurant, the popular Nimrah Cafe and Hotel Shadab, all in and around the Charminar.…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday said Scheduled Tribes Welfare Minister B Nagendra will be summoned and an explanation will be sought, following allegations against him in connection with an illegal…
Hoshiarpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked the opposition to make no mistake in understanding him as he can disclose “sins of their seven generations”, ending his Lok Sabha campaign with another onslaught on rivals in an…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar stated on Thursday that political opponents are performing black magic through ‘Aghoris’ and ‘tantriks’ at a temple in Kerala against him and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. He added…
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has directed the state women development and child welfare department to conduct a thorough inquiry into the child selling racket recently busted in the state and to…
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia‘s Roads General Authority on Thursday, May 30, announced the expansion of the asphalt surface cooling initiative in several locations within the holy sites for the upcoming Haj 1445-2024. This comes in…
British Labour MP Faiza Shaheen was dropped as the party’s candidate on Wednesday, May 29, over engagement with tweets on Israel. Shaheen, an economist and academic, was told that she would not be endorsed by the party’s National Executive…
Hyderabad: A 29-year-old IT professional allegedly jumped the red light and hit a bike, severely injuring two people on Wednesday, May 29. He was allegedly under the influence of alcohol. The accused has been identified as Sudheer Reddy.…
Bengaluru: The Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribe Development Corporation (MVSTDC) is finding itself embroiled in a financial misappropriation scandal, with new revelations surfacing each day. Government action has ensued, with two…
Amaravati: In a shocking incident, a man hacked his girlfriend to death with a chopping knife and attempted suicide by slitting his throat with the same knife. The incident happened near the Sai Baba temple in Satrampadu village of Eluru…
Varanasi/Chandigarh: The high-pitched campaigning for the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha elections in 57 seats in seven states and the Union territory of Chandigarh on June 1 ended Thursday evening. Polling is scheduled in all 13…
Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at Kanyakumari helipad just now. He reached the southernmost tip of the country in an air force helicopter. PM Modi will now reach the government guest house for a brief rest and after that he…
New Delhi: India on Thursday said it has not made any proposal to the Maldives for a bilateral free trade agreement (DTA) and that it was ready to consider if the island nation expresses interest for such a pact. “No specific proposal for…