India

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted six weeks’ time to the Centre to respond to a plea seeking statistical information on electronic surveillance under the Right to Information Act (RTI). Seeking the Centre’s response in the matter, Justice Yashwant Varma posted the matter accordingly for further hearing. “Mr Anurag Ahluwalia, appearing for […]

Tikamgarh: Some unidentified persons were allegedly found consuming alcohol and cooking meat at a gaushala (cow shelter) in Madhya Pradesh’s Tikamgarh district, prompting the authorities to initiate an inquiry, an official said on Tuesday. A video of the incident, which took place on Monday, has surfaced on social media. At least 15 people were allegedly […]

Hyderabad: National Democratic Alliance (NDA)’s candidate Draupadi Murmu is all set to be the 15th President of India as she won the race for presidential elections against Opposition’s Yashwant Sinha on Thursday. Hailing from Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, Murmu will be the first tribal President of India and only the second woman President after Pratibha Patil. […]

New Delhi: Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will not be taking part in the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham due to an injury sustained during the finals of the World Athletics Championships in Oregon. Rajeev Mehta, the Secretary General of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) told ANI, “Neeraj Chopra will not take part in […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called on President Droupadi Mumru at Rashtrapati Bhavan, for the first time after assumption of office. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan, first time after her assumption of office yesterday,” Rashtrapati Bhavan tweeted. Former President Pratibha Devisingh Patil along with her […]

Ahmedabad: At least 21 people have died and 30 others became ill from drinking altered liquor in western India, officials said Tuesday. Senior government official Mukesh Parmar said the deaths occurred in Ahmedabad and Botad districts of Gujarat state, where manufacturing, sale and consumption of liquor are prohibited. It was not immediately known what chemical […]

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was on Tuesday detained by the Delhi Police after he sat in protest with other parliamentarians against the Central government in between Parliament House and the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The Congress MPs carried out a protest march from Parliament House to the Rashtrapati Bhavan in wake of questioning of Congress […]

Mumbai: Ranveer Singh caught everyone’s attention last week with his nude photoshoot for a magazine. While many appreciated the ‘Simmba’ actor for his bold experiment with his look, he has also been trolled for the pictures. In fact, on Monday, an application was filed with Mumbai Police seeking the registration of an FIR against him […]

New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday appeared before the the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for the second round of questioning in connection with an alleged money laundering case linked to the National Herald newspaper. Sonia arrived at the ED office here along with her daughter Priyanka Gandhi who was carrying a medicine box. Taking […]

New Delhi: The much-awaited auction for the 5G telecom spectrum commenced on Tuesday. Reliance Jio, Adani group, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea are the four major participants in the auction. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had recently approved the Department of Telecommunications (DoT)’s 5G spectrum auction through which spectrum will be […]

Mumbai: One bogie of a suburban local train bound for Panvel derailed while leaving the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) platform No. 1 here on Tuesday, officials said. According to a Central Railway spokesperson, one trolley of one rear-end coach grazed the dead-end of the platform and derailed during the morning peak hour. There were […]

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal has written a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, seeking urgent intervention by her in the backdrop of the grave financial crisis that the state government is facing currently. “The financial health of the state has been seriously affected by a reduction in the revenue deficit grant to […]

New Delhi: Amid a stalemate in Parliament, the Congress on Tuesday asked why the government is not allowing an urgent debate on price rise and GST when the entire opposition was demanding it. Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said a debate under Rule 267 has been held several times in the past on issues of […]

Mumbai: In a startling revelation, Shiv Sena president and ex-Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said that when he was critical and battling for life in a hospital for his spinal issues, the rebels actively hatched a conspiracy to topple the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government. During his hospitalisation in November 2021 for his neck […]

Chennai: India is hosting the 44th edition of the Chess Olympiad at Mamallapuram, Chennai. The world’s biggest chess event will be held from July 28 to August 10. With a record 187 countries taking part with 188 teams in the Open section and 162 in the Women’s section, the Olympiad will witness the highest ever […]

Ahmedabad: With seven more people succumbing, the death toll in the hooch tragedy in Ahmedabad and Botad districts of Gujarat climbed to 24 on Tuesday morning, police said. According to Bhavnagar Range Inspector General of Police Ashok Kumar Yadav, of the deceased 15 were from Botad districts, while nine belonged to Ahmedabad rural areas. The […]

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu paid tributes to the martyrs and brave soldiers who fought in the 1999 Kargil War against Pakistan on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas on Tuesday. President Murmu, who assumed the office a day ago, termed the day as a “symbol of extraordinary valour.” “Kargil Vijay Diwas is a symbol […]

New Delhi: With 14,830 new COVID-19 cases being reported in a day, India’s tally of coronavirus infections rose to 4,39,20,451, while the count of active cases has declined to 1,47,512, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll due to the disease has climbed to 5,26,110 with 36 new fatalities being […]

Mumbai: A single-seater aircraft crash landed during a training session in Maharashtra’s Pune district on Monday, said an official from a private aviation academy to which the plane belonged. Its woman pilot suffered minor injuries, police and a medical officer said. The incident took place at Kadbanwadi in Indapur tehsil around 11.30 am. The aircraft […]

Patna: Undercurrent of friction between the BJP and the JD(U) became more apparent on Monday when Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar skipped the oath-taking ceremony of president Droupadi Murmu in the national capital. Defending Kumar’s absence, Janata Dal-United parliamentary board chief Upendra Kushwaha asserted that the chief minister is not bound to attend all the […]

New Delhi: After touching an all-time low and psychologically crucial level of 80 per US dollar last week, the Indian currency rupee traded largely steady on Monday. At the time of writing this report, the rupee traded at 79.82, data showed. An elevated risk appetite in the domestic financial markets and softening of crude oil […]

Kolkata: A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Monday rejected the bail plea of 13 persons accused in the violence that took place in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district after the 2021 Assembly polls. Justice Debangsu Basak said that since the CBI is interrogating the matter, the granting of bail to the […]

Raichur: Four college girl students have gone missing suspiciously from the Raichur city of Karnataka, police said on Monday. The police have launched a hunt for them in neighbouring states — Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The girls have been identified as Monica, Bhagyashree, Bhavani, studying in Class 12 and Nandini, studying in Class 11 at Raichur […]

New Delhi: As many as eight policemen were injured during a raid at a bar in Hauz Khas village when the said bar’s owner and nine of his employees allegedly attacked them with rods, sticks and pipes, officials said Monday. Following the incident, the police has arrested 10 people, including the bar owner under sections 186 […]