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New Delhi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has arrived in the national capital to discuss Other Backward Class (OBC) reservations in the state. This is Shinde’s second visit to Delhi after being sworn in as chief minister of Maharashtra on June 30. Earlier, he visited Delhi with deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and met Prime […]

Hyderabad: Indian rupee on Tuesday sunk to its lowest 80 to a US dollar as the Indian currency continued to be in the free fall. Later in the day, it recovered to close at 79.92 (provisional) against the US dollar. At the interbank forex market, the local unit opened lower at 80.00 against the US […]

Bengaluru:  In an important judgment, the Karnataka High Court has said that using a wife without any emotional attachment as “a cash cow and ATM” amounts to mental harassment. The court also granted divorce to the wife in the case setting aside the order of the lower court. The division bench headed by Justice Alok […]

Lucknow: he Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court has said that the revision petition filed against the acquittal of all 32 accused persons, including former Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani, the then Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh, senior BJP leaders — Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti, Vinay Katiyar, Sadhvi Ritambhara, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh […]

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has hauled up the district and police administration over the protests organised outside Lulu mall in state capital Lucknow. He has directed the Lucknow administration to check anti-social elements from disturbing communal harmony and lawlessness. “It should take the matter seriously and such lapses will not be tolerated. […]

New Delhi: The BJP government at the Centre obviously doesn’t believe in the ‘give and take’ policy when it comes to sharing revenues generated through the new GST regime. This was evident from union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s response on Monday when she remained mum on the issue of extending GST compensation to States even […]

Hyderabad: The union government’s blatant lies about Telangana being a major recipient of Central funds for the development of Karimnagar and Warangal under Smart Cities Mission (SCM) were exposed with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on Monday admitting that no assistance was extended to the State in the last three years. In fact, […]

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala has registered India’s second case of monkeypox, Health Minister Veena George said on Mondayd. A 31-year-old man, who had arrived from Dubai and was under treatment at the Pariyaram Medical College hospital at Kannur, has turned positive for the disease, she said. George said that the patient’s condition is fine and he is […]

New Delhi: Cricketer-turned-politician Harbhajan Singh, Misa Bharti, daughter of former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, and BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla on Monday took oath alongwith nearly 25 other leaders as Rajya Sabha members. Others included A Rao Meena, Vijay Sai Reddy, Kheeru Mahto, Shambhala Saran Patel, Ranjeet Ranjan, Maharashtra Majhi, Aditya Prasad, Praful Patel, […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said that the plea challenging the practice of Talaq-e-Hasan will be listed after four days. Senior Advocate Pinky Anand, appearing for the petitioner, apprised the court that the woman has received a third notice of talaq and she has a minor child. A bench headed by Chief Justice […]

New Delhi: Fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair on Monday sought an urgent hearing of his plea seeking to quash all six FIRs registered against him in Uttar Pradesh and also challenged the constitution of the Special Investigation Team (SIT). Advocate Vrinda Grover, appearing for Zubair, mentioned the matter for urgent listing of the […]

New Delhi: National Democratic Alliance Vice Presidential candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar filed his nomination on Monday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of various different parties supporting his bid. “I will always strive to enhance democratic values of country,” Dhankhar said after filing his nomination. “Never even in my dreams did I […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed condolences after a Maharashtra Roadways bus travelling from Indore to Pune fell off the Khalghat Sanjay Setu in the Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh on Monday. “The bus tragedy in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh is saddening. My thoughts are with those who have lost their loved ones. Rescue work […]

New Delhi: The recommendations on Goods and Services Tax rates that were made during the 47th GST Council meeting held in June come into effect today. Following is a list of items that will get costlier: 1. GST on paper knives, spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers increased from 12 per cent to 18 per cent. […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday posted for hearing the petition filed by the Uddhav Thackeray-led camp challenging the initiation of disqualification proceedings against them by the Speaker, along with the other petitions related to Maharashtra’s political crisis on July 20. Senior advocate Devdutt Kamat mentioned the matter for hearing before a bench headed […]

Dhar: As many as 12 people were killed after a Maharashtra Roadways bus they were travelling in fell off the Khalghat Sanjay Setu in the Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh on Monday. “Twelve people died and 15 people have been rescued, MP Minister Narottam Mishra said adding that the Maharashtra Roadways bus was enroute from […]

Vadodara: A goods train derailed near Mangal Mahudi railway station in Gujarat’s Dahod district on Monday, causing disruption in the rail traffic movement Around 27 trains, including Rajdhani and August Kranti were being diverted, said railway officer. Sixteen coaches of the train derailed between Mangal Mahudi – Limkheda stations because of which the power supply […]

New Delhi: Polling began on Monday in the Parliament and respective State Legislative Assemblies to elect a new President of India. Draupadi Murmu is the NDA candidate, who is contesting against Yashwant Sinha, supported by the Opposition parties. A polling booth has been set up inside the Parliament premises where Members of Parliament will cast […]

Mumbai: The rupee appreciated 6 paise to 79.76 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday as a positive trend in domestic equities supported the local unit. However, a strong American currency overseas and forex outflows restricted the rupee’s gain, dealers said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 79.76 against the […]

New Delhi: India logged a single day rise of 16,935 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,37,67,534, while the daily positivity rate was recorded above six per cent after 161 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The active cases have increased to 1,44,264, while the […]

Mendhar: Two army officers were killed in an accidental grenade blast along the Line of Control in the Mendhar sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch, Defence Public Relations Office informed on Monday. During the treatment, one army officer and one Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) succumbed to their injuries. “Last night, an accidental grenade blast occurred […]

New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday called upon the governors to act as a “guide” to states and see to it that the programmes funded by Central Government are properly implemented by the states. According to a release from Vice President’s secretariat, Naidu said that the Office of a Governor is “neither […]

Vijayawada: The first suspected monkeypox case in Andhra Pradesh’s Vijayawada created a scare but the health authorities clarified on Sunday that the child has tested negative for the disease. Andhra Pradesh’s Commissioner for Medical, Health and Family Welfare J. Nivas said that the two-year-old girl has routine skin rashes. There is no need to panic, […]

Hyderabad: The All India Coal Pensioners’ Association has urged the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi to constitute a high-power committee on the issue of review and revision under CMPS-1998 while including its representatives. The association in a letter to the Prime Minister sought to reiterate that pension can be increased without any budgetary support from the […]