India

Chandigarh: Slain singer-turned-actor-politician Sidhu Moosewala’s father Balkaur Singh on Monday registered a complaint with the Punjab Police, saying the singer was threatened by gangsters over the phone. Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi had threatened him many a times and that was why he had kept a bulletproof car, he said. Accompanying two security personnel, Balkaur Singh said […]

Dakshina Kannada: The hijab crisis is yet again showing signs of resurgence in Karnataka as some students were sent back from their college on Monday in Mangaluru city of Dakshina Kannada district. Twelve hijab-clad students of University College in Mangaluru tried to enter classrooms, but were stopped by the college authorities. They were sent back […]

New Delhi: As many as 52 persons, including 24 women and four children were rescued after a major fire broke out in the parking area of a 5-storey building in the Nawada area of Delhi’s Dwarka on Monday morning. Five persons suffered burn injuries and 10 motorcycles were completely gutted in the incident. According to the […]

Mumbai: A day after Congress announced its Rajya Sabha nominees, actor-turned-politician Nagma on Monday expressed her discontent over not getting a berth in the Upper House of the parliament. Taking to Twitter, Nagma said, “Sonia Ji, our Congress president had personally committed to accommodating me in RS in 2003/04 when I joined Congress party on […]

New Delhi: With 2,706 new coronavirus infections being recorded in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,31,55,749, while the active cases increased to 17,698, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll climbed to 5,24,611 with 25 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. […]

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to make it mandatory for all dog owners to get licences for their pets. It began with Lucknow and will soon be extended to all cities in Uttar Pradesh. In case of no licence, a fine of Rs 5,000 will be imposed on the owner and the dog […]

New Delhi: Domestic equity indices extended their gains from the previous week and jumped sharply during the opening session on Monday. At 9.42 a.m., Sensex was 820 points up at 55,705, whereas Nifty 241 points up at 16,594 points. Other Asian markets too were in the green. Indices jumped as investors are reacting to growing […]

Kanpur: Brides in Uttar Pradesh are getting bolder and more demanding. In the past few weeks, brides have turned away their groom because either he came drunk or was bald. Now a bride has refused to marry because the groom forgot to bring along a photographer. The incident was reported from a village in Kanpur […]

Chandigarh: The killing of singer-turned-actor-politician Sidhu Moosewala, with a huge fan base running into millions, in Punjab seems to be an inter-gang rivalry, Director General of Police (DGP) V.K. Bhawra said. “Prima facie, it seems to be an inter-gang rivalry between the Lawrence Bishnoi group and the Lucky Patial group,” he said. “The Lawrence Bishnoi group […]

Jeddah: Bleeding from her arm and doubling up with pain, Parveen Begum, a woman hailing from a poor family in Hyderabad, had no clue what destiny had in store for her when she decided to take off one dark night after being abused at work following her injury. Weak and malnourished, 52-year-old Parveen had reached […]

New Delhi: The much awaited Southwest Monsoon reached Kerala on Sunday, three days ahead of its normal date of onset of June 1, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. For the agrarian economy, the news of onset of SW monsoon – termed as the real finance minister of India – over Kerala is the most awaited […]

Chandigarh: In less than 24 hours after his security was withdrawn by the government, singer-turned-actor-politician Sidhu Moosewala was shot dead by gangsters close to his ancestral village in Mansa in Punjab, police said. He was 27 years old. He was travelling in his vehicle when the assailants fired at the singer and his two friends. […]

Ujjain: President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday called upon Ayurveda experts to promote research in the field, saying there is no alternative to this medical system so far in rural parts of the country. “Ayurveda is the science of life,” he said after inaugurating the 59th meet of the All India Ayurveda Conference, and dedicated […]

Hyderabad: The Internet is raging over the government’s new advisory on Aadhaar. In a notification, issued on May 27, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued a new warning to people to not share the photocopy of their Aadhaar card with any organisations as it can be misused. “Do not share a photocopy […]

New Delhi: India has started the groundwork for 5G spectrum auctions slated to take place this year, as announced by the Secretary of the Telecommunications Department and Chairman of the Digital Communications Commission, K Rajaraman late last year. The country being the world’s second-largest telecommunications market is planning to roll out 5G mobile services within […]

New Delhi: In the 89th episode of his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed a man from Andhra Pradesh, who donated all his retirement benefits for the education of girls. The Prime Minister said that Ram Bhupal Reddy, opened about 100 accounts under ‘Sukanya Samridhi Yojana’ and deposited […]

Thane: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has said that “India belongs to Dravidians and Adivasis”, and not to him, or Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, NCP head Sharad Pawar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing a rally in Bhiwandi town here in Maharashtra on Saturday evening, the Lok Sabha member also sought to know why Pawar […]

New Delhi: Highlighting the importance of Yoga in physical, spiritual and intellectual wellbeing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his monthly radio broadcast ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Sunday urged the countrymen to adopt Yoga in their daily life. In the 89th episode of his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Prime Minister Modi said, “Next month […]

New Delhi: An owner of a furniture showroom in South Delhi’s Chittaranjan (CR) Park has been booked for allegedly raping a girl after calling her on the pretext of a job interview, police said on Sunday The police is looking into the matter while the accused, who has links to a political party, is on […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that even in this phase of the global pandemic, Indian ‘startups’ have been creating wealth and value. In monthly radio address ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Prime Minister Modi said, “On the 5th of this month, the number of unicorns in the country has reached the figure of […]

New Delhi: With 2,828 new coronavirus infections being recorded in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,31,53,043, while the active cases rose to 17,087, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll climbed to 5,24,586 with 14 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. […]

Chennai: Citing the recent killings in Chennai, former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition K. Palaniswami, has said that the state capital is “turning into a murder city with 18 murders in 20 days”. However, Greater Chennai City police commissioner, Shankar Jiwal refuted the claim, saying that only 10 murders took place in the […]

New Delhi: Continuing to raise the issue of unemployment, BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Saturday said over 60 lakh sanctioned central and state government posts are vacant in various sectors when joblessness is at its highest level in three decades. The MP from Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh Saturday tweeted a chart mentioning government jobs sector-wise. […]

Srinagar: Two unidentified terrorists have been killed in an ongoing encounter between terrorists and security forces at Bijbehara in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said on Saturday. “Two terrorists killed. Incriminating materials including arms and ammunition recovered. Search going on,” police said. The firefight between terrorists and security forces took place after a joint team […]