India

Dakshina Kannada: The Karnataka Police department has said that they will not allow any disturbance in the law and order situation over the Malali Masjid row in Dakshina Kannada region. Additional DGP (Law and Order) Alok Kumar stated on Thursday that no room for disturbance would be given in the region in the backdrop of […]

Varanasi: The Varanasi district court, hearing the civil suit on the Gyanvapi Mosque-Kashi Viswanath temple complex issue, will hear on Thursday an application by the Muslim side seeking rejection of the civil suit’s claims on Gyanvapi Mosque. “The court has made it clear that it will hear the case on Order 7 Rule 11 on […]

New Delhi: Karti Chidambaram, who on Thursday appeared before the CBI here in connection with the Chinese visa scam case, denied all the allegations and said that he “did not felicitate a single Chinese national” and the case was bogus. He said that the earlier cases lodged against him were also “bogus and this one […]

New Delhi: A man from Telangana was found dead in a hotel room in Southwest Delhi’s Mahipalpur on Thursday morning, police said. The deceased, Subramanian Rajesh, aged around 40-45 years, is from Shivampalli in Telangana, they said. He had checked into the hotel on May 19, the police said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest) Manoj […]

Paradeep: A man was tied in front of a truck and garlanded with shoes as punishment for allegedly stealing a mobile phone, the police said. The incident came to light after a video pertaining to the incident went viral on social media. In the video, a man can be seen tied to a truck garlanded […]

Hyderabad: At a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in the city on Thursday to attend the 20th-anniversary celebrations and the graduation ceremony of the Indian School of Business Post Graduate Programme Class of 2022, youngsters are protesting across the city with banners that ask about equality for Telangana. The youngsters prepared 17 banners […]

Budgam: Kashmiri TV actress Amreen Bhat was killed by unidentified terrorists in Budgam’s Chadoora area in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, while her 10-year-old nephew was injured. Jammu and Kashmir Police said that the 10-year-old nephew of the TV actress had a bullet injury on his arm. The nephew is receiving treatment at a hospital […]

Lucknow: Devotees of Lord Ram can now travel across the Ramayana circuit that includes Ayodhya, Janakpur (Nepal), Sitamarhi, Varanasi, Nashik and Rameshwaram on the ‘Bharat Gaurav’ tourist train, being run by Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). According to an official release, the journey would take 18 days on an 8,000 km long circuit […]

Chennai: Some bad news for the vehicle owners already affected by the accelerating fuel price increase. From June 1, 2022 onwards, the motor third party liability insurance premium has been jacked up by the central government despite the portfolio being hugely profitable for the insurers. The central government has also withdrawn the 15 per cent […]

New Delhi: India saw a single day rise of 2,628 new coronavirus infections, taking the infection tally to 4,31,44,820, while the active cases have increased to 15,414, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Thursday. The COVID-19 death toll climbed to 5,24,525 with 18 more fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. […]

Mumbai: The rupee appreciated 3 paise to 77.52 against the US dollar in the opening trade on Thursday as a positive trend in domestic equities and weak American currency overseas supported the local unit. However, rising crude oil prices in the international markets and continued foreign fund outflows kept the pressure on the domestic currency, […]

Srinagar: Three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists were killed in an ongoing encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, police said on Thursday. In a tweet citing Inspector General Police Kashmir zone Vijay Kumar, the J&K Police said: “All three terrorists killed, affiliated with proscribed terror outfit LeT. Identification being ascertained. Incriminating materials including arms and ammunition […]

Patna: After going viral on the internet, the video of a girl wearing school uniform walking one kilometer on one leg to reach her school in Jamui district of Bihar, got noticed by actor and philanthropist Sonu Sood. The girl’s leg had to be amputated after an unfortunate accident, reported a local media outlet, yet […]

Hyderabad: Thanks to IPL, the cricket fever is on a high and fans are cheering and screaming for their favourite teams. And now is a chance to not waste the loud cheering and gain a discount on food. KFC has introduced a first-of-its-kind voice activated offer on its app. One just needs to download the […]

Hyderabad: Several high-end restaurants and hotels levy the service charge from customers for their services. At times, we are forced to pay though we are not happy with the service. But, the government’s guidelines say it is voluntary to pay the service charge and not mandatory. Department of Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh in […]

Lucknow: Deepening the crisis in Congress further, Kapil Sibal, a prominent face of the G-23 group of the dissenting leaders, has resigned from the party and filed nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha elections as an independent on Wednesday in Lucknow backed by the Samajwadi Party (SP). Sibal filed his nomination papers from Uttar Pradesh in […]

Jaipur: In a strange case of domestic violence, a school principal in Alwar district of Rajasthan has move the court seeking protection from the physical and mental harassment of his wife. According to the man, his wife has been beating him black and blue leaving him weak mentally. In a police complaint, the troubled principal, […]

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Central Government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that sought direction to declare that the song ‘Vande Mataram’, which played a historic part in the struggle for Indian freedom, shall be honoured equally with ‘Jana-Gana-Mana’ and have equal status. The Bench of Justice […]

New Delhi: Delhi Police has busted an inter-state gang that used to cheat unemployed youth by offering them fake ‘Work from Home’ job profiles, an official said on Tuesday. The police also arrested two persons in this connection following an inter-state operation in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Delhi. DCP Sagar Singh Kalsi said a complaint […]

Chennai: BJP SC/ST morcha south district president in Chennai, Balachandran, was hacked to death on Tuesday night after a three-member gang attacked him while he was having tea at a wayside tea stall here. The incident occurred at Chindarapet in Chennai. Balachandran was facing life threats and was provided a personal security officer (PSO) by […]

Patna (Bihar): Criticizing the dowry system, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said that there is nothing worse than demanding dowry for marrying a girl else what will happen to childbirth if a “man marries to another man”. Kumar’s remarks came during the inauguration of a newly constructed girls’ hostel in Patna on Tuesday. […]

New Delhi: The Centre has placed a cap on the export of sugar under the “restricted” category which will be effective from June 1. The latest move comes days after banning the export of wheat in order to control rising inflation and to ensure availability in the domestic market. India’s retail inflation has been above […]

Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices bounced back on Wednesday after declining for two days, with the Sensex climbing 327 points in early trade, helped by buying in index major Reliance Industries and positive trends in the Asian markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 326.98 points to 54,379.59 points in early deals. The broader NSE Nifty gained […]

New Delhi: India saw a single day rise of 2,124 new coronavirus infections, taking the infection tally to 4,31,42,192, while the active cases rose to 14,971, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Wednesday. The COVID-19 death toll has climbed to 5,24,507 with 17 more fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. […]