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Washington: The United States welcomed 6,61,500 new citizens as of June 15 in the fiscal year 2022, with India the second largest country of birth for naturalised American citizens in the first quarter after Mexico. “Throughout our nation’s history, the promise of both life and liberty, and the freedom to pursue happiness, is what has […]

Jammu: In an act of bravery, unarmed villagers on Sunday overpowered two heavily armed terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit, including one of its most wanted commanders, and handed them over to the police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district. The apprehended terrorists have been identified as Faizal Ahmad and Talib Hussain. Hussain is a wanted […]

New Delhi: India logged 16,103 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,35,02,429, while the active cases increased to 1,11,711, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll climbed to 5,25,199 with 31 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise […]

Mumbai: The election of the Speaker for the Maharashtra Assembly is set to take place on Sunday after the new Eknath Shinde government took over following the collapse of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) rule in the state. With the return of the MLAs, who echoed the revolt against Uddhav Thackeray along with their leader […]

Agra: In a shocking incident, a man walked into the office of the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Prabhakar Choudhary with the body of his new-born daughter after the police refused to file an FIR against those who allegedly assaulted his pregnant wife. Senior Superintendent of Police Prabhakar Choudhary assured the man, Dhaniram, that he would […]

New Delhi: Leopards are known to be the masters of prey. However, a recent video of a leopard creeping onto a baby monkey and hunting it down has gone immensely viral, grabbing the eyeballs of netizens. Taking to Twitter, the Panna Tiger Reserve of Madhya Pradesh wrote, “A rare sight… A leopard can be seen […]

Meerut: A married woman has been arrested for allegedly dumping her lover’s body near a canal in Parikshatgarh area of Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut district with help of her brothers and concealing evidence, police said. The man Sajid had reportedly consumed poison in the presence of the woman, the police added on Sunday. Superintendent of Police […]

Prayagraj: A 55-year-old government doctor from Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj posted in Chitrakoot received his transfer letter on his WhatsApp number on the day of his ‘terahvi’ (13th day) after his death. He had been seeking transfer to his hometown Prayagraj for the past two years, citing a chronic ailment but his request was only addressed after […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote to former Indian batter Mithali Raj to congratulate her on a glorious career in international cricket spanning two decades. Test and ODI captain of the Indian women’s national cricket team, Mithali Raj, announced her retirement from international cricket on June 8. “Mithali Raj Ji, A few weeks ago, […]

Ahmedabad: An alleged gram panchayat notification bearing the name of the Sarpanch directing shopkeepers and residents not to buy anything from Muslim vendors is doing the rounds at a village in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district. The notification says if anyone is seen buying goods from Muslim vendors, he or she would be fined Rs 5,100, and […]

Kolkata: Kolkata Police, on Saturday, issued lockout notice against suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma, whose controversial comments about Prophet Muhammad had created nationwide stir and tension last month. A senior official of the city police informed that they were forced to issue the lookout notice as Sharma did not turn up after she was sent […]

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to field Karnataka Governor Thwarchand Gehlot for the post of Vice-President, according to highly placed sources. Gehlot hails from Madhya Pradesh and is a senior leader who held many positions in Modi government. He hails from Scheduled Castes. Another probable candidate for the post from BJP […]

Hyderabad: The Opposition parties’ Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha declared that the Presidential election was not a fight between two individuals, but a battle of ideologies. He said the Presidential elections were being held under extraordinary circumstances and the fight will continue even after the polls, notwithstanding the results. Addressing the gathering of TRS Ministers, MPs […]

Hyderabad: The BJP, which is holding its two-day National Executive meeting in Hyderabad starting today, is expected to mull over two proposals which include the political as well as economic agenda of the party. Under the political agenda, the party is likely to hold discussions over their presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu and the recently formed […]

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of killing democracy and the federal system. Addressing a meeting organised by the TRS party, Rao said, “You (Modi) are killing democracy and federal system every day, you are bringing down the government which doesn’t listen to you and oppressing voice […]

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to take over the probe into the brutal killing of Maharashtra’s Amravati-based shop owner Umesh Kolhe on June 21, after he wrote a post in support of Nupur Sharma on Facebook. Home Minister’s Office (HMO) made the announcement through its Twitter […]

Bengaluru: Karnataka police have lodged a case against father and son for blackmailing a married woman with her private video in Mysuru, police said on Saturday. The police have launched a hunt for the accused father and son after the woman approached Hebbal police in Mysuru city. Hebbal Layout residents Govindaraju and his son Pramod […]

New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) N.V. Ramana said the political party in power believes that every governmental action is entitled to judicial endorsement, and the opposition expects the judiciary to advance their political positions. However, it is only the judiciary that is answerable to the Constitution. The CJI was speaking at a felicitation […]

Bangkok: Two Indian women were arrested at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport on charges of smuggling after 109 live animals were found in their luggage, media reports said. The wild animals were discovered following an x-ray of two suitcases of the women travelling to Chennai, CNN reported citing Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation. […]

Raipur: Chhattisgarh is probably the only state in the country where the Congress and especially its Chief Minister have become a big challenge for the BJP. Here the BJP is not competing with the Congress as much as with Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. This situation is likely to continue till next year’s assembly elections. There […]

New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday alleged that one of the main accused in the brutal killing of a tailor in Udaipur is a “BJP member” and asked whether the Centre had moved quickly to transfer the case to the NIA due to this reason. Addressing a press conference at the Congress headquarters here, party’s […]

New Delhi: A Jabalpur-bound SpiceJet flight returned to the Delhi airport on Saturday morning after passengers claimed smoke in the plane. After the recent fire incident, now smoke : – @FlySpiceJet Q400 aircraft VT-SUR, SG-2962 operating Delhi-Jabalpur saw smoke from washroom while at 5000 feet. – Fire alarm blared. May Day declared. – Landed back […]

New Delhi: Southwest monsoon has covered the entire country as it brought seasonal rains to Gujarat and Rajasthan, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday. “Southwest monsoon has covered the entire country on Saturday, six days before the normal date of July 8,” the weather office said. The southwest monsoon had its onset over […]

New Delhi: Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair will be produced before the Patiala Court in Delhi today in a case for allegedly hurting religious sentiments, through a social media post. Zubair was brought out of the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of Delhi Police Special Cell in Dwarka earlier today. On Thursday, he […]