India

Kota: A Kota-based man has won his five-year fight to get a Rs 35 refund from the Railways, helping in the process nearly 3 lakh people who were in a similar situation. The Railways has approved Rs 2.43 crore in refunds to 2.98 lakh IRCTC users — many of whom might have brought multiple tickets, […]

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday directed Delhi Police to send a copy of its status report, in relation to the probe of the incident of vandalism which took place outside the residence of Arvind Kejriwal during the ‘Kashmir Files’ row on March 30, to the Chief Minister Secretariat. A division bench presided […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated all those who have cleared the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2021. In a series of tweets, the Prime Minister said: “Congratulations to all those who have cleared the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2021. My best wishes to these youngsters who are embarking on their administrative careers […]

Hyderabad: Airtel Xstream Fiber has announced the launch of its new all-in-one plans which includes unlimited high-speed broadband, 17 premium OTTs, 350 TV channels and Airtel Black service. To serve the needs of premium households who want the next generational connectivity and entertainment experience, Bharti Airtel (Airtel), has raised the bar in the home broadband […]

Bengaluru: Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait was attacked with black paint during a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan in Bengaluru on Monday. राकेश टिकैत जी पर स्याही फेंकी जाना बेहद शर्मनाक और घटिया काम है … दोषियों पर कड़ी से कड़ी कारवाई होनी चाहिए।।@RakeshTikaitBKU @OfficialBKU @CMofKarnataka pic.twitter.com/C6CggF1ikG — Deep Malhi (@DeepRLD) May 30, 2022 The police […]

Panaji: A photo of BJP spokesperson in the pose of movie ‘Pushpa’ has gone viral, signalling the opposition that they will not bend to their criticism and allegations. The recently appointed six spokespersons in Pushpa pose (mai jukega nahi… I will not bow down) have thrown a challenge to the opposition conveying that they will […]

New Delhi: Shruti Sharma has topped the civil services examination 2021, results of which were announced by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Monday. As many as 685 candidates have qualified the prestigious test, it said, without sharing further details of candidates selected in the examination. While Shruti Sharma has topped the examination, Ankita […]

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday requested the Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court to get the case of Sidhu Moose Wala’s murder investigated by a sitting judge of the court, as demanded by the singer’s father. This comes after Balkaur Singh, father of Sidhu Moose Wala, wrote to Mann demanding […]

New Delhi: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central government completed eight years in office, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said PM Modi has instilled new confidence in the dreams and aspirations of every citizen of the country. Taking Twitter to congratulate all the countrymen for these eight years of Modi government which he […]

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 […]