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Chennai: In another case of honour killing in Tamil Nadu, a person hacked to death his sister and her husband. The dastardly act took place at Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu on Monday evening. The deceased is Saranya (24) and her husband Mohan (31). Saranya who is a Dalit married Mohan, of Naicker […]

New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA has imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on Air India for denying boarding to passengers holding valid tickets and thereafter not providing mandatory compensation to them. “After that a series of checks were carried out by DGCA and during our surveillance at Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Delhi, there were specific […]

Chennai: Oscar Award winner AR Rahman on Tuesday thanked a series of people including Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin for attending his daughter Khatija Rahman’s wedding with Riyasdeen Shaik Mohammed. The Mozart of Madras posted a letter on his Twitter timeline that said, “Thank you for joining us for my beloved daughter Khatija Rahman’s […]

Lucknow: The tourism and hospitality sector in Uttar Pradesh is witnessing a rapid recovery in the post-Covid scenario leading to a surge in demand for hotel rooms and allied hospitality services. This sector was among the worst-hit by pandemic as extended lockdown and restrictions of large gatherings had caused a severe blow to hotel and […]

New Delhi: Recruitment of 10 lakh people be done by the Government of India in a mission mode in the next 1.5 years, announced the Prime Minister’s Office on Tuesday. A tweet from the official Twitter handle of the Prime Minister’s office said, “PM @narendramodi reviewed the status of Human Resources in all departments and […]

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the National Herald case for the second straight day. On Monday, he was grilled for about ten hours and summoned again. Gandhi reached the ED office at around 11.07 a.m. this morning and directly went inside without speaking […]

Hyderabad: Four days after the open letter by TRS working president and Telangana minister K T Rama Rao to Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighting the Centre’s failure to fill up vacancies in different central government departments, Modi has asked for recruitment of 10 lakh people on a “mission” mode in the next one and half […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the ‘first national conference of chief secretaries’ in Dharamshala on June 16 and 17. The conference will be held at HPCA stadium in Dharamshala and will be a significant step towards further strengthening the partnership between the Centre and the state governments. Slated to be held from […]

Indore: A video has gone viral on social media showing a group of four women mercilessly beating up a young female employee of a pizza chain in Indore, despite repeated pleas by the latter to stop. In a video, the four women are seen beating the victim, an employee with Domino’s Pizza, with sticks and […]

Thane: The Thane city police commissionerate’s website was allegedly hacked on Tuesday, with a message appearing on it apparently directed towards the Indian government and demanding an apology to “Muslims all over the world”. A senior police official here confirmed that the website has been hacked. “We have contacted the agencies concerned for necessary action. […]

Aurangabad: A group of men aggrieved with their wives held an agitation here in Maharashtra, demanding laws against “injustice” they face at home, and took 108 anti-clockwise rounds around a peepal tree, praying not to get the same life partner again. Some men not happy with their spouses formed a ‘patni peedit’ ashram in Aurangabad […]

Kanpur: Zafar Hayat Hashmi, the main accused in the June 3 violence in Kanpur, has revealed during interrogation that his organisation was funded by builders, businessmen and political functionaries. According to a police source, “Hashmi has accepted that he was involved in crowdfunding. Besides, he got a huge amount of money through donations from across […]

New Delhi: Congress MP Deepender S Hooda on Tuesday condemned the long hours of questioning of party leader Rahul Gandhi by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and called it a political vendetta. “The way in which ED is handling this matter, the number of hours Rahul Gandhi was questioned and has been called on Tuesday again, […]

Lucknow: At a time when the communal cauldron is boiling over, this news brings a smile to the face. Yameen Siddiqui, a 23-year-old Muslim youth, has got an image of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath tattooed on his chest. He says that Yogi is his role model and he has given himself a gift […]

Srinagar: Two LeT terrorists were killed and a policeman was injured after a late night encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces at Bemina in Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district, officials said. “Two terrorists of proscribed terror outfit LeT neutralised by Srinagar Police in a swift encounter in Bemina area of Srinagar. One policeman also […]

Jeddah: ‘Huroob’, the word sends a bone-chilling message to many Indian and other foreign workers who lack stability in their jobs in Saudi Arabia. In fact, it ruins the dreams of scores of youth who come to work in oil rich Kingdom. Once an expatriate employee is notified as a ‘Huroob’ it blocks his or […]

New Delhi: The Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind has moved an application in the Supreme Court seeking to issue directions to the State of Uttar Pradesh that no precipitative action be taken in Kanpur District against the residential or commercial property of any accused in any criminal proceedings as an extra-legal punitive measure. The development came a day […]

Bhopal: A shocking incident of the deaths of a girl and her cousin in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district has left the police puzzled. As per reports, a youth who came to attend the funeral of his cousin, bowed down in respect and then lay down on her pyre. By the time the family members and […]

Patna: Days after Bihar Minister Shrawan Kumar claimed that the Chief Minister has all ability and experience to become President of India, Nitish Kumar on Monday said that he has no interest in contesting the election for the top post. “Whoever said and what it is does not matter to me. I am sorry to […]

New Delhi: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Monday issued an advisory to print, electronic and digital media to refrain from advertising online betting platforms. The advisory comes in light of instances of a number of advertisements of online betting websites and platforms appearing in print, electronic, social and online media. “Betting and gambling, […]

New Delhi: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday said that Covid is not over yet and there are reports of rising cases in some states. “It is important at this time to be alert and not forget Covid Appropriate Behaviour (CAB) such as wearing masks and maintaining physical distance to prevent spread of the […]

New Delhi: A man from Bihar was apprehended by CISF personnel at a Delhi Metro station in neighbouring Faridabad on Monday for carrying a country-made pistol and bullet in his luggage, officials said. The passenger was intercepted during security checks around 7 AM at the Escort Mujesar station, they said. The passenger has been handed […]

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) started the second round of questioning of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday in the alleged money laundering case linked to the National Herald. The investigators in the federal agency questioned the 51-year-old leader for over three hours in the first round which started at its headquarters at 11 […]

Hyderabad: The India Meteorological Department – Hyderabad has said that the monsoons arrived in Telangana on Monday and have extended to the Mahabubnagar district. A three-day monsoon forecast has been given for the State indicating heavy rainfalls in a few districts. An Yellow alert or ‘be alert’ warning have been issued to districts including Adilabad, […]