- India
LS polls: Maneka Gandhi eyes bigger victory margin in Sultanpur
Sultanpur: Seeking a second term from Sultanpur, BJP leader Maneka Gandhi on Sunday said her focus is on local issues and asserted that her victory margin will be bigger this time. However,…
- India
Of strawberry shakes, drives and four newspapers a day: Ruskin Bond turns 90
Landour: Old writers never die, they simply go out of print, says India’s storyteller through the decades Ruskin Bond as he turned 90 on Sunday, adding with his famed self-deprecating wit that…
- India
Congress to distribute over 40L pamphlets focused on ‘Mahalakshmi’ scheme
New Delhi: The Congress is set to step up its outreach to women ahead of the sixth and seventh phases of the Lok Sabha polls with plans in place to distribute more…
- World
Sri Lanka questions UN rights report on enforced disappearances
Colombo: Sri Lanka has questioned the timing and the mandate of a report issued by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) this week in which it…
- Pakistan
Trade ties with India suspended due to ‘heavy duties’: Pakistan Foreign Minister
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has said that trade ties between Islamabad and New Delhi have remained suspended since 2019 due to the imposition of “heavy duties” by India on imports from…
- India
Phase five LS polls: Rae Bareli, Amethi among 14 UP seats going to polls on Monday
Lucknow: Voting for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, which will decide the fate of five Union ministers, including Rajnath Singh and Smriti Irani, and Congress leader Rahul…
- India
‘Bhrasht Janata Party’ sought to dilute Adivasi rights: Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday claimed that the Modi government’s Forest Conservation Amendment Act had “undid” the progress of the historic Forest Rights Act of 2006 and accused the BJP of…
- India
Dalit couple beaten, made to wear garlands of shoes in MP; 10 persons booked
Ashok Nagar: An elderly Dalit couple has been allegedly beaten up and made to wear garlands of shoes in Madhya Pradesh’s Ashok Nagar district, police said on Sunday. The couple’s son had…
- India
Heavy rains prompt warnings and travel bans in many Kerala districts
Thiruvananthapuram: As rains lashed many parts of Kerala, authorities on Sunday urged people, particularly those living in hilly and coastal areas, to exercise vigil. The Meteorological Department has issued red alerts for…
- India
Chhattisgarh CM accuses Priyanka Gandhi of lying about rice distribution under PDS
Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai had accused Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of spreading lies about the quantity of rice given to people under the Public Distribution System (PDS) in…
- India
SC, ST & minority female students’ enrollment sees massive jump between 2014-22: NCBC
New Delhi: The student enrollment under the Scheduled Caste (SC) category grew by 44 per cent, from 4.61 million in 2014-15 to 6.62 million in 2021-22, the National Commission for Backward Class…
- India
Omar condemns twin terror attacks in Kashmir
Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Sunday condemned the twin terror attacks in Shopian and Anantnag districts of Jammu and Kashmir that left a BJP worker killed and a tourist couple…
- Bangalore
Sexual assault case: Arrest warrant against JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
Bengaluru: A special court for MPs and MLAs here has issued an arrest warrant against JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna in the sexual assault case. The court issued the warrant in connection with…
- India
Maliwal assault case: Court sends Bibhav Kumar to 5 days police custody
New Delhi: A court here on Saturday sent Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar to five days in police custody in connection with the alleged assault on AAP Rajya Sabha…
- News
Air India Express flight from Bengaluru to Kochi makes emergency landing
Bengaluru: An Air India Express flight from Bengaluru to Kochi made an emergency landing at Bengaluru after a fire was noticed in one of the engines, the Bangalore International Airport Limited said…