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UP polls: Fifth phase of voting on Sunday; 692 candidates in fray for 61 seats
Lucknow: Polling to decide the fate of 692 candidates in the fray for 61 assembly seats across 12 districts of Uttar Pradesh will take place in the fifth phase of the state…
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Air India plane lands in Bucharest to evacuate Indians stranded in Ukraine
New Delhi: An Air India plane from Mumbai landed in the Romanian capital Bucharest on Saturday morning to evacuate Indians stranded in Ukraine due to the Russian military offensive. The aircraft, AI1943,…
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Ease COVID restrictions after analyzing local situation: MHA to States
New Delhi: Amid a significant dip in COVID-19 cases in the entire country, the Ministry of Home Affairs has issued direction to the state government to ease curbs. In a letter to…
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Stranded Indian students in Ukraine narrate their stories
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing Ukraine crisis, the students living in the Eastern European country narrated their plight of the ground situation and urged the Indian government to bring them back home.…
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India abstains on resolution condemning Russian invasion of Ukraine
United Nations: India, along with China and the United Arab Emirates, has abstained on a Security Council resolution condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The resolution proposed by the US and Albania…
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Russia warns Sweden and Finland against joining NATO
New Delhi: Russia’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman on Friday said Moscow will respond if Sweden and Finland intended to join NATO, Newsweek reported. Maria Zakharova held a press conference and reflected on the…
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A united minority cast anti-BJP vote in fourth Phase
By Kulsum Mustafa Lucknow on Wednesday scored its maiden first division in Independent India. The administrative hub of Uttar Pradesh crossed all past records as it attained its highest polling percentage of…
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Hyderabad: MP police attempts to question social worker Imran in Pragya Thakur case
Hyderabad: Mild tension prevailed in Kalapathar area of old city after a team of Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) police came to question social worker Mohammed Imran aka caller Imran, in connection with the…
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High crude prices can spike petrol, diesel prices by over Rs 6 per litre: ICRA
New Delhi: High crude oil prices, due to geo-political concerns, can spike petrol, and diesel prices by Rs 6 to Rs 8 per litre, ratings agency ICRA said. According to the ratings…
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NSE fraud case: Anand Subramanian sent to CBI custody till March 6
New Delhi: A Special Court on Friday sent Anand Subramanian, the former Chief Strategic Advisor of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), to CBI custody till March 6 in connection with the NSE…
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US Congressional briefing calls Karnataka hijab ban ‘mass sexual harassment’
Washington, DC: Panelists at a Congressional Briefing criticized the order of the Karnataka state High Court banning the hijab in schools, forcing young Muslim women to risk harassment or even expulsion if…
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Muslim attacked by Hindutva goons in Gujarat, called terrorist
A Muslim resident of Shera village in Gujarat’s Bharuch district was attacked by a Hindutva mob as he drove back home from work on Tuesday. At least nine men pelted stones at…
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‘Snatch voting rights of Muslims’: Bihar BJP MLA’s controversial remark
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Bihar has made a controversial remark stating that the voting rights of Muslims who wish to stay in the “democratic country” must be ripped. Bihar…
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Hyderabad: Destruction of rocks at Khajaguda continues under HMDA’s nose
Hyderabad: The Anantha Padmanabha Swamy temple trust (which is near the Khajaguda rocks) started the construction of a borewell in the wee hours of the night, resulting in more destruction at the…
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Ukraine crisis: India to arrange evacuation flights for stranded citizens
The Government of India will arrange evacuation flights for Indian nationals stranded in war-torn Ukraine, news agency ANI reported. Citing unnamed sources, ANI reported that the cost of the evacuation will be…