- World
Global use of death penalty at highest level since 2015: Amnesty
Berlin: The use of the death penalty has reached its highest level worldwide since 2015, London-based human rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday. Some 1,153 people were executed in 2023 across…
- Telangana
72.44 per cent polling in Telangana MLC by-election
Hyderabad: The final voter turnout in Monday’s by-election to the Telangana Legislative Council from the Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda graduates’ constituency was 72.44 per cent, election officials said on Tuesday. Out of 4,63,839 voters, 3,36,013…
- India
Excise policy case: Delhi HC reserves order on Kavitha’s bail pleas
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reserved its order on the bail petitions moved by Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K. Kavitha, an accused in the money laundering case related…
- Telangana
Phone tapping case: BJP demands KCR’s arrest after ex-cop’s revelation
Hyderabad: With a former police officer’s arrest in the phone tapping case making startling revelations, the BJP’s Telangana unit on Tuesday demanded former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s arrest and prosecution. BJP…
- India
61-day fishing ban implemented in Goa from June 1
Panaji: The annual 61-day fishing ban in the coastal state will be implemented from June 1, a Minister said. Goa Fisheries Minister Nilkanth Halarnkar told IANS that the ban will be enforced…
- India
21 dead, several missing as stone quarry collapses in Mizoram
Aizawl: At least 21 people, including two minors, were killed and seven others were missing as a stone quarry collapsed in Mizoram’s Aizawl district on Tuesday following incessant rain triggered by Cyclone…
- India
Court issues summons to Delhi minister Atishi in BJP leader’s defamation case
New Delhi: A court here on Tuesday issued summons to Delhi minister Atishi in a defamation case filed by BJP state unit media chief Praveen Shankar Kapoor. Kapoor’s lawsuit alleges that Atishi…
- India
HC dismisses plea against Delhi Waqf Board administrator appointment
Delhi: The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the appointment of the administrator of the Delhi Waqf Board, imposing a fine of Rs 10,000 on the petitioner. Justice Subramonium Prasad…
- India
ECI removes Sandeshkhali SDPO three days before LS polls
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday, May 28, ordered the immediate removal of the sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district, Aminul Islam, just three…
- India
Self-styled godman Ram Rahim, four others acquitted in 2002 murder case
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday acquitted Dera Sacha Sauda’s controversial self-styled godman, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, in the Ranjit Singh murder case. Despite the acquittal, Ram Rahim, who…
- Bangalore
Impossible to take 300 candidates for Legislative Council polls: Karnataka Dy CM
Bengaluru: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday said that around 300 candidates want to contest the Legislative Council elections on the Congress ticket. “It…
- News
SP workers booked for creating ruckus in UP’s Jaunpur over EVMs in mini truck
Jaunpur: An FIR has been registered against two named and 50 unidentified people in Uttar Pradesh’s Jaunpur district for allegedly creating a ruckus when a vehicle loaded with reserve EVMs reached the…
- Middle East
UAE President to make state visit to S. Korea
Seoul: United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will make a state visit to South Korea on Tuesday to discuss ways to expand cooperation in energy, defence and other…
- India
Goldman Sachs ups India’s GDP growth forecast
New Delhi: Leading global financial firm Goldman Sachs has revised its forecast for India’s GDP growth by 10 basis points to 6.7 per cent as it expects the government’s heavy investments in…
- World
UNSC to hold emergency meeting after Rafah attack
New York: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday, following the deadly airstrike by Israel near Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. The emergency meeting was…
