- World
US should not be part of Trudeau’s claim linking India to Nijjar’s killing: American expert
Washington: Terming as “shameless” and “cynical” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s claim of Indian agents’ involvement in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, an American expert has urged the US not to…
- India
Legalise controlled cultivation of cannabis in Himachal: Govt panel
Shimla: A committee appointed by the Himachal Pradesh government has recommended regulated cultivation of cannabis for medicinal and industrial purposes. The panel headed by state Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi has also…
- India
Rahul advocates for caste census, asks why PM Modi is afraid of it
Jaipur: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday advocated conducting a caste census and asked why was Prime Minister Narendra Modi “afraid” of it. Addressing a party workers’ conference here, Gandhi also claimed…
- Kashmir
10 arrested for ‘vitiating peaceful atmosphere’ outside Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid
Srinagar: Ten youths were arrested on charges of vitiating the peaceful atmosphere outside the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar during the congregational payers a day earlier, police said on Saturday. “10 Hooligans arrested…
- India
Will speak to CM Shinde, Fadnavis on Muslim quota in education: Ajit Pawar
Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday said he will discuss a five per cent quota in educational admissions for the Muslim community with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and deputy…
- Kashmir
India-Canada row political gimmick: Sikh body in Kashmir
Srinagar: A Kashmir-based Sikh body on Saturday said the India-Canada row was “a political gimmick” by the establishment to garner votes in the elections and that the community was an integral part…
- India
PM Modi lays foundation stone of international cricket stadium in Varanasi
Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of an international cricket stadium in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi on Saturday. Former India cricketers, including Sachin Tendulkar and Ravi Shastri, BCCI President…
- India
Hardeep Singh Nijjar not religious figure but terrorist: Sources
New Delhi: Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, whose killing led to a row between India and Canada, was not a religious and social figure but a terrorist who was involved in running…
- Offbeat
Ganpati festival: Meet Mumbai’s edible ‘Bappa’ made of chocolate, millets
Mumbai: After idols made of clay, paper and other materials, a designer from Mumbai has put a delicious spin on the Ganpati festival with a “Bappa” made of chocolate and varieties of…
- Andhra Pradesh
CID begins interrogation of TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu in jail
Rajamahendravaram: A team of Andhra Pradesh Police CID officials on Saturday began interrogation of TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu in the Skill Development Corporation scam case on Saturday at the central prison…
- Entertainment
Haven’t seen ‘The Kashmir Files’, ‘The Kerala Story’: Vishal Bhardwaj
Mumbai: National award-winning filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj says he didn’t watch movies like “The Kashmir Files” and “The Kerala Story” as he wanted to stay out of such sensitive subjects. Both “The Kashmir…
- World
Canadian ministers denounce ‘online hate video’ against Hindus, mum on Khalistani outfit
Toronto: Days after an offensive video from a pro-Khalistan group threatening Hindus in Canada to leave the country went viral, top federal public safety officials and politicians have denounced the “online hate…
- India
Uttarakhand: UCC drafting panel’s tenure extended by another four months
Dehradun: The tenure of the committee to draft a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for Uttarakhand has been extended by four months, according to an official order. This was the third extension given…
- India
Silver idol of Lord Ganesha, sacred symbols stolen from Thane temple
Thane: The police in Maharashtra’s Thane city have launched an investigation after a silver idol of Lord Ganesha, many sacred symbols and cash were stolen from a temple, an official said on…
- India
Mobile internet services to be restored in Manipur from Saturday: CM
Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said that mobile internet services, which were suspended after ethnic violence erupted in the northeastern state on May 3, will be restored from Saturday. He…
