- India
UP: BJP minority morcha leader booked for ‘rape’ of Dalit girl, ‘killing’ of her father
Maharajganj: A case has been lodged against a BJP minority morcha leader for the alleged rape of a 17-year-old Dalit girl and killing of her father in this Uttar Pradesh district, police…
- Politics
It was Jinnah who objected to the name ‘India’: Tharoor
New Delhi: With G20 dinner invites being sent out in the name of ‘President of Bharat’, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said while there is no constitutional objection to calling India…
- Andhra Pradesh
TTD to build 2 pilgrim amenity centres worth Rs. 600 crore in Tirupati
Tirupati: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) has decided to construct two pilgrim amenities centres (PAC) worth Rs 600 crore in Tirupati town. The new centres, Achyutham and Sripatham, which can accommodate nearly…
- Sports
Sehwag urges BCCI to have ‘Bharat’ written on players’ World Cup jersey instead of India
New Delhi: Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag on Tuesday urged the BCCI to have “Bharat”, instead of India, inscribed on the jerseys of the national team players in the upcoming ODI World…
- World
Will only agree India trade deal approach that works for UK, says Rishi Sunak
London: The free trade agreement (FTA) talks with India are “progressing” and Britain will only agree to a pact that works for the whole of the United Kingdom, British Prime Minister Rishi…
- India
Hima Das provisionally suspended by NADA for 3 whereabout failures in 12 months
New Delhi: Star India sprinter Hima Das has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for three whereabout failures in 12 months, according to sources. The 23-year-old Assam runner has…
- Sports
Asia Cup 2023: Super Four, final matches to stay in Colombo
Colombo: The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Tuesday decided to keep the Asia Cup Super 4 and final matches in Colombo itself as the weather in the Sri Lankan capital has shown…
- Business
Rupee falls 33 paise to close at 83.04 against US dollar
New Delhi: The rupee plunged by 33 paise to close at 83.04 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, tracking a strong American currency and higher crude oil prices. Foreign fund outflows…
- India
Row over Prez G20 invite: Citizens free to call India or Bharat
New Delhi: The citizens are free to call the country India or Bharat as per their wishes, the Supreme Court had said in 2016 while dismissing a PIL which sought a direction…
- India
Pro-Pak slogan row: NC leader Mohd Akbar Lone files affidavit in SC
New Delhi: National Conference leader Mohd Akbar Lone Tuesday filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court reiterating his oath as Lok Sabha MP, saying he will preserve and uphold the Constitution and…
- India
Woman suffering from mental illness made 38 bomb hoax calls to Mumbai police
Mumbai: A 41-year-old woman suffering from a mental illness allegedly made 38 hoax calls about bombs to Mumbai police’s control room in the last two months, an official said on Tuesday. The…
- India
Shocked at Manipur CM’s ‘intimidatory’ statements: Editors Guild
New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India on Tuesday said Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh’s statements in response to its report on the media coverage of the ethnic violence in the…
- India
India or Bharat: SC gave citizens the name-choice in 2016
New Delhi: The citizens are free to call the country India or Bharat as per their wishes, the Supreme Court had said in 2016 while dismissing a PIL which sought a direction that India be called ‘Bharat’…
- India
‘Change in name of India will require several Constitutional amendments’
New Delhi: ‘India, that is Bharat’ written in Article 1 of the Constitution is only descriptive and the two cannot be used interchangeably, constitutional expert P D T Achary said on Tuesday and…
- Hyderabad
‘Practice what you preach’: BJP reacts to Kavitha’s letter for women’s quota bill
Hyderabad: Telangana BJP President Kishan Reddy on Tuesday said the ruling BRS can raise the issue of 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and assemblies after giving adequate representation to…
