- India
SC to hear pleas for reviewing wages of priests, temple staff
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday, May 18, a plea to constitute a judicial commission or an expert committee to review the wages and other benefits given…
- Business
India becomes largest market for KitKat globally for Nestle
New Delhi: India has emerged as the largest market globally for KitKat, the iconic chocolate-coated wafer bar of Swiss food and confectionery major Nestlé, driven by strong consumer penetration, product innovation and…
- India
Politics of intimidation, rising communalism in India: Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind chief
New Delhi: The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind has expressed serious concern over what it described as “rising communalism”, the “silence” of constitutional institutions and an increasing “politics of intimidation” allegedly directed at Muslims and…
- India
SriLankan Airlines accuses Indian employees of Rs 2.2 crore fraud
Colombo: SriLankan Airlines has accused several Indian employees based in its Chennai office of misappropriating funds worth Rs 22 million. In a statement issued on Saturday, May 16, the Sri Lankan flag…
- World
At UN, India flags concerns over targeting of vessels in Strait of Hormuz
United Nations: Targeting commercial shipping, endangering civilian crew and impeding freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz is “unacceptable”, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Parvathaneni Harish has said. Harish’s remarks…
- World
Nepal’s Kami Rita Sherpa climbs Mt Everest for 32nd time, beats own record
Kathmandu: Nepal’s mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa made history on Sunday, May 17, by breaking his own world record for the highest number of ascents of Mt. Everest as he scaled the world’s…
- India
Pakistan Army hits back at Gen Dwivedi, urges India to ‘co-exist’
Islamabad: The Pakistan Army on Sunday, May 17, criticised Indian Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi’s recent remarks, while urging New Delhi to learn to “co-exist” peacefully. Gen Dwivedi on Saturday said that…
- India
TCS Nashik case: Court says clear evidence of abetment by POSH member
Mumbai: A court in Maharashtra’s Nashik has denied bail to TCS site head and POSH committee member Ashwini Chainani noting that she ‘ignored’ the complaint of a victim in the alleged sexual…
- India
CNG prices hiked by Rs 1 per kg, second time in a week
New Delhi: CNG prices were hiked by Rs 1 per kg on Sunday, May 17, the second increase in rates in less than a week. CNG now costs Rs 80.09 per kg…
- Hyderabad
Bandi Sanjay says truth will prevail after son held in POCSO case
Hyderabad: Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar has said that he has complete faith in the legal process and truth will ultimately prevail following his son Bageerath’s arrest in a POCSO case. Kumar…
- India
Fire breaks out in coach of Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express in MP
Ratlam/Kota: A fire broke out in an AC coach of a Rajdhani Express heading from Thiruvananthapuram to Delhi in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam district on the morning of Sunday, May 17, railway officials…
- India
NEET UG paper’leak’: CBI probing role of NTA-linked public servant
New Delhi: The alleged role of a public servant associated with the National Testing Agency has come under CBI’s scanner in the NEET-UG paper leak case, officials said on Saturday, May 17.…
- India
UP: SP leader Azam Khan gets 2 years in jail in model code violation case
Rampur: A court in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur sentenced Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan to two years of imprisonment on Saturday, May 16, in a case related to objectionable remarks made against…
- Bangalore
One Nation, One Election can align polls nationwide by 2034: JPC
Bengaluru: P P Chaudhary, Chairman of the JPC on ‘One Nation, One Election,’ said on Saturday that holding State Assembly and Lok Sabha elections simultaneously is in the country’s best interest. He…
- India
NEET-UG paper-setter biology lecturer arrested by NTA committee
New Delhi: The CBI on Saturday, May 16, arrested a biology lecturer who was part of the National Testing Agency’s (NTA) paper-setting committee for NEET-UG held on May 3, officials said. The…
