- Sports
BCCI exempted from RTI as amended sports bill covers only funded federations
New Delhi: In what can be construed as a relief to the BCCI, the Sports Ministry has amended the RTI-related provision of the National Sports Governance Bill, placing only those bodies under…
- India
Dalit woman gang-raped, fiance assaulted in MP; 3 out of 4 accused held
Sidhi: A 20-year-old Dalit woman, who had gone out with her fiance in Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi district, was allegedly raped by four men who also assaulted her male partner, said a police…
- India
‘Tortured’ in police custody, Odisha man attempts suicide
Jajpur: A 28-year-old man attempted suicide by consuming a poisonous substance after he was allegedly tortured in police custody in Odisha’s Jajpur district. Police said that the victim Rabindra Mallik, a resident…
- Bangalore
Man kills woman, then suicides in Bengaluru’s Tirupalya locality
Bengaluru: A woman was murdered and the accused allegedly died by suicide shortly after the crime in Tirupalya near Hebbagodi on the outskirts of Bengaluru on Wednesday, police said. The deceased woman…
- Kolkata
Kolkata court remands four in law college rape case to police custody till Aug 8
Kolkata: In what is being claimed as a first-of-its-kind order by a court in Kolkata, all four accused in the South Calcutta Law College rape case were remanded to police custody for…
- Business
From 25pc to 50pc, US slaps ‘penalty tariffs’ on India for Russian oil
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, August 6, slapped an additional 25 per cent tariff on goods coming from India as penalty for New Delhi’s continued buying of Russian oil. Trump…
- India
Priyanka defends Rahul; BJP demands SC probe into her remarks on authority
New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday alleged that Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s comments on the recent observations made by the Supreme Court about Rahul Gandhi were a “direct challenge” to its…
- India
2002 Mangaluru cooker bomb blast case: ED attaches Rs 29K bank deposit
New Delhi: Funds worth Rs 29,176 kept in the bank account of an accused in the ISIS-inspired 2022 Mangaluru cooker bomb blast have been attached under the anti-money laundering law, the Enforcement…
- India
Residence certificate application made for ‘Donald Trump’ in Bihar
Bihar: ‘Donald Trump‘ is the resident of a village in Samastipur district of Bihar, a prankster wanted the authorities concerned to believe. However, the district administration was clearly not impressed and it…
- India
Uttarakhand flash floods: Rescuers retrieve 1 body, 11 Army soldiers missing
Dehradun: Rescuers retrieved one body from the rubble in flood-ravaged Dharali village, as the search for the missing resumed on Wednesday, August 6, amid rain. Uttarkashi villages were hit by flash floods…
- Hyderabad
Immigration officer booked for harassing Sri Lankan passenger at Hyderabad airport
Hyderabad: A case was registered against an Immigration official at the international airport here after a female passenger from Sri Lanka accused him of repeatedly calling and harassing her during a transit…
- Bollywood
‘Saiyaara’ crosses Rs 500 crore mark at global box office
New Delhi: Filmmaker Mohit Suri’s romance drama “Saiyaara”, featuring newcomers Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, has amassed over Rs 500 crores at the global box office, the makers said on Tuesday. According…
- Photos
INDIA bloc parties want discussion on SIR issue in Parliament: Kharge
New Delhi: INDIA bloc parties are united in demanding a discussion in Parliament on the voter roll revision exercise in Bihar as it is important to protect the voting rights of all…
- India
Rahul Gandhi appears before court over ‘defamatory remarks’
Chaibasa: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi appeared before an MP-MLA Court in Jharkhand’s Chaibasa on Wednesday in connection with a case related to alleged defamatory remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah…
- India
RBI decides to keep interest rate unchanged
Mumbai: After three successive interest cuts, the Reserve Bank on Wednesday decided to keep policy rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent and retained the neutral stance, weighed by concerns over tariff uncertainties.…
