- Pakistan
Pakistani religious body faces backlash over anti-VPN decree
Islamabad: Pakistan’s leading constitutional religious body came under severe criticism after it issued an edict terming the use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to access blocked content on the internet as ‘un-Islamic’.…
- Telangana
Telangana govt’s announcement of bonus on fine paddy boosts cultivation
Hyderabad: In a remarkable achievement, fine variety paddy (sanna vadlu) cultivation in Telangana has gone up by 61 percent to four million acres this kharif season compared to 2.5 million acres during…
- Delhi
SC to hear plea seeking enforcement of measures to curb pollution in Delhi
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea seeking enforcement of measures to curb air pollution in the national capital. Delhi woke up to toxic air conditions…
- Business
Failure to disclose foreign assets, income to invite Rs 10L penalty: I-T dept
New Delhi: The Income-Tax Department on Sunday cautioned taxpayers that failure to disclose assets held abroad or income earned in foreign shores in the ITR can attract a penalty of Rs 10…
- India
India successfully test fires hypersonic missile, joins select group of nations
New Delhi: In a major boost to its military prowess, India has successfully flight-tested a long-range hypersonic missile off the coast of Odisha, an achievement that has put the country in a…
- India
Maha polls: From welfare to ‘vote jihad’ & ‘dharma yuddha’
Mumbai: The Maharashtra assembly polls campaign, which started on issues like welfare initiatives and development, has reached its crescendo with phrases such as ‘vote jihad’, ‘dharma yuddha’, ‘Constitution under threat’ dominating the…
- India
Centre winds up Vigyan Prasar set up in 1989 to popularise science
New Delhi: Vigyan Prasar, an autonomous body set up 35 years back to popularise science, stands closed, a resolution issued by the Department of Science and Technology said. In the resolution dated…
- India
PM Modi arrives in Nigeria on first leg of three-nation visit
Abuja: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday arrived in Nigeria on the first leg of his three-nation visit at the invitation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This visit is the first by…
- India
CJI expresses concern over ‘exodus of young talent’ from legal practice
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna has expressed concern over the “exodus of young talent” from litigation practice and said there is a need to ensure their financial and…
- India
Manipur: Protesters attack houses of ministers, MLAs over killing of 3 persons
Imphal: A day after the bodies of three persons out of six missing people were recovered from a Manipur river, protestors attacked the residences of three state ministers and six MLAs on…
- India
Why PM mum on Caste Census, removing 50% quota limit: Rahul Gandhi
Amravati: The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi asked the Bharatiya Janata Party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, why they chose to remain silent on the opposition’s demands to conduct…
- India
NHRC notice to govt, DGP over death of newborns in Jhansi hospital fire
New Delhi: The NHRC on Saturday said it has issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and the state’s police chief in connection with a fire at the children’s ward of…
- India
Yediyurappa claims Congress probe into Covid-19 handling has malafide intent
Shivamogga: Former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Saturday alleged that the Congress government in Karnataka has ordered a probe into the Covid-19 management with malafide intention since the BJP was in…
- India
No regular hearing matters on Wednesday, Thursday in Supreme Court
New Delhi: Days after Justice Sanjiv Khanna took charge as the Chief Justice of India, a new circular was issued on Saturday regarding the hearing of cases in the Supreme Court. According…
- India
‘Congress has highest respect for Balasaheb Thackeray’: Priyanka
Ahmednagar: Scotching all speculations among allies, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday declared that despite the party’s ideological differences with the (undivided) Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray, the Congress has…
