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TN Govt repeals act to convert Jayalalithaa’s residence into a memorial
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Thursday adopted a bill to repeal an Act, passed in 2020, to convert the Poes Garden residence of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa into a memorial.…
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Protesting farmers fighting for country, just like soldiers do on borders: Rahul
Aurangabad: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday came out in support of the protesting farmers, likening the cultivators to soldiers who fight on the country’s borders to protect it. Gandhi was referring…
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Hemant Soren remanded to judicial custody in money laundering case
Ranchi: A special PMLA court on Thursday remanded former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren to judicial custody in connection with a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam. The ruling…
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Farmers intensify stir, call for ‘Bharat Bandh’ tomorrow
To intensify their agitation over various demands, farmers’ unions have called for a ‘Gramin Bharat Bandh’ or nationwide strike on Friday, February 16. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) has urged all farmers’…
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Nationalist Congress Party belongs to Ajit Pawar, rules Maha Speaker
Mumbai: Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar here on Thursday ruled that the ‘real Nationalist Congress Party’ belongs to Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. In his order on the disqualification of MLAs filed…
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MP: Muslim man held, house razed after upper-caste men strip, beat tribal
In a horrific incident, a tribal young man was subjected to inhumane brutality as he was stripped naked, hung upside down and beaten by upper-caste men in the Betul district of Madhya…
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Shashi Tharoor slams BJP for UCC, calls Uttarakhand ‘nanny state’
New Delhi: Hitting out at the Uttarakhand government over the UCC bill and other regulations, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said one should go there to see a “nanny state” in…
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Sarfaraz Khan hits brisk 50 in debut test match
After years of toil in domestic cricket, Sarfaraz Khan finally realized his dream of donning the Indian jersey in test cricket. The 26-year-old Mumbai batter’s journey to the international arena was laden…
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ED summons TMC leader Mahua Moitra in FEMA violation case
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has summoned TMC leader and former Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra for questioning in a FEMA contravention case next week, official sources said Thursday. The 49-year-old politician…
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Explained: What are electoral bonds and why BJP wanted them under veil
In a constitutional verdict, the Supreme Court of India, on Thursday, February 15, struck down the Central Government’s electoral bonds scheme, invalidating it as ‘unconstitutional’ and an infringement on freedom of speech…
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Subramanian Swamy moves Delhi HC seeking probe against Axis Bank
New Delhi: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Thursday urged the Delhi High Court to order a probe into an alleged fraud committed by Axis Bank to make “undue profits” through the sale…
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Mistaken as kidnapper, Karnataka police detain Andhra cop
Hassan: Karnataka police on Tuesday detained an Andhra Pradesh police inspector who was returning to his home state along with an accused in sandalwood smuggling case after taking him in custody.The AP…
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LS polls: After TMC, AAP, now NC to ‘go solo’, setback to INDIA bloc
Srinagar: The National Conference, biggest regional party of Jammu and Kashmir, on Thursday announced it would contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections and possible assembly polls in the Union Territory “on its…
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Hyderabad: Digvijaya Singh attacks PM Modi over farmers’ protests
Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Thursday attacked the BJP-led Centre for allegedly not fulfilling its promises to farmers, including providing a legal guarantee for MSP, and for using force to…
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Delhi Chalo: Farmers use kites against drones dropping tear gas shells
A few young farmers taking part in the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march, on Thursday, February 15, took to flying kites to crash government-deployed drones. Farmers are flying kites to stop the drones being…
