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Asked PM not to come to Lok Sabha over Congress plans: Om Birla
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday, February 5, said he had concrete information that many Congress MPs could carry out an “unexpected act” by reaching the spot where Prime…
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Bail to Maktoob Media editor for reporting on 2023 Kerala blast case
A local court in Kerala granted bail to Aslah Kayyalakkath, the editor of online news agency Maktoob Media, for reporting the 2023 blast case in Kozhikode district. The Vadakara Judicial First Class…
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Lok Sabha passes Motion of Thanks on President’s address without PM’s response
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address without the customary reply by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, amid vociferous protests by the opposition. Lok…
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Uber appoints Balaji Krishnamurthy as its CFO
New Delhi: Ride-hailing platform Uber on Wednesday said it has appointed Indian-origin Balaji Krishnamurthy as its chief financial officer. Krishnamurthy has been with Uber for more than six years and will assume…
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Dalit student beaten for ‘damaging pipe’, FIR registered against accused
Agra: A Dalit student on Friday, January 30, was allegedly assaulted and abused with casteist slurs by a teacher and a school official in Uttar Pradesh‘s Manipuri district for a broken pipe.…
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Lok Sabha adopts Motion of Thanks to President’s address without PM’s speech
New Delhi: In an unprecedented development, the Lok Sabha on Thursday, February 5, passed the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address without the customary speech by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, amid…
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Bid to delete minority votes, says Akhilesh, urges SC to intervene
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday, February 5, alleged a conspiracy to delete names of voters in Uttar Pradesh by misusing Form 7 and urged the Supreme Court to take…
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SC agrees to hear PIL against poll freebies promises by political parties
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, February 5, agreed to list for hearing in March a PIL seeking direction to seize the symbol or deregister a political party that promises or…
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Kerala Assembly passes resolution demanding withdrawal of VB-G RAM G scheme
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Assembly on Thursday, February 5, passed a resolution demanding the Centre to withdraw the newly enacted rural employment scheme, VB-G RAM G, and restore the UPA-era MGNREGA. The resolution…
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Naxalite killed in encounter with cops in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur
Bijapur: A Naxalite was killed in an encounter with security personnel in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Thursday, February 5, a police official said. The exchange of fire broke out in a…
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Karnataka: Congress seeks apology from BJP MLC over ‘Pakistan’ remark
Bengaluru: The controversy surrounding the “Pakistani tongue” remark made by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLC CT Ravi continued, disrupting proceedings in the Karnataka Legislative Council as Congress members pressed for an apology…
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In mass firing, Washington Post lays off bureau chiefs, including Delhi
The iconic American daily, The Washington Post, on Wednesday, February 4, laid off about one in three employees across the company, delivering another major blow to a newsroom already under strain and…
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HC takes suo motu note of over 1.08 lakh missing persons cases in UP
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday took suo motu cognisance of the alarming number of missing persons in Uttar Pradesh and registered a PIL, noting that over…
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SC to continue hearing on petition challenging Sonam Wangchuk’s detention
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will continue to hear the government’s arguments in the petition filed against the detention of Ladakh-based social activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act (NSA). Earlier…
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Allahabad HC acquits nearly 100-year-old man over four decades
The Allahabad High Court has acquitted a nearly 100-year-old murder accused, noting more than four decades have passed since he challenged his life term sentence and observing that social consequences suffered by…
