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- India
Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia join Congress, may contest Haryana polls
New Delhi: Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia joined the Congress on Friday ahead of the Haryana assembly polls, with the party saying its Central Election Committee would decide if they would…
- Kolkata
Kolkata doc rape-murder: TMC, victim’s family differ over police cover-up
Kolkata: The TMC on Thursday refuted accusations of a police cover-up by the parents of the woman doctor who was allegedly raped and murdered, insisting that a newly surfaced video contradicts their…
- Telangana
Former digital media director of Telangana govt taken into custody
Hyderabad: The former digital director of the Telangana government Konatham Dileep was taken into custody by the Central Crime Station (CCS) police, Basheerbagh, on Thursday, September 5. However it remains unclear if…
- News
Delhi excise policy case: SC reserves Kejriwal’s plea seeking interim bail
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea seeking interim bail and challenging his Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrest. A Bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal…
- India
‘Are Muslims not human?’ asks mother of Haryana student killed by Bajrang Dal
Uma, the mother of 19-year-old Aryan Mishra, is grief-stricken after her son was killed by men associated with the Hindutva group Bajrang Dal, who mistook him for a Muslim “cow smuggler”. In…
- India
Doctor’s rape-murder: Parents allege police tried to hush up case, bribe them
Kolkata: Family members of a doctor, who was allegedly raped and murdered here last month, joined the protesting medics at RG Kar hospital on Wednesday and accused the Kolkata Police of attempting…
- Telangana
Telangana: Strong winds uproot over 50,000 trees in Mulugu forest
Hyderabad: In an ecological disaster, an estimated 50,000 trees spread over about 500 acres in the forests of Mulugu district in Telangana were uprooted following a huge gale and a sudden cloud…
- Telangana
Telangana: Sexual assault triggers communal violence in Asifabad; shops burned
Hyderabad: Communal tension erupted in Jainoor mandal of Asifabad district on Wednesday, September 4, after a 2000-strong mob started attacking properties belonging to the Muslim community. A case of an auto rickshaw…
- News
Halt export of arms, military equipments to Israel: PIL in SC
New Delhi: A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Centre to cancel licences and not to grant new ones to Indian firms exporting arms and…
- News
Paralympics: India achieves best ever medal haul, beats Tokyo record
Paris: India achieved its best ever medal haul in the Paralympics as it went past last edition’s number of podium finishes on the back of a superlative performance by the country’s track…
- Telangana
Wakf Board is on alarming decline; corruption marks its downfall
Hyderabad: It’s always in the news for the wrong reasons. This time it is no different. Only the spotlight now shifts to how the Centre plans to finish it – rather than…
- India
Kolkata’s rape-murder: Centre moves SC, alleges non-cooperation by WB govt
New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court alleging “unpardonable” non-cooperation by the West Bengal government in providing logistical support to the CISF, tasked with providing security at the RG…
- India
Anti-rape law passed in Kolkata; Mamata demands PM, HM’s resignation
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the chief ministers of all states that have “not…
- India
Haryana student mistaken for cow smuggler, chased for 25 km, killed
A 19-year-old class 12 student named Aryan Mishra was shot and killed in Faridabad, Haryana after being mistakenly identified as a cattle smuggler. The incident reportedly occurred on August 23 when Aryan…
- Telangana
SC notice to Telangana CM Revanth over Congress posts on Kavitha’s bail
Hyderabad: In its response to the petition filed by BRS MLA G Jagadish Reddy who alleged that the Congress government was questioning the independence of the judiciary, the Supreme Court on Monday,…
