New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday (January 20) convicted Brajesh Thakur and 18 others for sexual and physical assault on several girls in a Muzaffarpur shelter home.
So, next time we see the children of Shaheen Bagh chanting azadi, let's not forget that in Bapu's fight for azadi, in his non-violent civil disobedience, men, women, and children took part equally. What do we call a Rajkumari Gupta, who managed to supply firearms during the Kakori conspiracy, with her three-year-old son in tow?
The Jagan Mohan Reddy government on Monday (January 20) introduced a Bill in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly proposing three capitals for the state. The bill proposes Visakhapatnam to be the executive capital, Amaravati to be the legislative capital and Kurnool to be the judicial capital of the state.
Davos: India's richest 1% hold more than four-times the wealth held by 953 million people who make up for the bottom 70% of the country's population, while the total wealth of all Indian billionaires is more than the full-year budget, a new study said on Monday (January 20).
Encroachment of water bodies such as lakes, ponds, river banks are becoming a threat to water bird species across the country, feel birders.
According to Pronoy Baidya, a researcher at Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, in recent years, the n...
Melbourne: Reigning champion Naomi Osaka gave a winning start top her title defence at the Australian Open on Monday as the season's first Grand Slam kicked-off as scheduled after practice sessions were hit by smog from raging bushfires.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (January 20) addressed 200 students in their own language during a "Pariksha Pe Charcha" and said his conversations with them will be "hashtag without filter".
Assuring students of his complete focus, Modi sa...
Thiruvananthapuram: The Left government in Kerala on Monday decided to inform the Centre that it would not cooperate with any official procedures regarding the updation of the National Population Register (NPR).
The BJP government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ordered a complete revamp of Central Vista area with their vision for a ‘new India’ and make it a “world-class tourist destination”. Come 2022, before India celebrates its 75th year of independence, BJP’s insatiable desire to build a new India, will take shape. However, the architect community has raised questions over transparency, lack of public consultations and the cost of the project, besides the idea of losing public space to restricted government territory. Click here to know more.
Though there is no dearth of Ram devotees in Tamil Nadu, Dravidian outfits and political parties have been critical about the Ram and Ravana narrative.
Thiruvananthapuram: The Left government in Kerala on Monday decided to inform the Centre that it would not cooperate with any official procedures regarding the updation of the National Population Register (NPR).
Bengaluru: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers on Tuesday stormed into a Bengaluru college, which had anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) graffiti painted outside its campus, and allegedly warned the staff against allowing students to continue their protest against the contentious legislation.
The Jagan Mohan Reddy government on Monday (January 20) introduced a Bill in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly proposing three capitals for the state. The bill proposes Visakhapatnam to be the executive capital, Amaravati to be the legislative capital and Kurnool to be the judicial capital of the state.
The National Security Act allows preventive detention of an individual for months if the authorities feel that the individual is a threat to the national security, and law and order.
Ahead of the Union Budget on February 1, the Prime Minister’s Office has instructed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman not to set overambitious tax and fiscal deficit targets. According to reports, the ministry in deference to the PMO’s instructions, is likely to set the nominal GDP at 9.5-10% in the FY21 Budget.
In December, 2018 I stayed in a few of their properties and I must say it was horrible. This brand will cease to exist in few years - Chandra.
This is an excerpt from a client's testimonial that was published in the New York Times on Oyo, a s...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed review petitions of top telecom firms including Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea seeking review of its earlier order asking them to pay Rs. 1.47 lakh crore in past statutory dues by January 23.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday (January 16) partially stayed the Bombay High Court order allowing shifting of HDIL promoters Rakesh Wadhawan and Sarang Wadhawan, accused in the multi-crore Punjab & Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank scam case, from Mumbai’s Arthur Road Jail to their residence.
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned senior executives of Air Asia including CEO Tony Fernandes for questioning in connection with a money laundering case, officials said on Thursday (January 15).
The agency had registered a case und...
Mumbai: Market benchmark Sensex on Thursday (January 16) scaled the 42,000 mark for the first time ever and Nifty hit its record peak in opening session tracking positive cues from global equities after the US and China signed an initial trade deal.
Kolkata: Bank unions on Wednesday called for a two-day countrywide strike on January 31 and February 1 after talks over wage revision with the Indian Banks’ Association failed to arrive at a solution. This would be the second bank strike this month, the first being observed on January 8. Also, this would coincide with the Budget day.
Melbourne: India's top-ranked tennis player Prajnesh Gunneswaran's Australian Open first-round match against Japanese Tatsuma Ito has been rescheduled for Tuesday because of rain.
Bengaluru: India captain Virat Kohli on Sunday said the team will continue with KL Rahul as the wicketkeeper-batsman "for a while" as he lends massive balance to the side just like his illustrious namesake Rahul Dravid did during 2003 World Cup.
Bengaluru: After clinching the three-match series against Australia in style with a winning boundary, India look a lot more confident for the tour against New Zealand starting January 24.
Bengaluru: Australian captain Aaron Finch has rated his Indian counterpart Virat Kohli as "probably" the greatest ODI player of all-time, while picking Rohit Sharma in the top-five.
Melbourne: Reigning champion Naomi Osaka gave a winning start top her title defence at the Australian Open on Monday as the season's first Grand Slam kicked-off as scheduled after practice sessions were hit by smog from raging bushfires.
London: Britain's Prince Harry expressed "great sadness" on Sunday (January 19) at the way he and his wife Meghan had to give up their royal titles as part of a separation settlement with the Queen.
Beijing: China on Monday (January 20) reported a mysterious SARS-like virus had spread across the country, including Beijing, raising concerns as millions begin trips for the Lunar New Year.
Recounting Iranian General Qassem Soleimani's killing, President Donald Trump said he was saying "bad things about our country" before the strike, which led to the decision of authorising his killing.
London: Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have agreed to give up their royal titles and public funding as part of a settlement with the Queen that lets them spend more private time in Canada.
New Delhi: As many as 109 children were sexually abused every day in India in 2018, according to the data by the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB), which showed a 22% jump in such cases from the previous year.
New York: College students who post about their feelings of depression on Facebook may not be encouraged by their friends to seek help from a mental health professional, according to a new study.
Chennai: According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), around 1.5 lakh cases of snakebite deaths are witnessed every year across the world. Of this, India accounts for nearly one third of the total deaths, claimed Dr Sakthivel Vaiyapuri, associate professor, venom pharmacology, University of Reading, UK, quoting a report by the health agency.
New Delhi: The resignation of Allahabad University Vice-Chancellor Ratan Lal Hangloo, who was under the scanner over alleged financial and administrative irregularities, has been accepted.
Chennai: The students of class V and VIII in Tamil Nadu may have already started dreading the new year – for they will have to take a public examination in March and April respectively.
Coimbatore: Cyberspace and cybercrime, its control, impact and all other aspects should be made part of the school and college syllabi to make students aware of the field, former Supreme Court Chief Justice Dipak Misra said on Saturday.
