Rahul begins 19-day Kerala leg of Bharat Jodo Yatra

Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who has embarked on a the Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir from September 8 has commenced his 19-day Kerala leg from Parassala bordering Tamil Nadu.

The Congress scion reached…

Salman Khan was on target list of Bishnoi gang: Punjab DGP

Chandigarh (IANS) Bollywood actor Salman Khan was on the target list on instructions from jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, who orchestrated the killing of famed Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on…

PM Modi to visit Uzbekistan for SCO Summit

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Uzbekistan on September 15-16, at the invitation of its President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, to attend the 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

Paul McCartney urges Indian Environment Minister to rescue TN elephant Jeymalatha

Chennai (IANS) Music legend and former Beatles member, Sir Paul McCartney has requested Indian Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav to take urgent action to send abused elephant, Jeymalyatha (also known as Joymala) to a suitable…

3 arrested as ex-RJD MLC's son creates ruckus inside police station in Patna

Patna (IANS) Three people were arrested after a group of around 50 people, led by
RJD ex-MLC Anwar Ahmed's son Asfer Ahmed, created a ruckus inside Pirbahore police station, police said on Saturday.

Asfer Ahmed allegedly misbehaved…

Mamata's support making Anubrata Mondal confident about his release soon

Kolkata (IANS) After West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's came in his support, Anubrata Mondal, the party's Birbhum district president, who was arrested by the CBI on charges of involvement in the cattle smuggling scam, on Friday said…

SC gives Centre two weeks to file affidavit on plea against Places of Worship Act

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre on Friday undertook before the Supreme Court that it will respond within two weeks on petitions challenging the validity of certain provisions of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.

In March last…

Private hospitals operate like businesses, can't direct govt to provide security: SC

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said the state and the Central governments cannot provide security to private hospitals and nursing homes, which operate like business enterprises, during the hearing of a plea seeking directions to provide…

Indian, Chinese troops start disengagement from Gogra-Hot Springs

New Delhi (IANS) Indian and Chinese troops in the area of Gogra-Hot Springs in Ladakh on Thursday began disengaging in a coordinated and planned way, a joint statement said on Thursday.

The disengagement process has started as per the consensus…

'Practices of Sikhism well ingrained in culture of country, comparison incorrect', SC on Hijab row

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday told a counsel, representing a petitioner challenging the Hijab ban in Karnataka government educational institutions, that comparisons with turbans worn by Sikhs will be improper and practices of Sikhism…