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India abstains from UN vote on ‘lasting peace’ in Ukraine
India abstained in the UN General Assembly on Thursday on a resolution that underscored the need to reach as soon as possible a “comprehensive, just and lasting peace” in Ukraine in line with the principles of the UN Charter. The 193-member General Assembly adopted the draft resolution, put forward...
Folk singer booked for song on Kanpur eviction deaths
A popular Bhojpuri singer has been served notice by the Uttar Pradesh Police for a satirical song that taunted the Yogi Adityanath government for its eviction drive in the state’s Kanpur, which led to the deaths of a mother and a daughter. Singer Neha Singh Rathore recently uploaded a...
Singer Sonu Nigam manhandled at Mumbai concert
Singer Sonu Nigam was manhandled and one of his aides was thrown off the stage allegedly when fans clamoured for selfies at a music festival in Mumbai last night. The incident took place at 11 pm in Chembur when Sonu Nigam was climbing down the stage after his live...
MP Shivratri clashes as dalits stopped from entering temple
An argument over offering prayers on the festival of Shivratri devolved into an all-out battle between two communities in southwest Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, leaving at least 14 people injured. Members of the Dalit community alleged that some people from a so-called “upper caste” allegedly stopped them from entering...
Google lays off more staffers in India
Tech giant Google is learnt to have sacked around 450 employees across various departments in India. The employees were reportedly informed of their termination through mail late at night on Thursday. The mail was sent by Sanjay Gupta, Country Head and Vice President of Google India, according to various...
BBC says it will continue to ‘report without fear or favour’
The income tax “survey” at the BBC’s Delhi and Mumbai offices ended Thursday night after nearly three days of officials going through digital records and files. Some 10 employees, including the senior editors of Britain’s public broadcaster, returned home after spending three days at the office in central Delhi’s...
Anti-terror searches across three southern states
Around 60 locations across Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala were raided by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in a massive crackdown against suspects having links with the banned terror outfit ISIS, sources have said. Searches are being carried out in connection with last year’s blasts in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore and...
Cong flags Governor post for Ayodhya verdict judge
The appointment of a former Supreme Court judge, Justice Abdul S Nazeer, as Governor six weeks after his retirement, has become the latest flashpoint between the Congress and the BJP, reigniting the debate over the mandatory cooling off period for judges post-retirement. The Congress has cited a remark of...
Uddhav says Bal Thackeray saved Modi during Vajpayee era
Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday targeted the BJP, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi wouldn’t have come this far had Bal Thackeray not “saved” him when the then PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee had asked him to follow “rajdharma”. He said Shiv Sena protected a political leadership for 25-30...
Cong hits back on Modi’s charge on Gandhi surname
Asking who in India uses their maternal grandfather’s surname, the Congress on Friday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remarks on the Gandhis not using the Nehru name and said he doesn’t have the basic understanding of Indian culture. “Only god can save the country,” AICC...
PM opens Arabic Academy in outreach to Bohra Muslims
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a new campus of an educational institute of the Dawoodi Bohra Muslims on Friday in an outreach to one of Mumbai’s most influential communities ahead of the high-stakes municipal elections in the city. PM Modi was seen walking, holding hands with the head of...
Gehlot’s budget gaffe gives BJP a stick to beat Cong
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday took potshots at Congress and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over his budget gaffe saying that last year’s budget was read in the state assembly. Nirmala Sitharaman, who replied to the debate on the Union Budget 2023-24, hit back at Congress over...
New US visa plan brings hope to Indian techies
In a move that could benefit tens of thousands of foreign tech workers on H-1B and L1 visas, the US is planning to resume “domestic visa revalidation” in certain categories on a pilot basis with the goal of scaling it up in the next few years. The pilot project,...
After Rahul, Kharge’s parliament remarks also expunged
Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday asked Rajya Sabha chairperson, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, why parts of his speech on Prime Minister Narendra Modi were scrubbed from parliament records, a day after similar action against party leader Rahul Gandhi. “I don’t think there was anything unparliamentary or accusatory against...
US rules out sanctions against India on Russian oil
The US is not looking at sanctioning India over its oil purchase from Russia, Karen Donfried, US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, said on Wednesday. The relationship with India is most consequential and while the policy approach of US and India may differ, both share...
GVK group denies Adani arm-twisted it for Mumbai airport
GV Sanjay Reddy, Vice Chairman of the conglomerate GVK, has strongly denied Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s comments that the Modi government arm-twisted GVK and “hijacked” Mumbai airport from the conglomerate and handed it to the Adani group. “There was absolutely no pressure from the Adani group or anyone else...
MP row over poem critical of Gandhi at school event
A poem criticising Mahatma Gandhi recited by a school student sparked a political flashpoint in Madhya Pradesh. The poem, recited at an event in Seoni’s CM Rise School, accused the Mahatma of being “silent” during a “period of violence” — an apparent reference to the Partition. The poem also...
Husband arrested after actor Rakhi Sawant files complaint
Reality Star Rakhi Sawant’s husband Adil Durrani has been arrested by Mumbai Police after the former filed an FIR against him, alleging he mishandled her funds. The Oshiwara Police filed the FIR under IPC Sec 406 and 420 against Adil Durrani. Later in the evening, the police also added...
