India
Dubbaka Bypolls in Telangana to See Triangular Contest With Congress, BJP & TRS at Loggerheads
By fielding Cheruku Srinivas Reddy, who had defected from the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) only two days ago, the opposition Congress is hoping to give a tough fight to the ruling party.
Major Hurricane Delta Intensifies Over The Gulf
Miami (AP) Hurricane Delta has gotten stronger as it marches toward the US Gulf Coast, now packing top sustained winds of 115 mph (185 kph). The devastating Category 3 storm is expected to make a likely landfall by Friday evening somewhere along southwe...
Farmers' Outfits Meet in Kurukshetra, Call for Nationwide 'Chaka Jam' on November 3
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the meeting, Haryana BKU chief Gurnam Singh said the meeting was called here to discuss the fallout of the three central farm laws and the farmers' future strategy to oppose them at the national level.
Biden Plans To Hold Town Hall Without Trump
Washington (AP) Joe Biden's presidential campaign says because of President Donald Trump's rejection of a virtual presidential debate on October 15, the Democratic challenger will hold his own town hall event the same night. Biden spokeswoman Kate Bedi...
Covid-19 May Not Dampen Festive Cheer as Survey Finds Indians Keen on Celebrating with Precautions
It is important to note that one of the main reasons for spike in Covid-19 cases in Kerala has been the festival of Onam. The state is now reporting up to 10,000 cases a day.
Delhi Riots: Court Grants Bail to Accused, Says Recovery by Police Without Witness 'Gross Violation'
The court said prima facie seizure of an air compressor tank from the accused by the Delhi police in absence of any independent witness was a 'gross violation' of the law.
2,138 Fresh COVID-19 Cases In Rajasthan; 15 More Die
Rajasthan recorded 2,138 new coronavirus cases taking the infection tally to 1,52,605 on Thursday, while 15 more COVID-19 fatalities pushed the state's death toll to 1,605, according to an official report. Hanumangarh and Jaipur reported two deaths each...
To Streamline Railway Board, Strength Reduced by Almost 15% as 24 Posts Transferred to Northern Railways
Senior level as well as midlevel officials on these identified posts will be transferred to the Northern Railways which serves the states of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and the union territories of Cha...
SC Sets Aside HC Order on Giving Victim's Statement to BJP Leader Chinmayanand in Rape Case Against Him
The Supreme Court said utmost confidentiality is required to be maintained in sexual exploitation cases.
Scoreboard Of IPL Match Between SRH And KXIP
Scoreboard of the Indian Premier League match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab here on Thursday. Sunriserss Hyderabad Innings: David Warner c Maxwell b Ravi Bishnoi 52 Jonny Bairstow lbw b Ravi Bishnoi 97 Abdul Samad c Arshdeep S...
Delhi Riots: Minority Panel Directs Official To Review Cases Of Victims Given 'Incorrect' MLCs
In a meeting of the committee on Wednesday, its chairman Amantullah Khan said that there were cases in which some riot victims with serious injuries were given medico legal certificates saying they had minor injuries by doctors.
Under Cong, Secretariat Turned Into "Den Of Middlemen": MP CM
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday said under the erstwhile Congress government, the state secretariat in Bhopal had become a "den of middlemen". The Congress government led by Kamal Nath had collapsed in March this year aft...
Congress Has Double Standards on Agriculture Sector Reforms: J P Nadda
The Congress is vehemently opposing the three new farm laws enacted by the Modi government last month and its leader Rahul Gandhi has been leading protests over the issue.
Nagaland Govt Appeals to Student Organisations NSF and ENSF to Call off Proposed Agitation
The state government also requested the NSF and ENSF to reconsider and withdraw the proposed agitation, especially in view of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic situation.
Three Held For Robbing Passengers After Promising Low Fares
Three members of the 'Lifafa gang' were arrested in the national capital for allegedly robbing commuters after offering to drop them off at very low fares, police said on Thursday. The accused have been identified as Bablu (36), a resident of New Ashok...
Human Trafficking Hit Three-year High in 2019 as Maha Tops List of Cases Followed by Delhi, Shows NCRB Data
A total of 6,616 human trafficking cases were registered in the country, which is far higher than the 5,788 cases registered in 2018 and 5,900 cases in 2017. The previous year also saw a drop in conviction rates of trafficking cases - from 29.4% in 2018 t...