India
Cop Suspended for Misbehaving With Differently-abled Man in UP's Kannauj District
Taking the cognizance of the incident, Kannauj district's Superintendent of police Amarendra Pratap Singh immediately suspended the accused cop and asked the Circle Officer in Chibbramau to investigate the matter.
Cruz Urges Trump To Nominate RBG Successor Soon
Washington (AP) Republican Senator Ted Cruz says President Donald Trump should nominate a successor to the late liberal Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg next week. Cruz said Friday shortly after Ginsburg's death was announced that Trump needs t...
CBI Files Supplementary Charge Sheets in Two Chit Fund Scam Cases
The official said that the agency registered the case on June 5, 2014 on the orders of the Supreme Court and took up the investigation of the case, earlier registered at Kaniha Police Station in Odisha's Angul district against a private group of companies...
Case Against Nishad Party MLA Vijay Mishra's Daughter
An FIR was lodged against Bhadohi MLA Vijay Mishra's daughter and six others for allegedly threatening her relative who has lodged a case against her father, accusing him of grabbing his property. "An FIR has been lodged against the MLA's daughter S...
COVID-19: Record 3,842-case Jump In C'garh, Count Over 81k
Chhattisgarh on Friday recorded its highest single-day spike since the COVID-19 outbreak began, with 3,842 people being detected with the infection, an official said. The state now has 81,617 cases, while 17 deaths from September 16 took the toll to 645...
Kazakhstan Financial Regulator Cancels Licence of PNB Subsidiary
PNB holds 41.64 per cent in JSC Tengri Bank, the bank said in a regulatory filing.
AYUSH System of Medicine Useful in Covid-19 Management: Health Ministry
Ayush Sanjivani mobile application developed by the AYUSH ministry has also been launched to generate data on acceptance and usage of AYUSH advocacies and measures among the population and its impact in prevention of COVID-19.
Govt Trying to End MSP Through Farm Bills, Attacking Farmers' Livelihood, Says Congress
Lok Sabha has passed the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill and other laws seek to promote barrier-free inter-state and intra-state trade in agricultural produce.
ADB Should Step Up Lending, Private Sector Operations to Help Employment Generation: Sitharaman
The minister invited the institution to set up a South Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Secretariat in India and a Private Sector Operations Branch Office in Mumbai for more committed operational activities in the private sector.
Anand Kripalu To Replace Sanjeev Churiwala As RCB Chairman
Diageo India CEO Anand Kripalu will take over the RCB chairmanship from Sanjeev Churiwala beginning October 1, the spirits giant announced on Friday. Anand is also the Managing Director and CEO of Diageo India. He takes over the role of RCB Chairma...
Lok Sabha Adjourned 4 Times After Anurag Thakur's Comments, Minister Expresses Regret
The Congress and the Trinamool Congress strongly protested certain remarks by BJP members, including by Union minister Anurag Singh Thakur and BJP's Locket Chatterjee.
IPL Advisory: No Stadium Access For Media, Only Post-match Press Meet Mandatory
The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League will be devoid of any physical media presence due to the strict health safety protocols put in place in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the BCCI said on Friday. It has also been learnt that this will be the...
Mayawati Asks Union Govt To Pay Heed To Wishes Of Farmers
BSP president Mayawati on Friday opposed the passage of two farmer-related bills in Parliament and asked the central government to pay heed to the wishes of agriculturalists. In a tweet, the BSP president said, "Two bills related to farmers were passed...
Delhi E-rickshaw Driver's Son Crowdfunds For Fees At London Ballet School
A 20-year-old ballet enthusiast, who is the son of an e-rickshaw driver in Delhi, is using a crowdfunding campaign to raise money to pay the fees for a training course at the famed English National Ballet School in London. Kamal Singh dreams of represent...
Secretary-level Reshuffle: Retd IAS Officer Raghvendra Singh Appointed Culture Secretary
Former bureaucrat Raghvendra Singh was appointed as the culture secretary on Friday in place of Anand Kumar, who has shifted as the secretary of the National Commission for Backward Classes, as part of a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle, according to a Pe...
Sudharshan TV Row: SC Says Staying Broadcast was a Nuclear Missile, Warns Media against Targeting One Community
A bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud said the court was mindful of the dangers such an order could pose, given the fact that there are 700 courts across the country which may then do this routinely.