SRINAGAR: A Kashmiri YouTuber, whose video depicting the beheading of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma had gone viral on social media platforms, was arrested here on Saturday for breaching public tranquillity and causing fear in the public, police said. Wani…
DHAKA: Hindus living in Bangladesh are not enthusiastic about the CAA which seeks to provide Indian citizenship to the persecuted minorities in the neighbouring countries, a prominent community leader said on Saturday, asserting that the minority community will get its…
NEW DELHI: With the Rajya Sabha results exposing dissension and lack of cohesion among opposition parties, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday reached out to her counterparts and other leaders to participate in a meeting in Delhi on…
NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha election results have come as a morale booster for the ruling National Democratic Alliance ahead of the presidential poll, which is scheduled for July 18 if more than one person is in the fray. Rajya…
MUMBAI: Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said the outcome of the Rajya Sabha elections in Maharashtra indicates that not only people, but even the MLAs of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) were unhappy with the Uddhav Thackeray-led…
KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday claimed that some political parties were behind the violent incidents that rocked Howrah district and promised to take strict action against those attempting to instigate riots in the state. She also…
NEW DELHI: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday said that BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis managed to get the Independents on their side after the saffron party won all three Rajya Sabha seats it contested in Maharashtra. He…
The situation is dire. In the 75 years since Independence, annual per capita availability of water has declined by 75% – from 6,042 cubic meters in 1947 to 1,486 cubic meters in 2021. Not only are we staring at depletion…
NEW DELHI: India recorded a single-day rise of over 8,000 fresh Covid-19 cases after 103 days, pushing the infection tally to 4,32,13,435, while the count of active cases jumped to 40,370, according to Union health ministry data on Saturday. A…
NEW DELHI: Cross-voting and allegations of horse-trading dominated the elections held on Friday for 16 seats in four state assemblies – Maharashtra, Haryana, Karnataka and Rajasthan. Counting of votes were delayed in Maharashtra and Haryana after the BJP and Independent…
