British MPs approve bill to prevent no-deal Brexit
London, Sep 5 (IANS) British lawmakers on Wednesday voted in favour of a bill to stop a no-deal Brexit at the end of October, a second heavy blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson in two…
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Does Muslim stand on Akhara mean accepting part of land was temple, asks SC
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Does allowing the Nirmohi Akhara as ‘shebait’ (caretaker of deity) at the disputed side in Ayodhya means the Muslim side accepts that part of the Babri mosque was a temple,…
ED gets 10-day custody of Congress leader D.K. Shivakumar
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) A Delhi court on Wednesday sent Congress leader D.K. Shivakumar to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody for 10 days, a day after the financial probe agency arrested him on money…
Pak shows ‘inflexibility’ at Kartarpur talks
New Delhi/Attari (Amritsar), Sep 4 (IANS) No agreement could be reached on modalities for operationalising the Kartarpur Corridor even in the third round of talks held on Wednesday as Pakistan showed “inflexibility” and insisting on…
Sops, controversial moves mark Jagan’s 100 days in office
By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, Sep 4 (IANS) A slew of sops to fulfill his poll promises, some controversial moves like reserving 75 per cent jobs for locals in industries, and lack of clarity on the…
Crisis in Madhya Pradesh Congress turns into ‘war’
Bhopal, Sep 4 (IANS) The crisis in Madhya Pradesh Congress has snowballed into a full-fledged war between the Jyotiraditya Scindia faction and the rest. As anticipated, senior party leader Digvijaya Singh, who has been trying…
BJP releases clip on Art 370 to blame ‘historical blunder’ on Nehru
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) The BJP on Wednesday launched a 10-minute video clip that blames the Kashmir problem on former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, even as BJP President Amit Shah and BJP Working President…
Andhra cabinet approves APSRTC’s merger with government
Amaravati, Sep 4 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh cabinet on Wednesday approved merger of loss-making state-owned Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) with the government. The cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan…
HK leader to withdraw extradition bill after protests
Hong Kong, Sep 4 (IANS) Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has said she will withdraw the controversial extradition bill which triggered months of protests. The proposal, introduced in April, would have allowed criminal suspects to…
Efforts of 2 UK MPs to defend India on Kashmir go in vain
By Ashis Ray London, Sep 4 (IANS) Efforts of two British MPs to deflect attention and stem the anti-India feeling in the House of Commons on alleged human rights violations by the Narendra Modi government…
‘Economic offences’ put Shivakumar in deep trouble
By Fakir Balaji Bengaluru, Sep 4 (IANS) Nemesis appears to have caught up with Karnataka Congress troubleshooter D.K. Shivakumar for the ‘economic offences’ he is alleged to have committed over the years, leading to the…
Opposition slams Yogi govt over power tariff hike
Lucknow, Sep 4 (IANS) The Opposition parties have mounted a blistering attack on Uttar Pradesh’s Yogi Adityanath government over the 12 to 15 per cent increase in power rates. Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav…
Indian High Commission in London attacked by Pak protesters
London, Sep 4 (IANS) The Indian High Commission in London was once again attacked and vandalised by Pakistani protestors agitating against the scrapping of Article 370 and the restrictions imposed in Kashmir. Media reports in…
Trump tariff-hit US firms keen to relocate to India from China
By Arul Louis New York, Sep 4 (IANS) About 200 US companies have expressed interest in coming from China to India, according to Mukesh Aghi, the president of US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF). The organisation,…
Hurricane Dorian begins moving away from Grand Bahama
Miami, Sep 4 (IANS) Hurricane Dorian, a Category 2 storm, is slowly moving northwest on Tuesday, leaving the northern Bahamas and taking what forecasters expect will be a track that carries the powerful storm close…
Boris Johnson loses majority ahead of crucial Brexit vote
London, Sep 3 (IANS) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday lost his parliamentary majority, ahead of a crucial vote sought by a group of MPs opposing his “no-deal” Brexit, reports said. Johnson, who succeeded…
ED arrests Cong’s Karnataka troubleshooter Shivakumar
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) here on Tuesday arrested former Karnataka Minister and senior Congress leader D.K. Shivakumar, considered the party’s troubleshooter, in a money laundering case. He was arrested after…
If Asaram Bapu & Ram Rahim failed to escape law, who is Shami: Jahan
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, Sep 3 (IANS) Mohammed Shami’s estranged wife Hasin Jahan on Tuesday said if Asaram Bapu and Ram Rahim could not evade the law and were punished for their crime, the Indian…
Muslim parties concede ‘Shebait’ rights to Nirmohi Akhara
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The Muslim parties on Tuesday expressed their willingness to concede ‘Shebait’ rights from 1858 to the Nirmohi Akhara which has claimed that its rights have not been challenged by any…
Body of Telangana student missing in London found
Hyderabad, Sep 3 (IANS) The body of a 23-year-old student from Telangana, who was missing since August 22 in London, was found at a beach in Britain. According to information reaching Ujwal Sriharsha’s family in…