Zee Sting Operation: Chetan Sharma makes damning revelations about top Indian cricketers
New Delhi: ZEE News did a big sting operation on the Chairman of the Selection Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Chetan Sharma on Tuesday. Sharma disclosed previously hidden truths, including the use of fake...
Actor Javed Khan Amrohi, known for ‘Nukkad’ and ‘Lagaan’, dies
Veteran theatre and film actor Javed Khan Amrohi, best known for his roles in popular DD serial Nukkad and films such as Lagaan and Chak De! India, died on Tuesday due to lung failure at a hospital in Mumbai, according...
Uddhav on BBC survey: Definition of democracy?
Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday slammed the Income Tax department's "survey" operation at BBC offices, and asked how did this behove a democracy. Without naming the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Thackeray, who leads a faction of the...
Income tax ‘survey’ at BBC’s Delhi office
Income Tax department conducts a 'survey' at the BBC office in Delhi, reports ANI. The Supreme Court last week dismissed a PIL seeking a complete ban on the BBC and BBC India from operating from Indian territory in wake of...
Retail inflation spurts to 3-month high of 6.52% in Jan
Retail inflation again breached the Reserve Bank's upper tolerance limit and touched a three-month high of 6.52 per cent in January, mainly due to higher prices in the food basket, including cereals and protein-rich items. With the exception of November...
Naxalites kill former sarpanch
A former village head in Chhattisgarh's Dntewada district was killed allegedly by Naxalites who accused him of being a police informer, an official said on Tuesday. The killing took place in a forest near village Thulthuli under the Barsoor police...
Delhi mayoral poll put off again; nominated members can’t vote, says SC
Nominated members of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) cannot vote in the mayoral election and the constitutional provision is "very clear" on that, the Supreme Court observed on Monday. As a bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud posted...
Glimpses of Flying Display on the first day of Aero India 2023 in Bengaluru
Aero India-2023 is a five-day event that was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to showcase India's expanding aerospace and defence capabilities. The emphasis of the event will this time be on showcasing domestic products and technology and establishing alliances...
Ind vs Aus: Venue for 3rd Test shifted to Indore from Dharamshala
Mumbai: The Third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia has been shifted from HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala to Holkar Stadium, Indore, the BCCI has said in a statement on Monday. The Third Test will start on March 1. “The...
State level representative Conference of Collective Forest Rights Gram Sabha and NGO’s in Sevagram
- Hon. MP. Sharad Pawar will guide the Gathering Sewagram (Wardha) / Nagpur: A state-level conference of the representatives of the Gram Sabha having collective forest rights and NGO's, will be organized on Sunday, 12th February 2023 from 10...
Journalist dragged and killed by car in Ratnagiri for exposing real estate dealer
Ratnagiri: A 48-year-old journalist, Shashikant Warishe, based in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, was crushed to death by a vehicle driven allegedly by Pandharinath Amberkar, a local real estate dealer. According to initial reports from the police, who have arrested Amberkar, they suspect...
Turkish Prez admits to ‘shortcomings’ as quake toll tops 15,000
The death toll from the earthquake that jolted Turkey and Syria is now at least 15,383 people. As many as 12,391 people have been killed and 62,914 others have been injured in Turkey after the earthquakes that rocked the country on...
India’s GDP forecast for FY24 drops to 6.4%: RBI
The RBI on Tuesday projected India's economic growth to slow down to 6.4 per cent in FY24 from 7 per cent in the current fiscal, citing risks from geo-political tension and tightening global financial condition. Announcing the bi-monthly monetary...
Plea against RSS chief for ‘denigrating’ Brahmins
A complaint was filed before a Bihar court on Tuesday, against Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat for allegedly denigrating Brahmins in a recent speech. The petition was filed before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate of Muzaffarpur by...
‘Worse’: Doc flags issues with Covishield
Eminent British-Indian Cardiologist Dr Aseem Malhotra, who has been leading international calls for the suspension of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, said on Tuesday that Oxford-AstraZeneca's jab, administered in India as Covishield, was even "worse" in terms of cardiovascular effects, heart attacks...
Rahul makes 5 observations on Modi-Adani dosti
Rahul Gandhi addresses Lok Sabha during Motion of Thanks on President's address. Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday linked the massive rise in the business fortunes and personal wealth of businessman Gautam Adani to the Modi government coming to power in 2014,...
HC restrains Maha police from holding mock drills showing ‘terrorists’ as belonging to particular community
The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay high court has in an interim order restrained the police from conducting mock drills depicting persons of a particular community as terrorists. It was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by social activist Sayed...
Thorat resigns as Cong legislature party chief
Maharashtra Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat on Tuesday resigned as the state legislature party head, a day after his letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge over apparent friction with state unit chief Nana Patole came out, party sources said. Thorat has sent...
BJP MP refers to sati in Lok Sabha, house adjourns
Lok Sabha was adjourned briefly on Tuesday amid opposition uproar over certain references allegedly made by BJP member C P Joshi to the abolished practice of sati. Joshi, a BJP member from Chittorgarh in Rajasthan, had initiated the debate on...
Over 4000 killed as deadliest quake in century hits Turkey, Syria
A major earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing more than 4,000 people and flattening thousands of buildings as rescuers dug with bare hands for survivors. Dozens of nations pledged aid after the 7.8-magnitude quake, which hit as people were...
Earthquake: Death toll in Turkey, Syria over 640
A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing at least 641 people. Hundreds were still believed to be trapped under rubble, and the toll was expected to rise as...
