"Chai, Biscuits On Me": Rahul Gandhi Claims Raid Being Planned Against Him

Rahul Gandhi claimed that probe agency ED "insiders" told him that a raid was being planned. Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi claimed on Friday that the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) was planning a raid on him following his 'Chakravyuh' speech in the parliament on July 29. The …...Read More

4 Arrested, 8 Cops Face Action After Woman Allegedly Groped In Lucknow

The men stop pulling the motorcycle only when the woman falls down. A woman was groped by a rowdy group on a waterlogged street here, prompting the arrest of four men, action against eight policemen including a DCP and a cryptic remark in the assembly by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. …...Read More

Congress Moves Against PM For Backing Anurag Thakur Speech Amid Caste Row

In what could escalate the row over BJP leader Anurag Thakur's caste remark against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the main Opposition has submitted a privilege complaint against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for praising Mr Thakur for his speech. Jalandhar MP and former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has submitted …...Read More

Assam Flood Situation Worsens, Death Count Rises To 44, Over 2.6 Lakh Affected

Dibrugarh is the worst-hit with 5,667 people reeling under the floodwater. (File) The flood situation worsened in Assam on Sunday with two more persons losing their lives and over 2.62 lakh people reeling under the deluge in 12 districts, an official bulletin said. Five major rivers, including the Brahmaputra at …...Read More

'Factual, Not Formal, Equality Guaranteed': Supreme Court In Quota Verdict

The verdict examined whether the principle of sub-classification violates right to equality. The Supreme Court on Thursday said the fundamental right to equality guarantees "factual and not formal equality", and if different persons are not similarly situated, a classification is permissible. The observations were made by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud …...Read More

Picnic Turns Tragic In Pune, 3 Of Family Drown In Waterfall, 2 Children Missing

A video shows a group of people being swept away by gushing water. A family outing turned tragic when a woman and two girls drowned at a waterfall close to Bhushi Dam in Pune's Lonavala area on Sunday. Two children in the 4-9 age group remain missing. A video shows …...Read More

Joe Biden Expresses "Deepest Condolences" Over Kerala Landslides

More than 8,000 people have been evacuated safely and put up in 82 relief camps. (File) US President Joe Biden on Thursday expressed his deepest condolences to those affected by the devastating landslides in Kerala's Wayanad district. "Jill and I extend our deepest condolences to all those affected by the …...Read More

Adani Energy's $1 Billion Share Sale Subscribed 6 Times With Rs 50,000 Crore Demand

The group had tapped the dollar bond market in March this year. Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller's family office-led investment firms have made their maiden bet on Adani group, seeking shares of the conglomerate's power transmission unit in an institutional sale that was oversubscribed six times and fetching demand of over Rs …...Read More

SUV Driver Arrested For 'Speeding' Near Coaching Centre's Basement Gets Bail

The SUV driver in the Delhi coaching centre deaths case has been granted bail An SUV driver who drove on a waterlogged road beside a coaching centre before its basement got flooded, killing three students, has been granted bail on a bond of Rs 50,000. Earlier today, the Delhi Police …...Read More

Row Over Students' Demand To Offer Namaz In Kerala's Church-Run College

The BJP in a statement said that the demand for a separate prayer area was part of an agenda A row has erupted in Kerala over a section of students protesting the denial of permission to perform 'namaz' inside the premises of a church-run college at Muvattupuzha near Kochi, which …...Read More