Assaulting a shopworker is to be made a separate criminal offence after a government U-turn following pressure from campaigners. The government previously said "more legislative change" wasn't needed to tackle the "intolerable violence and abuse" faced by shopworkers, arguing it did not think it was "required or will be most …...Read More
Separate offence to be created for assaulting shopworkers in government U-turn
Raj Thackeray backs Modi, says country needs ‘strong leadership’
April 10, 2024 01:15 am | Updated 01:15 am IST - Mumbai Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray on April 9 announced unconditional support to the ‘Mahayuti’ alliance of the BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP in the State and backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a move that is expected …...Read More
Man accused of killing Sikh leader gunned down by Uttarakhand Police
April 10, 2024 01:05 am | Updated 01:05 am IST - New Delhi The Uttarakhand police on April 9 shot dead one of the two men accused of killing Baba Tarsem Singh, chief of Dera Karseva of Nanakmatta Gurdwara, situated in Udham Singh Nagar district. The murder had sparked tension …...Read More
Danny Murphy opens up on cocaine addiction after retiring from football
Former Liverpool and England footballer Danny Murphy has opened up about his use of cocaine after retiring from the sport. The 47-year-old enjoyed a successful career with the Reds, winning the FA Cup and UEFA Cup, before playing for Fulham and Tottenham. The midfielder retired in 2013, having made a …...Read More
Speaking one’s mother tongue is the way to preserve it, says Venkaiah Naidu
April 10, 2024 12:45 am | Updated 12:45 am IST - HYDERABAD Speaking one’s mother tongue is a way to preserve it, but it would face an existential threat if there is growing obsession with a foreign language, said former Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu. The responsibility would be of the …...Read More
Drought stirs political clash in Telangana
April 10, 2024 12:41 am | Updated 12:41 am IST As the mercury crosses 43 degrees C in different parts of Telangana this summer season, the political heat is not left far behind ahead of the May 13 Lok Sabha election. The withering of crops due to lack of water …...Read More
MHA orders withdrawal of 50 companies of Central forces from Manipur
April 10, 2024 12:40 am | Updated 12:40 am IST - NEW DELHI The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has ordered the withdrawal of around 5,000 Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel from Manipur. The two Lok Sabha seats in the violence-hit State will witness polling on April 19 …...Read More
I-T Department unearths plan to bring ₹200 crore from Dubai for Lok Sabha election
April 10, 2024 12:40 am | Updated 12:40 am IST - Chennai Officers of the Income Tax (I-T) Department have reportedly unearthed a plan of a “prominent political party” to bring ₹200 crore through hawala transaction for distribution during the Lok Sabha election after a key hawala operator was intercepted …...Read More
Lok Sabha elections | 15% of candidates in Tamil Nadu face criminal cases
April 10, 2024 12:29 am | Updated 08:48 am IST - Chennai At least 15% of the candidates for this general election in the State have declared that they had criminal cases against them, according to data compiled from their affidavits. Tamil Nadu Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms …...Read More
Parties bank on an alliance arithmetic in a triangular contest in Chidambaram - The Hindu
April 10, 2024 12:28 am | Updated 07:14 am IST - Chennai A month ago, when the formation of an alliance in the State was still fluid, it was unclear whether VCK president Thol. Thirumavalavan could contest from the Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency seat again. In 2019, he only scraped …...Read More
