Discontentment brewing in BJP over alliance with TDP

March 16, 2024 03:31 am | Updated 03:32 am IST - VIJAYAWADA The alliance with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) appears to have not gone down well with the BJP cadres in Andhra Pradesh. They have openly expressed their resentment against tying up with the TDP in the party fora, …...Read More

U.P. police arrest three for leaking question paper of constable exam

March 16, 2024 03:21 am | Updated 03:21 am IST - Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh police on Friday arrested three persons accused of leaking the question paper of the cancelled constable recruitment examination. Director General of Police Prashant Kumar said the accused — Abhishek Shukla from Prayagraj, Rohit Pandey from …...Read More

‘Women should take advantage of govt. schemes’

March 16, 2024 03:05 am | Updated 03:05 am IST - BENGALURU Women should take advantage of various government schemes available to them to become academically, socially, and economically self-reliant and enter the mainstream business with their own ventures, urged Ekroop Caur, Secretary, Department of Electronics, ITBT, Science and Technology, …...Read More

Many BJP, JD(S) workers keen to join Congress: Shivakumar

March 16, 2024 03:03 am | Updated 03:03 am IST - BENGALURU Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Friday said that many BJP and JD(S) workers are keen to join the ranks of the Congress party. Speaking to reporters at the party office, Mr. Shivakumar, who is also KPCC chief, …...Read More

Diane Abbott hits out at 'level of racism still in Britain' as MP is cheered by supporters at rally

Diane Abbott has appeared at a rally where she hit out at the "level of racism that is still in Britain", following a row over comments made about her. Ms Abbott was greeted in Hackney, east London, with cheers and chants of "I stand with Diane" after a Tory donor's …...Read More

Police invokes MCOCA against 18 for property fraud

March 16, 2024 02:41 am | Updated 02:41 am IST - MUMBAI The Nagpur police on Thursday invoked the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against 18 people who are accused in a property fraud case. According to police, a 63-year-old woman, living in Navjeevan Colony in Gajanan Nagar, …...Read More

The crime that enraged Puducherry

March 16, 2024 02:22 am | Updated 02:22 am IST Trigger warning: the following article has references to rape. Please avoid reading if you feel distressed by the subject By all accounts, Nithya (name changed to protect identity), 9, was a cheerful child. She studied at a primary school in …...Read More

Electoral bonds data proves BJP is most corrupt: RJD

March 16, 2024 02:04 am | Updated 02:05 am IST - Patna Senior RJD leader Manoj Jha on March 15 alleged that the data on electoral bonds proves that the BJP Government at the Centre is "the most corrupt political party in the history" of the country. Mr. Jha, the …...Read More

Ahead of polls, Odisha Congress promises monthly pension for farmers, women and unemployed youth

March 16, 2024 01:57 am | Updated 01:57 am IST - BHUBANESWAR The Odisha unit of Congress has promised to provide financial benefits to almost all sections of society, including ₹3,000 monthly unemployment allowance, waiver of loan of farmers and women self-help groups (SHGs) and ₹2,000 monthly pension for farmers, …...Read More

Viral video of grandmother caught in shop shutters immortalised in spray-painted mural

A viral incident in which a grandmother was hoisted into air by a shop's security shutters has been immortalised in a spray-painted mural. Anne Hughes, 71, was seen standing outside the Best One convenience store in Rhondda Cynon Taf when her coat got stuck in the shutters, and she was …...Read More