DEHRADUN — Uttrakhand police on Thursday arrested Hindutva flagbearer Yati Narsinghanand and Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi (formerly Wasim Rizvi) over ‘hate speech’ against Muslims at Dharam Sansad in Haridwar in December last year. Uttarakhand Police on December 23, had registered a case against Jitendrara Singh Tyagi, and others over his “hate speech” at the Haridwar […]
NEW DELHI — India added 1,94,720 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,60,70,510 which includes 4,868 cases of Omicron variant, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The active cases increased to 9,55,319, the highest in 211 days, while the death toll climbed to 4,84,655 with 442 […]
KOLKATA — Security experts believe a resurgence in militant attacks, which have rocked India’s northeast in recent months, have come about as militants work to regroup in China’s borderlands with Myanmar, and expect more to follow even as elections to Manipur and peace talks in Nagaland are held. Naga splinter groups impatient with stalled talks […]
NEW DELHI — India logged 1,68,063 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of Covid cases to 3,58,75,790 which includes 4,461 cases of the omicron variant, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The active cases rose to 8,21,446, the highest in 208 days, while the death toll climbed to 4,84,213 with […]
NEW DELHI — Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted that he has tested positive for Covid-19 and has isolated himself at home. “I have tested positive for Corona today with mild symptoms. I am under home quarantine. I request everyone who have recently come in my contact to isolate themselves and get tested,” Singh tweeted. Several […]
NEW DELHI — Amid the unprecedented Covid-19 resurgence, India reported 1,79,723 new cases in the last 24 hours, which is 12.5 per cent higher than the previous day’s figure, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Monday. The nationwide death toll has increased to 4,83,936 after an additional 146 fatalities were also […]
KOTTAYAM — The Kerala Police have arrested seven persons in connection with exchange of partners for sex after a woman lodged a complaint with the Karukachal police in Kottayam district. The police said that while seven persons were arrested, more than 25 people are under observation and more arrests are likely to be made in […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court has said that demanding money as illegal gratification while working in courts is “unacceptable” and very high standards apply to not only judges but also those employed there. The apex court observed this while modifying the punishment given to a man, who was posted in a district court in […]
NEW DELHI — Amid an unabated resurgence, India registered 1,59,632 new Covid cases and 327 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Sunday. The new fatalities has increased the nationwide death toll to 4,83,790. The active caseload has jumped to 5,90,611, accounting for 1.66 per cent […]
NEW DELHI — The main accused behind the ‘Bulli Bai’ app used by right-wing extremists to ‘auction’ Muslim women showed “no remorse” for his actions during police interrogation, NDTV reported quoting sources on Friday. Instead, the accused Neeraj Bishnoi claimed to have done what he thought was “right”, the report said. Bishnoi, 21, and a second-year BTech […]