HC upholds Kejriwal’s arrest by CBI
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday upheld Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the corruption case stemming from the alleged excise policy scam, dealing a massive blow to the AAP…
SP to oppose Centre’s move to amend law governing Waqf boards
LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said his party will opposed the Centre's move to bring a Bill in Parliament to amend the 1995 law governing Waqf boards, and accused the BJP of trying to snatch the rights of Muslims.…
SC raps UP government over delay in consideration of remission pleas
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday rapped the Uttar Pradesh government for not complying with its order to consider remission pleas within the time frame specified by it and directed the principal secretary of the state's prisons…
Supreme Court takes Suo motu cognisance
NEW DELHI: Taking suo motu cognisance of the three UPSC aspirants deaths which happened due to the flooding in coaching centres' basement in Rajendra Nagar area of Delhi, the Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Central and Delhi…
Kiran Pahal finishes seventh in 400m heat
PARIS: India's Kiran Pahal failed to book an automatic semifinal spot in women's 400m after finishing seventh in her heat race of the Paris Olympics on Monday and she will now run in repechage round.
Kiran, who turned 24 on Monday,…
India beat Romania 3-2 to enter women’s TT team event quarterfinals
PARIS: Star player Manika Batra led from the front as India prevailed over higher-ranked Romania 3-2 in a thrilling tie and made a memorable entry into the quarterfinals of the women's table tennis team competition at the Paris Olympics…
Rohidas gets one-match ban, to miss Olympic hockey semifinal
PARIS: India's key defender and first rusher Amit Rohidas will miss Tuesday's Olympic men's hockey semifinal against Germany after the country's appeal against his one-match suspension, for being red-carded in the quarterfinal, was rejected…
Manu Bhaker to be India’s flag bearer at closing ceremony
PARIS: Star shooter Manu Bhaker, who created history by winning two bronze medals at the Paris Games, is set to be India's flag bearer at the Olympic closing ceremony here on Sunday.
Manu opened India's medal account at the ongoing Games…
Global equities rout on US growth concerns sends Sensex, Nifty down
MUMBAI: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty crashed nearly 3 per cent on Monday following extremely weak trends in global equity markets amid fears of a slowdown in the US economy.
The 30-share BSE Sensex plummeted 2,222.55…
Sebi amends mutual fund rules to curb front-running, insider trading
NEW DELHI: Capital markets regulator Sebi has amended mutual fund norms requiring Asset Management Companies (AMCs) to put in place an institutional mechanism to identify and deter front-running and insider trading in securities.…
PV sales rise 10 per cent in July on new launches, enhanced discounts: FADA
NEW DELHI: Passenger vehicle retail sales in India witnessed a 10 per cent on-year jump in July driven by new model launches and enhanced discounts, industry body FADA said on Monday.
Total passenger vehicle retail sales rose to 3,20,129…
Investors become poorer by Rs 9.51 lakh crore as markets crash
NEW DELHI: Investors' wealth eroded by Rs 9.51 lakh crore on Monday morning, following a crash in equity markets where the benchmark Sensex tanked over 2,400 points, mirroring a sharp plunge in global peers.
The 30-share BSE benchmark…
Bangladesh President orders release of ex-PM Khaleda Zia
DHAKA: Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin said on Monday that an interim government would be formed after dissolving the parliament, as he ordered the release of former prime minister Khaleda Zia, who is under house arrest after…
Sheikh Hasina likely to head for Belarus after brief stopover in India
New Delhi: Following Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation and departure from the country, mobs went on a rampage, ransacking and looting her official residence, Ganabhaban, as well as the Parliament, Supreme Court, and…
Iran says has ‘legal right’ to punish Israel for Haniyeh killing
TEHRAN: Iran said Monday it has the "legal right" to respond to the assassination in Tehran last week of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, an attack blamed on Israel amid the Gaza war.
"No one has the right to doubt Iran's legal right to…
Kamala Harris will be the Democratic presidential nominee.
WASHINGTON: Vice President Kamala Harris, a daughter of immigrants who rose through the California political and law enforcement ranks to become the first female vice president in U.S. history, is poised to secure the Democratic…
Hezbollah says it launched a drone attack on northern Israel
LEBANON: The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said it launched a drone attack early Monday on northern Israel that the Israeli military said wounded two Israeli troops. The violence came amid fears of an all-out regional war following the…
Hurricane Debby will flood Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.
TAMPA: The center of Hurricane Debby is expected to reach the Big Bend coast of Florida early Monday bringing potential record-setting rains, catastrophic flooding and life-threatening storm surge as it moves slowly across the northern part…
श्री परशुराम मंदिर में किया गया भगवान शिव का श्रृंगार
मोहाली: इंडस्ट्री एरिया फेस 9 में सावन के तीसरे सोमवार को भगवान शिव का किया गया श्रृंगार / इस बारे जानकारी देते हुए ब्राह्मण सभा मोहाली के अध्यक्ष वी के वैद ने बताया कि इस अवसर पर मंदिर की महिला कीर्तन मंडली की ओर से श्रीमती हेमा गोरेला की…
Today’s Motto: ‘Anyone can steer the ship when the sea is calm’
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