Exclusive

Publication

Byline

Bengaluru stampede: CM increases compensation from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 25 lakh for kin of deceased

Bengaluru, June 7 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday increased the compensation amount announced for the kin of the deceased in the stadium stampede from Rs 10 to Rs 25 lakh per fami... Read More


Helicopter with 1,300 kg relief materials leaves for landslide-hit Chaten in north Sikkim

Gangtok, June 7 -- A helicopter, carrying 1,300 kg of relief materials for army personnel and civilians, took off from the Pakyong airport here on Saturday for landslide-hit Chaten in north Sikkim, of... Read More


TMC MP Sushmit Dev calls for reforms in NCW

New Delhi, June 7 -- Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev has called for reforms to ensure that the National Commission for Women (NCW) operates with greater autonomy, credibility and effect... Read More


UK foreign secretary supports India's fight against cross-border terrorism

New Delhi, June 7 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday stressed the need for decisive international action against terrorism and those supporting it in a meeting with UK Foreign Secretary David... Read More


Sonia Gandhi undergoes tests at Shimla hospital after high blood pressure complaint

Shimla, June 7 -- Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi was on Saturday taken to Indira Gandhi Medical College Hospital in Shimla after she complained of high blood pressure, a party official said. Gand... Read More


Espionage case: Punjab YouTuber's police custody extended, lawyer says Haryana police summoned him in Jyoti Malhotra case

Chandigarh, June 7 -- Haryana Police had summoned Punjab-based YouTuber Jasbir Singh on June 6 in the Jyoti Malhotra espionage case but before he could join the investigation, he was arrested by Punja... Read More


'Preventive detention extraordinary power of state that must be used sparingly', says SC

New Delhi, June 7 -- Preventive detention is an extraordinary power in the hands of the state that must be used sparingly, said the Supreme Court as it set aside an order of a district magistrate to d... Read More


TMC slams PM Modi for not giving credit to previous govts for Chenab rail bridge

New Delhi, June 7 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday for not giving credit to previous governments for the Chenab rail bridge, and also mentioned the ... Read More


Karnataka HC poses 9 questions to govt on Bengaluru stampede: 'Who took decision to hold RCB celebration?'

Bengaluru, June 7 -- Who authorised the RCB victory celebration event? When and how the decision was made? Whether the organisers had obtained the necessary permissions? were among the questions for w... Read More


India central to key supply chains; must be part of G7 discussions: Canadian PM Carney

Ottawa, June 7 -- India is the fifth largest economy in the world and it is central to a number of critical global supply chains, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said, arguing that the leaders... Read More