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Meitei body slams Prez Rule as divisions linger

IMPHAL, Feb. 15 -- Manipur's biggest Meitei body on Friday criticised the imposition of President's Rule even as the Bharatiya Janata Party reaffirmed its commitment to the state's territorial integri... Read More


5 Kerala students expelled over brutal ragging

Kochi, Feb. 15 -- Kerala health minister Veena George said on Friday that action against five senior nursing students arrested for the brutal ragging of their juniors in Kottayam will not be limited t... Read More


PM-headed cec selection panel to meet on feb 17

New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, are expected to meet on February 17 as part of the three-member selection panel to pick the ... Read More


laughing EMOJI lands 30-yr-old in legal trouble

Silchar, Feb. 15 -- A 30-year-old man from Assam's Dhekiajuli found himself in legal trouble for allegedly reacting to a Facebook comment on a post by a woman bureaucrat with a laughter emoji. The al... Read More


maha forms panel on 'love jihad', forced conversions

Mumbai, Feb. 15 -- The Maharashtra government on Friday constituted a committee headed by director general of police (DGP) to look into "love jihad" complaints and fraudulent or forced conversions in ... Read More


'Pursue chess without a safety net'

Bengaluru, Feb. 15 -- Earlier this month, a lesser-known Indian returned from Wijk aan Zee with a first-place finish. While Praggnanandhaa won the much-vaunted Masters title in the Dutch coastal villa... Read More


LS Speaker pushes for 'better quality' in drafting legislation

New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday suggested a larger scope of involvement of lawmakers and proposed that a format of draft laws be shared with MPs and MLAs to ensure "better q... Read More


Cong appoints Baghel, Hussain as gen secys

New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- The Congress on Friday initiated a major organisational rejig, with the party appointing former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel and Rajya Sabha MP Syed Naseer Hussain ... Read More


PM's 'silence' on Adani draws Oppn ire

New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- The opposition Congress on Friday launched an attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "covering up" alleged corruption by businessman Gautam Adani during a press briefing at t... Read More


Drone hits Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear plant

Kyiv, Feb. 15 -- A drone with a warhead struck the outer shell of Ukraine's Chernobyl plant on Friday, causing a brief fire, which Kyiv blamed on Russia. The Kremlin, however, denied involvement. Th... Read More