Mumbai: Bombay high court on Tuesday stated that public places cannot be occupied indefinitely, and Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange cannot hold a protest at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai without prior permission from authorities. The high court mentioned that while democracy and dissent are cut from the same cloth, demonstrations should only be held…
Texas Republican Valentina Gomez (Source: X/@ValentinaForUSA) Teaxs Republican congressional candidate Valentina Gomez has triggered fresh outrage online after releasing a video on X where she is seen setting the Islamic holy book, the Quran, on fire. The video was captioned, “I will end Islam in Texas so help me God”, quickly went viral, drawing widespread…
India’s Cheteshwar Pujara (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File) Former Indian Test cricket stalwart Cheteshwar Pujara concluded his international career on Monday after representing India in 103 Test matches and 5 ODIs, accumulating 7,195 Test runs at an average of 43.60 with 19 centuries and 35 half-centuries to his name.Pujara’s Test journey began in 2010, and he…
New Delhi: Casting the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh‘s centenary as both vindication of its importance and presentation of a fresh challenge, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday said the organisation had endured a century of neglect, hostility and bans to emerge as a force of acceptance, and used the occasion to define Hindu identity as inclusive…
HYDERABAD: Suspecting his wife’s fidelity, a city welder allegedly stabbed her to death at a forest in Nagarkurnool district on Aug 21. He later set the body ablaze. Police arrested him and sent him in judicial remand on Monday. The victim was identified as 27-year-old private security guard Sravani from Mahabubnagar. In 2014, Sravani married…
Rescue operations underway NEW DELHI: A section of the Ramabai Apartment in Virar East collapsed during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, potentially trapping around 15-20 people under the debris, eyewitnesses say.Rescue teams from the police, fire brigade, and national disaster response force (NDRF), along with ambulances, arrived at the scene immediately after the…
New Delhi: Ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Tianjin in China for the SCO summit, govt on Tuesday said India was seeking a strong condemnation of cross-border terrorism in the Tianjin declaration, the joint statement that will follow the summit.Senior officials recalled that when SCO was established, one of its main objectives was to…
NEW DELHI: Fresh evidence, including a hospital memo suggesting a gas cylinder blast, CCTV footage of her husband Vipin Bhati, and several individual statements—has added new dimensions to the mystery surrounding the suspected dowry murder of 26-year-old Nikki Bhati, who was allegedly set ablaze in Greater Noida’s Sirsa village on August 21. On the other…
New Delhi: From relaxation in loan repayment to loans backed by govt guarantees, interest subsidy and provident fund and ESIC support for employees, exporters are ready with a Covid-style wishlist that they are presenting to govt and RBI to tackle the challenge posed by the US tariffs.“This is an earthquake which will impact the workforce….
Hansalpur: PM Narendra Modi Tuesday said India was prioritising ‘Mission Manufacturing’ that aimed to make local production more efficient and globally competitive, adding the focus would be on strengthening ease of doing business and building capacity in “futuristic industries” such as semiconductors and rare earth magnets.“India is working to make its manufacturing sector efficient and…
