'Deletion of voters under SIR illogical, arbitrary, mischievous': Ex-CEC Quraishi
Bhubaneswar: Former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi on Sunday termed the deletion of voters from the electoral rolls under the Special Intensive Revision exercise “illogical, unreasonable, arbitrary and mischiev…
What lies beneath? 20-foot-deep well found under demolished Saharanpur mosque, ASI to examine
Saharanpur: A nearly 20-foot-deep and around 1.5-metre-wide well was on Sunday found beneath the debris of a mosque located on the Saharanpur collectorate premises, amid an ongoing dispute over the structure, officials s…
Kanthapuram doubles down on Shariat, says it will be proclaimed ‘no matter who opposes it’
Kozhikode: Islamic scholar Kanthapuram AP Aboobacker Musliyar, who courted controversy following his remarks about the public appearance of Muslim women, has said that Shariat will continue to be proclaimed even if it is…
Manipur: 2 militants killed, 2 injured in joint ops by Army-Assam Rifles
Imphal/Churachandpur: Two UKNA militants were killed and two others injured in a gunfight with a joint team of the Indian Army and Assam Rifles in Manipur’s Churachandpur district, officials said.Acting on intelligence i…
Nepal flash floods: DNA testing offers last hope to families searching for missing loved ones
Kathmandu: When Amrit Diyali saw a human hand washed downstream by floodwaters, he was struck by how closely it resembled his younger brother Raj Kumar’s, who has been missing along with his wife and four-year-old son si…
Multiplier in motor accident claims must be based on age of deceased, not dependants: Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has held that the multiplier for calculating compensation in motor accident claim cases must be determined solely by the age of the deceased and not the age of the dependants, reaffirming a s…
'We plan together': Shree Charani on India’s spin strategy in Pakistan rout
Dubai: Young left-arm spinner Sree Charani, whose incisive spell helped India dismantle Pakistan in their Women’s T20 Asia Cup clash, said the team’s slow bowlers map out their strategy together before matches and t…
IPO action intensifies as 11 companies target Rs 7,055 crore next week
New Delhi: The primary market is poised for another action-packed week, with 11 main-board companies, including Rentomojo, Karamtara Engineering and Kanohar Electricals, set to raise Rs 7,055 crore through initial public…
Another hooch tragedy: 9 killed after consuming spurious liquor in Madhya Pradesh village
Nine persons were killed after consuming spurious liquor in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district, officials said on Sunday. A few others have also been hospitalised. The victims had consumed the liquor in two villages in Band…
Launch-vehicle design…operations not merely 'manufacturing contracts': ISRO employees seek 'written clarity' over privatisation of space sector
Employees of the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) have sought clarity on government’s space sector privatisation policy, the body’s future role and future recruitment. The five-page letter, directed to ISRO an…