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DMK minister S M Nasar lands in row over 'stone' hurling incident

Nasar had reportedly gone to a venue here to oversee arrangements for a party event and was apparently miffed at something

Without salary for over a yr, HEC employees seek redressal, may move court

Workers and officers of the Ranchi-based PSU have formed a combined forum, HEC Adhikari Evam Karmachari Jankalyan Sangh, to fight the battle

Pak opposition leader Fawad Chaudhry arrested for publicly censuring govt

Pak authorities on Wednesday arrested Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party senior leader Fawad Chaudhry, hours after he publicly censured the government for scheming to arrest party chairman Imran Khan

Hand over 'unauthorised' land in Santiniketan: Visva Bharati to Amartya Sen

A letter signed by the deputy registrar of the university on Tuesday said the residence of the noted economist has been built on an area, which covers extra 13 decimals of land

A K Antony's son resigns from all Congress posts following tweet on BBC doc

Anil Antony announced his resignation via a tweet in which he said that he was getting 'intolerant calls' to retract his tweet against the documentary

PM Modi greets people of Himachal pradesh on state's formation day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted people of Himachal Pradesh on the state's formation day

Rupee gains 20 paise to 81.50 against US currency in morning trade

The rupee rose by 20 paise to 81.50 against the US currency in morning trade on Wednesday following a weak dollar in the global markets

InMobi group's Nostra expects 3-fold rise in user base to 200 mn by 2024

Online gaming is one of the fastest-growing industries globally. In India alone, the online gaming market is estimated to cross USD 7 billion by 2025

Unhinged by FIR, SP leader Maurya stands ground on Ramcharitmanas remarks

Booked for his comments on the Ramcharitmanas, Swami Prasad Maurya has refused to retract his remarks saying he had spoken on a particular verse in Hindu epic poem and not about Lord Ram

Telangana's KT Rama Rao trains guns on BJP over price rise, communal issues

Telangana Municipal Administration Minister K T Rama Rao launched a broadside against the BJP over the allegedly mounting debt, rise in prices of fuel in the country, communal issues and others

No need for fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine given current evidence: Expert

Dr Raman Gangakhedkar, former head of epidemiology and communicable diseases at the ICMR, has discounted the need for the fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine given the current evidence

Will fight legally and politically for Mahadayi water: Goa CM Sawant

Goa and Karnataka are at loggerheads over diversion of the Mahadayi water through the construction of dams by Karnataka on the river's tributaries Kalasa and Banduri

Union ministers test 'BharOS' operating system developed by IIT-Madras

Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Ashwini Vaishnaw successfully tested "BharOS", an indigenous operating system developed by IIT Madras, on Tuesday

R-Day: Delhi LG, CM meet at Raj Niwas for 'at home' traditional function

The traditional 'at home' function at the Raj Niwas ahead of Republic Day presented a scene of bonhomie as Lt Governor VK Saxena and Delhi CM Kejriwal warmly greeted each other

Classified docs found at Mike Pence's residence, ex V-P says wasn't aware

Pence was not aware of their existence, according to multiple media outlets

No screening of BBC doc at JNU; students say varsity cut power, internet

The students claimed that they were attacked when they were watching the documentary on their mobile-phones as the screening could not be held

AAP's protest at MCD House: Patriotic songs, snacks and camaraderie

The protest was called off around 8 pm when party MP Sanjay Singh and MLA Durgesh Pathak addressed the AAP leaders, and asserted that their mayor and deputy mayor will be eventually elected

Biden understands first-hand impact layoff can have on family: White House

On January 20, Google axed 12,000 jobs across the globe, its CEO Sundar Pichai announced, becoming the latest tech giant after Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon to retrench staff en mass

Technology powerful tool for efficiency, accessibility in legal system: CJI

Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said on Tuesday technology has become a powerful tool in the legal system for improving efficiency, accessibility and accuracy in the administration of justice

Maha govt bans car-pooling in non-transport vehicles over security concerns

The Maharashtra government has banned the use of non-transport vehicles for aggregation and ride-pooling (car-pooling), citing the safety and security of passengers