- Father of boy who sang during PM Modi?s Germany visit slams comedian Kunal Kamra for posting morphed video
Comedian Kunal Kamra and the father of the young boy who sang a patriotic song for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Germany faced off on Twitter on Thursday—the former putting out a video showing the child singing a song on inflation and the latter saying his son should be kept out of Kamra&rsq
- Collegium recommends names of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia, Jamshed B Pardiwala for elevation to SC
The Supreme Court Collegium headed by CJI N V Ramana has recommended the names of Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Gujarat High Court Judge Justice Jamshed B Pardiwala for elevation to the apex court, sources said.
- Government to restore 2200 films at a cost of Rs 363 crore: Anurag Thakur
India has embarked on the world’s largest film restoration project under which 2,200 films of different languages will be restored at a cost of Rs 363 crore, I&B Minister Anurag Thakur said on Thursday.
- LIC IPO fully subscribed on day 2; offer closes on May 9
LIC's public offer, the country's biggest-ever IPO, was fully subscribed on the second day of bidding on Thursday. Against 16,20,78,067 shares on offer, 16,25,35,125 bids were received, making the public issue fully subscribed, as per data on stock exchanges as of 6.24 pm.
- Covid - 19: Global death toll estimated to be 15 million; India had 4.7 mn deaths, says WHO
The WHO on Thursday said that 14.9 million people were killed either by Covid-19 directly or due to the pandemic’s impact on health systems and society, with the global health agency estimating that India had 4.7 million fatalities.
- Mother moves SC; seeks review of verdict commuting death penalty to her daughter?s rapist, killer
The mother of a four-year-old girl raped and killed by one,Mohd Firoz, has moved the Supreme Court seeking review of its verdictcommuting the death penalty of the convict.
- ?The Kashmir Files? completely based on facts: Vivek Agnihotri
Stating that his film ‘The Kashmir Files’, which chronicles the sufferings of Kashmiri Pandits forced to flee from the Valley in late 1980s and 1990s, was hundred percent based on facts, filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri today alleged that those who should have highlighted the “genocide&rd
- Railways to run 65 special trains to facilitate movement of RRB - NTPC candidates to and from exam centres
With many candidates raising the issue of their RRB-NTPC exam centres being far away from their home towns, the Indian Railways has decided to run more than 65 special trains across the country for the convenience of the aspirants appearing for their examinations on May 9 and 10.
- Eid ka dastarkhan: There is much more to the festival than just biryani
Eid ka dastarkhan: There is much more to the festival than just biryani
- PM Modi chairs review meeting on preparedness to deal with heatwave, monsoon season
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired an important meeting to review preparations for heatwave management and monsoon preparedness in which he stressed on the need to take all measures to avoid deaths due to heatwave or fire incidents.
- SC paves way for release Amitabh Bachchan - starrer ?Jhund? on OTT platform
The Supreme Court on Thursday paved the way for the release of the Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Hindi movie ‘Jhund’ on ‘Over The Top’ platform on May 6 as it stayed the Telangana High Court’s order against its OTT release.
- Hockey India senior women's national championship 2022 set to start on Friday
A total of 27 teams will vie for top honours in the 12-day tournament when Hockey India senior women's national championship 2022 will begin here from May 6.
- Bajrang, Ravi not to get direct entry into finals of CWG and Asian Games selection trials
Wrestling stars such as Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya will not get direct entries into the final of their respective categories when the national federation holds selection trials for Commonwealth Games and Asian Games owing to the unrest among upcoming grapplers during the recent Asian Championship
- Youth should use technology, education as 'weapons' to protect country: Smriti Irani
Union Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday urged the youth to use technology and education as their "weapons" to protect their country and religion. Addressing an event at Delhi University's Khalsa College on 401st Prakash Purab of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur, Irani noted that education is "very important" t
- Delhi government to provide subsidised electricity to only those who opt for it
Delhi Cabinet headed by Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday decided to tweak the present policy of providing electricity on subsidised rates to only those consumers who wanted to continue availing the dole. The policy will come into effect from October 1.
- No lessons learnt as stubble fire mishaps continue
Batala’s horrifying incident involving burning of wheat stubble, in which several children boarding a school bus received serious burn injuries after the bus they were travelling in caught fire, highlight gross violation of rules.
- Plea moved against ?Jayeshbhai Jordaar? over sex - selection scene in trailer
A plea was moved in the Delhi High Court on Wednesday challenging the Ranveer Singh-starrer film Jayeshbhai Jordaar over a scene in the upcoming movie’s trailer where ultrasound technology for prenatal sex-determination is being used.
- Dhanush Srikanth wins gold, Shourya Saini bags bronze in men?s 10m air rifle event at Deaflympics
Dhanush Srikanth struck gold in the men’s 10m air rifle competition on day three of the ongoing 24th Deaflympics at Caxias do Sul, Brazil, ensuring a golden start to India’s campaign at the Games.
- College student murder: Surat court sentences stalker to death
A court in Surat sentenced stalker Fenil Goyani to death for killing 21-year-old college student Grishma Vekariya in February this year, terming it as a "rarest of the rare" case. A video clip of the incident had created a huge uproar after it went viral on social media platforms.
- Lalitpur rape case: New staff posted at Pali police station, accused SHO to be produced in court
Lalitpur rape case: New staff posted at Pali police station, accused SHO to be produced in court
- Vice President Venkaiah Naidu releases biography of political stalwart Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna
Highlighting the injustice meted out to many heroes of India's freedom struggle in being deprived of due recognition, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday wanted that the matter be remedied.
- No political party, Prashant Kishor announces ?padyatra? from October 2
After a not-so-enthusiastic response to his rather cryptic May 2 announcement, political strategist Prashant Kishor on Thursday said he would undertake a 3,000 km padyatra from Champaran on October 2.
- Man detained on basis of sketch in Delhi school assault case
A man has been detained on suspicion for allegedly molesting two girls inside a classroom of an East Delhi Municipal Corporation school, police said on Thursday.
- Delhi civic bodies planning to demolish over 2,600 unauthorised colonies: Deputy CM Sisodia
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday alleged that the BJP, which is ruling the three civic bodies here, was planning to raze constructions in 1,750 unauthorised irregular and 860 slum colonies.
- Delimitation panel signs final order for redrawing assembly seats in Jammu and Kashmir
The three-member Delimitation Commission on Jammu and Kashmir, headed by Justice Ranjana Desai (retd), on Thursday signed the final order on redrawing the assembly constituencies of the Union Territory, a day before its term was to end, officials said.