Centre coming up with excuses to stop Bharat Jodo Yatra, says Rahul Gandhi on Covid warning

New Delhi, 22/12: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the government is coming up with “excuses” to stop the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, days after Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya wrote to him to consider suspending the march if Covid protocols could not be followed.     The yatra, which started in Kanyakumari on September…

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Actor and TVK chief Vijay’s wife Sangeetha seeks residential rights amid ongoing divorce case

Chennai, 7/3: Actor-politician Vijay’s wife Sangeetha has filed for a fresh plea seeking residential rights. This comes amid their ongoing divorce proceedings. Sangeetha has moved the District Court at Chengalpattu seeking an interim order to protect her right to continue living in the matrimonial home in Neelankarai. Recently, she had filed a petition seeking to…

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Spectrum auction enters sixth day of bidding; garners nearly Rs 1.5 lakh crore so far

New Delhi, 31/7: The auction of the 5G spectrum capable of offering ultra-high-speed internet entered the sixth day of bidding on Sunday after receiving bids worth 1,49,966 crore in the first five days from players like Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel. The bidding resumed on Sunday morning with the 31st round, and the subsequent round…

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Rahul Gandhi is right, Adani must be arrested: Lalu Prasad Yadav

Patna, 22/11: RJD president Lalu Prasad on Friday came out strongly in support of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s demand for “immediate arrest” of leading industrialist Gautam Adani. The former chief minister of Bihar was responding to queries from journalists here about Rahul Gandhi’s statement on the previous day, in the backdrop of charges of bribery…

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Deepavali 2025: Air quality worsens in in some parts of Bengaluru, improves in several others

Bengaluru, 21/10: As Bengaluru celebrates the second day of Deepavali, the Air Quality Index in some areas has crossed 100, according to the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board. The prominent areas that recorded higher levels of pollution were Majestic at 124 , Kasturinagar at 114, Mailasandra at 104 and Saneguruvanahalli at 101. Jindal industrial areas…

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China Covid-19 cases hit fresh record high after weekend of protests

Beijing, 27/11: China posted another record high COVID-19 infections on Monday, after an extraordinary weekend of protests across the country over restrictive coronavirus curbs, in scenes unprecedented since President Xi Jinping assumed power a decade ago.     In Shanghai, demonstrators and police clashed on Sunday, with police taking away a busload of protesters, with…

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India, Paraguay stand united against terrorism: PM Modi

New Delhi, 2/6: India and Paraguay stand united in the fight against terrorism and there is immense possibility to work unitedly to combat shared challenges such as cybercrime and drug trafficking, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. Modi made the remarks at delegation-level talks with Paraguayan President Santiago Pena Palacios. Pena arrived in Delhi…

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