India
The Bihar Education Department has suspended an assistant teacher over allegations of serious financial irregularities, including cash withdrawals of more than Rs 1 crore from various accounts of a school where he…
By Sohail Khan · 31 Aug
India
A group of Naga legislators from Manipur has sent a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah to intervene in the prevailing situation in the state, alleging that Kuki-Zo leaders and militant…
By Sohail Khan · 31 Aug
India
Dear Reader, Your evening briefing on the stories shaping India and the world. Why India is looking at plastic currency notes — and the security worries behind the move India is exploring…
By Sohail Khan · 31 Aug
India
Nepalganj Road-Bahraich railway section: The Ministry of Railways has upgraded the 140-year-old Nepalganj Road-Nanpara-Bahraich rail section in Uttar Pradesh. The 56.15-km route has been converted from metre gauge to Broad Gauge (BG)…
By Sohail Khan · 31 Aug
India
Asserting that every day of war sets humanity back, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave Russian President Vladimir Putin a message of peace on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit…
By Sohail Khan · 31 Aug
India
Ganpati special train tickets: More than 1.17 lakh passengers have booked tickets on Ganpati special trains, as Central Railway prepares to handle the expected rush in the coming days. The zonal railway…
By Sohail Khan · 31 Aug
India
The US’ Javelin anti-tank missile system – a shoulder-launched, fire-and-forget weapon – will be co-produced in-country. A pact was signed to this effect between Tata Advanced Systems Limited and American defence contractors…
By Sohail Khan · 31 Aug
India
A section of lawyers in Jaipur on Monday sat on a protest outside the court of acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court, Sanjeev Prakash Sharma – who has been in the…
By Sohail Khan · 31 Aug
India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting Monday with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in the Central Asian city of Bishkek. After…
By Sohail Khan · 31 Aug
India
Mohan Bhagwat, the chief of BJP’s ideological parent Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), said on Monday that Bharat attained the status of “Vishwaguru” – meaning the world’s teacher – not by becoming a…
By Sohail Khan · 31 Aug