Actor Shah Rukh Khan recently attended an event in Mumbai to felicitate the winner of an award, named after him, by La Trobe University. Titled Shah Rukh Khan La Trobe University PhD Scholarship, it was awarded to a young female researcher from Thrissur, Kerala, Gopika Kottantharayil Bhasi. She is working on […]
Youth accuses Prashant Kishor of copying his idea, forgery case filed
A case has been registered against political strategist Prashant Kishor in Bihar. He has been accused of forgery by Shashwat Gautam, a resident of Motihari in Bihar, according to HT’s sister publication Live Hindustan. Gautam has alleged in his complaint that ‘Baat Bihar Ki’ recently started by Kishor was actually conceptualised by […]
‘Factually incorrect, misleading’: India on US panel statement in Delhi violence
India has said that the comments made by United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Delhi violence are factually inaccurate and misleading. “We have seen comments made by United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), sections of media and a few individuals on recent incidents of violence in Delhi. […]
Chetan speaks on Delhi, Anupam calls his tweet ‘smart’ but far from truth
Actor Anupam Kher and writer Chetan Bhagat exchanged views on India’s achievements in the last 72 years on Twitter in the context of recent violence in Delhi. Here’s how it went. Chetan on Tuesday tweeted to say since independence in 1947, we were still debating the Hindu-Muslim divide while the world had […]
AAP leader defends Tahir Hussain, blamed by IB official’s family for his death
The family members of Intelligence Bureau (IB) staffer Ankit Sharma have accused Tahir Hussain, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor from Nehru Vihar, of plotting his death at the hands of the mob during violence in Northeast Delhi. “The mob that snatched and killed my brother was operating from Hussain’s house. A […]
Kerala High Court bans all forms of agitations in schools, colleges
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday ruled that strikes, rallies and gheraos that affect regular classes should not be held on the campuses of schools and colleges. It observed that those who are not participating in the strike have every right to attend their classes and no one should force […]
‘India’s opening combination, middle-order not settled’: Ex India captain
More than the result, it’s the manner of India’s defeat in the first Test against New Zealand which has come as a surprise for experts and fans. Virat Kohli’s men were outplayed in all departments of the game in Wellington, suffering a 10-wicket drubbing in just over three days. The […]
Warner, Finch help Australia thrash South Africa in series decider
David Warner and Aaron Finch launched a brutal assault on the South African bowlers to set up a comprehensive 97-run Australian victory in the series-deciding third Twenty20 international at Newlands. In a near-repeat of Australia’s record 107-run win in the first match of the series in Johannesburg, South Africa captain […]
Number of deaths in Delhi violence rises to 28, more than 250 injured
The number of deaths in Delhi violence rose to 32 on Thursday after one of the injured at Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital succumbed to injuries, reported news agency ANI. Two people had earlier died at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital. There is relative calm in Jafrabad, Maujpur, Chand Bagh and other […]
‘Still have faith in Indian bowling’: Glenn McGrath
Australian bowling great Glenn McGrath has thrown his weight firmly behind pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who is yet to regain form and rhythm since his return to international cricket, while being the cynosure of India’s bowling across formats. Bumrah had missed as many as four series at home across formats—against South […]
Delhi violence: For riot-hit families, their homes of years are not ‘safe’ anymore
Irshad Ahmed (57), a daily wager, and his family left their home in Bhagirathi Vihar in north-east Delhi’s Mustafabad area on Wednesday morning. Their home of 20 years was no longer a “safe” place. The distressed family moved into their relative’s house in New Mustafabad, less than 400m away from […]
Delhi violence: Countrymade guns from West UP, weapons of all shapes used in riots
The people killed in the Delhi riots over February 24 and 25, and the injured being wheeled in to hospitals in the city, have wounds caused by bullets, sharp blades, stones, drill bit, blunt objects and burns, doctors at the Guru Tegh Bahadur hospital and Jag Parvesh Chandra hospital said. Of […]
IAF relief flight from China brings back 76 Indians, citizens from 7 nations
An IAF C17 transport aircraft evacuated a group of 112 Indians and foreign nationals from the coronavirus outbreak epicentre, Wuhan, early on Thursday ending a week-long wait for their anxious families back home and putting a close to a terse exchange between New Delhi and Beijing over delaying this flight. […]
Supreme Court bar association criticises justice Arun Mishra for PM praise
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), the body of lawyers practising in the Supreme Court, passed two separate resolutions on Wednesday, one condemning the statements of Supreme Court judge, justice Arun Mishra praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and another on pursuing appropriate proceedings before the court in relation to Delhi […]
Caught on cam, Telangana cop seen kicking man grieving his dead daughter
The Telangana police on Wednesday ordered an inquiry into the incident of a constable kicking a man who was wailing over the death of his teenage daughter in suspicious circumstances at her hostel room in Patancheru town of Sangareddy district on Tuesday. A video of constable Sridhar kicking the girl’s […]