SC stays blanket ban on ‘fatwas’ by religious bodies
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday put on hold the Uttarakhand High Court order imposing a blanket ban on the issuance of ‘fatwas’ by the religious bodies. The bench of Justice…
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September CPI inflation up at 3.77%, August industrial output falls to 4.3%
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Higher food and fuel prices marginally accelerated India’s September retail inflation to 3.77 per cent from 3.69 per cent in August, even as the country’s industrial output took a sharper…
MeToo fire reaches corporate world, police; one more charge against Akbar
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) After ravaging the media and film industry, the #MeToo campaign on Friday hit the corporate world with Tata Motors sending one of its senior executives on leave following allegations of…
Hurricane Michael in US kills 11
Panama City (Florida), Oct 12 (IANS) The death toll from hurricane Michael, one of the most powerful storms to make landfall in the US mainland, rose to 11 on Friday, with authorities warning that the…
Turkey frees US pastor from house arrest
Ankara, Oct 12 (IANS) A Turkish court on Friday freed American pastor Andrew Brunson from house arrest two years after he was detained on accusations of helping plot a coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan….
Air India Express plane has miraculous escape after grazing wall
Trichy/Mumbai, Oct 12 (IANS) All 130 passengers and six crew members on board an Air India Express flight to Dubai had a miraculous escape early on Friday when the aircraft’s wheels scraped the airport’s outer…
Jewellery thieves in US target Indian Americans
Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) Jewellery thieves are targeting Indian Americans in the US, the police have said, adding that the community is being prayed upon because of the expensive jewellery associated with their customs and…
Sajid Khan steps down as ‘Housefull 4’ director
Mumbai, Oct 12 (IANS) Filmmaker Sajid Khan on Friday said he is stepping down as director of “Housefull 4” amid allegations the he indulged in sexual misconduct with multiple women. At least two actresses and…
Truth needs to be told for change: Rahul on MeToo
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Speaking on the MeToo movement, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the truth needs to be told loud and clear in order to bring a change. “It’s about time…
Trump’s lawyers preparing answers to Mueller’s questions
Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s legal team is preparing answers to written questions provided by Special Counsel Robert Mueller in connection to the ongoing Russia probe, according to informed sources. The move…
IT searches at TDP MP’s houses in Telangana, Andhra
Hyderabad, Oct 12 (IANS) The Income Tax Department officials on Friday conducted searches at the residences and offices of TDP MP C.M. Ramesh in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The tax officials began simultaneous searches at…
Kanye West meets Trump in White House
Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) African-American rapper Kanye West met President Donald Trump at the White House here where he said that wearing the “Make America Great Again” cap made him feel like “Superman”. “There was…
Mumbai police lodges FIR against Nana, three others; starts probe
Mumbai, Oct 11 (IANS) Mumbai police has lodged an FIR against actor Nana Patekar and three others on the basis of actor Tanushree Dutta’s complaint of sexual harassment on the sets of a 2008 film…
Fund exodus, equities sell-off plunge rupee; touches new low of 74.48/$
Mumbai, Oct 11 (IANS) Exodus of foreign funds, along with an expected rise in the US interest rates and global equities sell-off plunged the Indian rupee to a fresh record low of 74.48 to a…
‘Aravinda Sametha…’ Review: Jr. NTR elevates tried, tested story of factionalism (Rating: ***)
By Haricharan Pudipeddi Film: “Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava” Language: Telugu Director: Trivikram Srinivas Cast: Jr. NTR, Pooja Hegde, Jagapathi Babu, Sunil, Supriya Pathak, and Eswari Rao Rating: *** There’s so much to like and debate…
Entire Gandhi family is corrupt: BJP
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Accusing Congress President Rahul Gandhi of spreading lies on the Rafale deal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday termed the entire Gandhi family corrupt. “Rahul Gandhi is repeatedly lying….
Sensex falls 760 points amid global sell-off, weak rupee
Mumbai, Oct 11 (IANS) India’s key stock indices slumped, settling over 2% lower, as concerns global growth will suffer due to the tariff war between the United States and China triggered fund outflows from equities…
Modi is corrupt, must go: Rahul on new Rafale revelations
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi “corrupt” and asked him to quit in the light of fresh revelations over the Rafale jets deal — that…
Cyclone Titli claims eight lives in Andhra
Visakhapatnam, Oct 11 (IANS) Eight people were killed in a very severe cyclonic storm Titli which wrecked havoc in north coastal Andhra Pradesh on Thursday, officials said. The cyclone, which made landfall between Andhra Pradesh…
Erdogan expresses concern over Saudi journalist’s fate
Ankara, Oct 11 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday expressed concern about the fate of Jamal Khashoggi, the dissident Saudi journalist who disappeared from his country’s consulate in Istanbul last week. The 59-year-old…