The Rouse Avenue Court in New Delhi granted regular bail to outgoing WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a case of sexual harassment of women wrestlers.
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Manipur Cauldron: Amid national outrage, PM Modi calls sexual assault on women shameful, promises action
PM Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed “shame” over an incident in Manipur where two women were paraded naked on May 4.
Narendra Modi pips Trump, Biden, Lady Gaga to clock over 90 million followers on Twitter
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is now one of the most followed politicians in the world on Twitter, with his account crossing a following of 90.2 million.
Alliance to challenge BJP in 2024 forms I-N-D-I-A, Modi calls it a bloc of negativity
The anti-Modi alliance has revealed the name of its bloc to take on the BJP in 2024 as Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I-N-D-I-A). The PM has called it an alliance born out of negativity.
Police arrest men staging nude protest for scheduled caste, tribal rights
Police in Chhattisgarh took more than a dozen nude male protesters into custody while they were marching towards the state legislative assembly.
Former Kerala CM Oommen Chandy dead at 79; PM Modi, Congress leaders mourn his passing
Former Kerala Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Oommen Chandy died after suffering from a prolonged illness at Chinmaya Hospital in Bengaluru at 4.25 am on Tuesday. He was 79.
Visa applicants’ NHS fees to rise ‘significantly’: UK PM Rishi Sunak
Indian-origin United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warned that visa applicants from around the world, including Indians, will have to pay an increased National Health Service (NHS) fee and health surcharge to meet the country’s public sector wage increase.
Indian-origin Singapore Presidential candidate Tharman Shanmugaratnam hopes for ‘strong Singapore culture’
Speaking at the 5th Singapore Sheng Gong Cultural and Folklore Beliefs Festival, Indian-origin Presidential candidate Tharman Shanmugaratnam said he was confident that Singapore can eventually create a rich local culture.
Singapore Parliament pays tribute to Indian-origin MP Tharman Shanmugaratnam on his last day
Members of Parliament in Singapore paid tribute to senior Indian-origin minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam on his last day as an MP for his contributions to public service over more than two decades.
Himachal CM announces work plan to plant10,000 hectares of land under green initiatives
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that the state forest department has set an afforestation drive target of approximately 257 hectares of hilltops across 15 forest divisions under the “Mukhya Mantri Green Cover Mission”.