India

Yogi Adityanath says BJP will win 300-plus seats


Lucknow: Launching a scathing attack on BJP turncoats, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the small-time leaders who ditched the saffron party are now struggling to secure seats. In an exclusive interview with IANS, Adityanath touched upon several issues, including his 80-20 remark, the Samajwadi Party's poll promises, Jinnah and Hijab rows, and forming the...

500-year-old stolen Hanuman idol to be returned


New Delhi: An idol of Lord Hanuman that was stolen a decade ago from Tamil Nadu and smuggled abroad would be repatriated to India soon, Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy said. The 14th-15th century statue, belonging to the Vijayanagar period, was discovered with a private buyer in Australia recently. "Five hundred-year-old Lord Hanuman bronze idol stolen...

₹18,000 cr recovered from Mallya, Modi, Choksi: Govt


New Delhi: Banks have recovered ₹18,000 crore from fugitives Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, and Mehul Choksi, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court. Mehta told the top court bench, led by Justice AM Khanwilkar, that the value of cases registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against Mallya, Modi, and Choksi is now...

Follow prescribed uniform till final verdict: HC on hijab row


Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court bench, hearing the hijab matter, made it clear that the students should wear uniforms prescribed by the schools and colleges until the final verdict in the case. Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, who heads the three-judge bench, reiterated: "We are making it very clear that whether a degree or PU College...

Russia welcomes India’s ‘independent’ position on Ukraine


New Delhi: Russia welcomed India’s “independent position” on the Ukraine crisis and said its views on the issue at the UN Security Council were reflective of the special and privileged strategic partnership between the two countries. Russian Deputy Chief of Mission Roman Babushkin said India has been playing a vital role as a responsible global power...

Lalu Yadav sentenced to 5 years in fodder scam


Lalu Yadav was sentenced to five years in jail and fined ₹ 60 lakh in a fifth case linked to the fodder scam. The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader was convicted in the case last week. The case involves the illegal withdrawal of ₹ 139.5 crores from the Doranda treasury, as part of the fodder...

Indians asked to return home amid threat of Ukraine invasion by Russia


Amid the looming threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Indian mission there has asked Indian students, especially those whose stay is not essential, to return to India. Those who would remain behind in Ukraine are to stay in touch with the embassy. The United States, too, is relocating its Ukraine embassy operations from...

Grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya by 2023 promises Yogi


Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that a grand Ram temple will be ready in Ayodhya by 2023. He made the statement during a rally in the Karhal Assembly seat where the former UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is facing the union minister of state SPS Baghel.  The UP chief minister also...

G20 Secretariat to be set up in Delhi ahead of India’s Presidency


New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday approved the setting up of a G20 Secretariat which will be responsible for the implementation of overall policy decisions and arrangements needed for steering India’s upcoming G20 Presidency. G20 is the premier forum of the 20 largest economies of the world for...