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Why Rishabh Pant was not picked for India's ODI squad: The 'team management feedback' that shaped selectors' call

India, Sept. 17 -- The last time Rishabh Pant featured in an ODI game for India was in August 2024. That remained his only appearance in the format since December 2022, when he had suffered a horrific... Read More


Pension hike soon for senior citizens, women; number of beneficiaries to increase, says Yogi

Gorakhpur, Sept. 17 -- Stating that 1.10 crore senior citizens, destitute women and persons with disabilities are being provided an annual pension of Rs.12,000, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wedne... Read More


Om Prakash Rajbhar hits out at Opposition over Uniform Civil Code, draws parallel with CAA

Lucknow, Sept. 17 -- Uttar Pradesh minister and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar on Wednesday hit out at the Opposition over its stance on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), d... Read More


Allahabad HC sets man free, says he is at liberty to practice any religion

PRAYAGRAJ, Sept. 17 -- The Allahabad high court on Wednesday set at liberty a 31-year-old man, Ayush Malik, after he told the court that he had voluntarily embraced Islam and alleged that his father s... Read More


Uttar Pradesh minister Sanjay Nishad hits back at Samajwadi Party: 'Worry about your existence, not ours'

Lucknow, Sept. 17 -- A day after Uttar Pradesh fisheries minister and Nishad Party chief Sanjay Nishad had stated that if the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party closed the door on him, he would explore opt... Read More


FM: Country's digital payments system an 'envy of the world'

BENGALURU, Sept. 17 -- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday described India's digital payments system as a global success, amid a political row over the Centre's decision to introduc... Read More


Uttar Pradesh set for PM Modi's birthday celebrations, top leaders in Varanasi today

VARANASI/LUCKNOW, Sept. 17 -- A host of dignitaries, including defence minister Rajnath Singh, chief minister Yogi Adityanath, his Andhra Pradesh counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu and several top BJP le... Read More


Man posing as Naxal to frighten villagers in Tumakuru held

BENGALURU, Sept. 17 -- A 50-year-old man was arrested late on Tuesday after a probe spanning months into allegations that he was posing as a Naxal operative to frighten villagers near the Karnataka-Te... Read More


DyCM reiterates caste enumeration concerns

BENGALURU, Sept. 17 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara has questioned the Centre's approach to the caste census, saying the exercise could fail to address social inequalities if the met... Read More


Karnataka MLA's niece removed from govt post for drawing pay sans work

BENGALURU, Sept. 17 -- A Congress MLA's niece was removed from her position as a medical officer in a government clinic in Bagalkot after failing to attend an inquiry into allegations that she was dra... Read More