India

New York, Oct 26: Ananya Birla, the daughter of Aditya Birla Group's billionaire chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla, has slammed a US restaurant for being "racist", saying the Italian-American dining place in California "literally threw" her and her family out of their premises. The singer and artist took to Twitter to share her ordeal on Saturday, saying "this is not okay". "This restaurant

New Delhi, Oct 26: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Monday demanded initiation of proceedings for contempt of a Delhi High Court order against the administration of corporation run-Hindu Rao Hospital. The doctors there are on an indefinite hunger strike demanding payment of their salaries. The association called the matter a systematic failure and equated it with a "banana republic." "The

Mumbai, Oct 26: Controversial actress Payal Ghosh has joined Union minister Ramdas Athawale-led Republican Party of India (A) in Mumbai and has been named as the vice president of its women’s wing, according to media reports. Ghosh had recently accused Anurag Kashyap of rape, a charge denied by the filmmaker. RPI(A) is one of the allies of ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance. She had filed

New Delhi, Oct 26: Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar has said that the convoy he was travelling in, was attacked and fired upon, late on Sunday night, when he was returning after addressing a rally in Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh. "Opposition parties have been terrified of our candidate in Bulandshahr elections and today's rally worried them, due to which my convoy was fired at in a

Nagpur, Oct 25: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said that the organisation acknowledges the country as Hindu and Hindutva as the essence of this country's selfhood. "When Sangh says Hindusthan is Hindu Rashtra it does not have any political or power centred concept in its mind. Hindutva is the essence of this Rashtra's 'swa'(self-hood). We are plainly acknowledging

New Delhi, Oct 25: Industry body PHDCCI expects India’s GDP to contract by 7.9 per cent in the current financial year and grow by 7.7 per cent in 2021-22, assessing that the worst is over and the economy is on the verge of a slow recovery. The chamber, however, stated that unemployment remains a key challenge to be addressed by the government. The PHDCCI drew the conclusions based on its analysis

Kashmir, Oct 24: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said the Peoples’ Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), which is fighting for restoration of special status to Jammu and Kashmir, is an anti-BJP platform but not an anti-national amalgam. "I want to tell you that this false propaganda by the BJP that the PAGD is anti-national. I want to tell them that this is not

Lucknow, Oct 24: Notwithstanding the claims by the state government, crimes against women in Uttar Pradesh show no signs of abating. A 16-year old girl was shot dead in UP's Firozabad district allegedly after she protested against her 'molestation' by three youths. According to the police sources here, the youths barged into the house of the victim, who studied in 12th standard at a local school

Mumbai, Oct 24: Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said he has tested coronavirus positive. The BJP leader shared the information on his Twitter handle. "I have been working every single day since the lockdown, but now it seems that God wants me to stop for a while and take a break! I have tested #COVID19 positive and in isolation. Taking all

New Delhi, Oct 24: The Indian Army on Sunday shot down a Pakistani army quadcopter along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Keran sector, reported news agency. The Pakistani quadcopter, made by Chinese company DJI Mavic 2, was shot down around 8am while it was flying near the Indian positions. Indian Army has been on a high alert against Pakistani attempts to infiltrate terrorists or carry