Punjab woman recounts horrific abuse as domestic servant in Iraq

"One day, they beat me until the stick broke," recalls a 29-year-old woman from Punjab, describing the horrifying abuse she allegedly faced in Iraq where she was forced to work as a domestic......

'About 30-35 people broke barricades and indulged in rioting'

A group of 30-35 people allegedly raised slogans against the police, broke barricades and snatched and damaged a loud-hailer during a court-ordered anti-encroachment drive near the Faiz-e-Elahi......

5 held after violence erupts during demolition drive near Delhi mosque

Violence erupted during an anti-encroachment drive near the Faiz-e-Elahi mosque in Delhi's Ramlila Maidan area early Wednesday, with some people pelting stones at police personnel, leaving five of......

Teacher among 5 more J-K employees axed over terror links

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday terminated the services of five more government employees for suspected terror links. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been......

SC refuses to entertain HDFC Bank CEO's plea challenging FIR by Lilavati Trust

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea by HDFC Bank CEO and MD Sashidhar Jagdishan challenging an FIR of cheating and fraud registered against him on a complaint by the Lilavati......

HDFC Bank vs Lilavati Trust: Several HC benches recuse from hearing plea

Several benches of the Bombay high court have recused from hearing HDFC Bank CEO and MD Sashidhar Jagdishan's plea to quash an FIR of cheating and fraud registered against him on a complaint filed......

Why Modi Prefers Babus At RBI Helm

Perhaps because the Modi government had some differences of opinion with two of the economist governors (one of whom was appointed by the Manmohan Singh government), there is a view that its......

Family pension: Major decision for women employees

In a path-breaking decision with far-reaching socio-economic impact, the Centre has allowed woman employees to nominate her son or daughter for family pension, instead of her husband, according to......

Bindra report exposes flaws in India's sports administration

'Neither SAI nor state departments have a dedicated sports administration service. Instead, roles are filled by generalist civil servants or contractual staff, often lacking sector-specific......

No, thanks! Anurag Thakur can't run for BFI presidency

Thakur's nomination was found to be "in violation of Article 20 (iii) and (vii) of the Constitution of BFI approved by World Boxing." IMAGE: The BFI interim committee issued a 66-member electoral......

Thakur re-enters Boxing Federation of India's election race

IMAGE: The Himachal Pradesh Boxing Association (HPBA) has nominated Anurag Thakur to contest for the post of president of the Boxing Federation of India. Photograph: Anurag Thakur/X Former Sports......

Make RCB stampede report public: Karnataka HC tells state govt

IMAGE: The stampede outside M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on June 4 led to the death of 11 people and injured more than 50 during RCB's maiden IPL title celebrations on June 4. Photograph:......

RCB ready to cooperate with stampede inquiry

IMAGE: Police officers make way for an ambulance following a stampede at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Photograph: Reuters Under-fire IPL champions Royal Challengers......