Author: PTI

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Tuesday strongly reacted to the Congress’ allegation of “stealing RBI’s reserves,” saying she does not care about such charges and the opposition leader should have spoken to the finance ministers from his party before hurling such charges.

Journalists and members of the civil society here on Tuesday lambasted the Press Council of India for its move to intervene in a case in the Supreme Court over media restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir.

The BJP on Tuesday alleged that a crown made of silver weighing about 5 kg and some golden articles have gone missing from the treasury of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) that governs the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated the Indian para badminton team that won 12 medals at the BWF World Championship, saying their performance is motivating.

A bullish Sumit Nagal says he has learnt to control his inner demons and is ready to cause “more damage” on the ATP circuit after a spirited show against Roger Federer on his Grand Slam debut. Nagal – only the fifth Indian player to compete in the singles main draw at a Grand slam in the last two decades – managed to take a set off the Swiss great.

Winning an elusive Olympic gold in Tokyo next year is PV Sindhu’s top priority but reigning world champion’s immediate target is to do well in the coming tournaments as this is the qualifying year for the quadrennial extravaganza.

The feeling has not yet sunk in, said India’s first badminton world champion P V Sindhu on Tuesday after she was given an exuberant welcome on her return to the country which included a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Officials of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature and police department on Monday night started retrieving furniture belonging to the Legislature in possession of former Speaker Kodela Sivaprasada Rao, police said. The furniture was allegedly being used by Kodela’s son in his two-wheeler showroom at Guntur.   

The Supreme Court Tuesday extended till tomorrow protection from arrest granted to former finance minister P Chidambaram in the INX Media money laundering case.