DH Evening Brief: Lok Sabha Speaker says no words banned amid Oppn's flak; Daler Mehndi gets 2-year jail in 2003 case
No words banned, but members should maintain decorum: Om Birla
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said no word has been banned from use in Parliament and members are free to express their views while maintaining decorum of the House. Read more
Daler Mehndi gets 2 years jail in 2003 human trafficking case
A court in Punjab's Patiala on Thursday dismissed the plea of leading bhangra-pop singerDalerMehndi against his two-year jail in a 19-year-old human trafficking case. He was subsequently arrested and sent to a local jail. Read more
Twitter faces service outage in major cities in India
Micro-blogging service Twitter is facing service outages in several cities in India.Several users are not able to access Twitter both on phones and desktops. Read more
Kerala reports suspected monkeypox case
A person in Kerala who returned from abroad recently is suspected to be infected with monkeypox, Kerala health minister Veena George said on Thursday. Read more
See pics: Rains wreck havoc across India
Torrential rains have paralysed several states in India with landslides and flood-like situations affecting normal life. From Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra to Karnataka, here's a look at pictures across India. See pics