Pirzada Shakir

National Writer

Pirzada Shakir is a multi-media journalist based in India. His work on a wide range of subjects is published in national as well as International publications. He is currently working as a National Writer for NewsBytes. He tweets at @pzshakir6
Pirzada Shakir

20 Nov 2022

Business

'Postpone large purchases': Amazon founder Jeff Bezos warns of recession

Billionaire entrepreneur and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has warned of economic recession in the world.

20 Nov 2022

India

Mangaluru autorickshaw blast an 'act of terror': Karnataka top cop

A day after an explosion in an autorickshaw was reported in Mangaluru, Karnataka, the police on Sunday stated it was not an "accident."

20 Nov 2022

India

Fear of targeting makes judges reluctant to grant bail: CJI

Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud while speaking at an event on Saturday said that judges at the grassroots are reluctant to grant bail in heinous crimes.

19 Nov 2022

Politics

Tihar Jail massage video: BJP files complaint against Kejriwal, Jain

After a purported video of Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) jailed leader Satyendar Jain—showing him getting a massage inside Tihar Jail—went viral on Saturday, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Delhi unit filed a police complaint against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Jain.

19 Nov 2022

World

On immunity to Saudi Crown Prince, US cites PM Modi

The United States (US) has cited Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi as an example while advancing immunity to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, accused of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's assassination.

19 Nov 2022

India

Telangana: BRS MLC threatens cutting tongue of BJP MP

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC Shambipur Raju has threatened Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Arvind Dharampuri with cutting his tongue over his comment about Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao's daughter, Kalvakuntla Kavitha.

19 Nov 2022

India

Cannot link development to polls, PM Modi in Arunachal Pradesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi while inaugurating an airport in Arunachal Pradesh's (AP) Itanagar on Saturday said that "he does not link development to the election."

19 Nov 2022

Politics

Telangana MLAs poaching: BJP's BL Santhosh summoned by probe team

The Telangana Police has summoned senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader BL Santhosh for questioning as part of its investigation into the alleged case of poaching of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) legislators.

18 Nov 2022

India

Honey trapping: MEA driver passes confidential information to Pakistan, arrested

A driver working with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has been caught passing confidential and sensitive information to a Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent.

18 Nov 2022

Politics

Hyderabad: BJP MP Dharmapuri's home vandalized, KCR's daughter warns him

Supporters of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)—formerly Telangana Rashtra Samithi—allegedly damaged the house of Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Nizamabad MP Arvind Dharmapuri in Hyderabad on Friday.

18 Nov 2022

India

Elgar Parishad accused activist granted bail, NIA to move SC

The Bombay High Court on Friday granted bail to Anand Teltumbde, a scholar-activist accused in the Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon case.

18 Nov 2022

Politics

Amid row with AAP, Delhi L-G locks think-tank chief's office

The tussle between Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G) VK Saxena and the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday reached a new level after the former locked the office of Jasmine Shah, the vice-chairperson of Dialogue and Development Commission of Delhi (DDCD).

18 Nov 2022

India

Shraddha Walkar murder: Live-in relationships trigger crime, says Union minister

In the aftermath of Shraddha Walkar's horrific murder in Delhi, a Union minister in the Bharatiya Janata Party-led (BJP) central government, Kaushal Kishore, has blamed girls for the crime.

17 Nov 2022

India

Morbi Tragedy: Shouldn't have opened bridge, says civic body

Morbi Municipal Corporation has said that the suspension bridge that collapsed in the town last month, was irresponsibility on their part, reports NDTV.

17 Nov 2022

India

Tamil Nadu: Family, accused of looting temple, attacked; 10-year-old killed

A family of six was attacked by a mob in Killanur village of Tamil Nadu's Pudukottai district, videos of which went viral on Monday.

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