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UP: Imambara, Eidgah removed in Sambhal demolition drive

Sambhal: A demolition drive was carried out by the district administration in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district to remove an Imambara and an Eidgah allegedly built on government land in Bichhauli village on…
Lok Sabha strength to rise to 815, 272 seats for women: Meghwal

New Delhi: The strength of the Lok Sabha will increase to 815, of which 272 seats will be reserved for women and neither men nor any state will suffer any loss due…

Union govt spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print media ads for 100 years of RSS

New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Culture spent a staggering Rs 76.13 lakh on advertisements for the 100-year celebration of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right to information (RTI) reply has shown.…
NDA, Opposition leaders spar over women’s reservation, delimitation bills

New Delhi: Leaders on Thursday, April 16, defended bills to amend the women’s quota law and set up a delimitation commission, saying women have waited for years for reservation, while opposition leaders…
Govt ‘bulldozing’ delimitation via women’s quota, says Gogoi

New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday, April 16, alleged that the government wants to “bulldoze” delimitation in the name of women’s reservation, and asserted that if it is really committed to implementing…
Police misusing anti-conversion law: Allahabad HC flags ‘fake FIRs’

Prayagarj: The Allahabad High Court has flagged several “false, fake, and frivolous FIRs” filed under the Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, in Uttar Pradesh, and said there was a…
Self-styled godman Shastri’s group gets approval for foreign funds under FCRA

New Delhi: Religious group Baba Bageshwar Dham, led by self-styled godman Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, who intends to establish a “Hindu Rashtra,” can now collect foreign donations after the Union Home Ministry granted…

LIVE: Women are capable, cannot snatch their rights anymore: Modi concludes speech

Live Updates Live You help pass bill, take credit: Modi 16 Apr 2026 · 15:53 IST The Prime Minister also assured members that the strength of the House would be increased to…
Country set to take historic step on women’s empowerment: PM Modi

New Delhi: As the Special Session of Parliament for amendments to Nari Shakti Vandam Adhiniyam is set to begin on Thursday, April 16, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called it a “historic step”…
Tamil Nadu CM burns copy of delimitation bill, terms it ‘black law’

Chennai/Namakkal: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday, April 16, burnt a copy of the delimitation Bill and dubbed it a “black law” and alleged it seeks to make the Tamil…
Telangana caste census: SCs, STs three times more backward than general castes

Hyderabad: Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) in Telangana are three times more backward than general caste communities, Backward Classes (BC) are 2.7 times more backward, and 30 per cent of the…
Parliament special session on women’s quota bill amendments today

New Delhi: A three-day special sitting of the extended Budget session of Parliament is set to begin on Thursday, April 16, with discussions centred on proposed Constitutional amendments linked to the implementation…
US rules out extending India’s Russian oil sanctions waiver

Washington: The United States on Wednesday, April 15, ruled out granting any further exemption from sanctions for the purchase of Russian or Iranian oil. US Treasury Scott Bessent made the announcement at a…
Saudi transit visa facility for Indians in Kuwait suspended

Kuwait: The Embassy of India in Kuwait has suspended its facilitation service for Saudi transit visas for Indian nationals with immediate effect, citing preparations for the upcoming Haj 2026 season. In an…
Delhi court grants 5-day transit remand to two in Hyderabad cyber fraud case

New Delhi: A Delhi court has granted five days’ transit remand to the Telangana Police of two Delhi-based bank employees arrested in connection with a cyber fraud with a 74-year-old retired doctor…