- India
AAP moves HC over deferment of Chandigarh mayoral polls
Chandigarh: The AAP Thursday moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court after the Chandigarh mayoral polls were abruptly postponed with councillors being told that the presiding officer had fallen ill. The administration…
- India
TMC welcomes high court order allowing Mamata Banerjee’s rally on Jan 22
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress expressed satisfaction after the Calcutta High Court on Thursday permitted its harmony rally on January 22, coinciding with the Ram temple consecration, viewing the decision as a triumph…
- India
Air passenger traffic in India expected to reach 300 million by 2030: Scindia
Hyderabad: The number of domestic air passengers in India is expected to double to about 300 million annually by 2030 and the country would still have a vast untapped market, Union Civil…
- India
Ban on GM crops against national interest: Centre tells SC
New Delhi: Making a strong case for growing genetically modified (GM) crops for enhanced food security, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Thursday that India is already importing huge quantities of…
- India
Aadhaar will not be considered as valid proof of date of birth: EPFO
New Delhi: Retirement fund body EPFO has said it will no longer use Aadhaar as a valid document for proof of date of birth. In an official circular on January 16, the…
- India
Punitive action against Centre for Policy Research ‘unconstitutional’: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday termed as “unconstitutional” the government cancelling the FCRA registration of the Centre for Policy Research (CPR), and said if research and opinion must toe…
- News
Assam CM Himanta says Rahul’s ‘Miya yatra’ visits only Muslims
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday alleged that the Gandhi family is the most corrupt one in the country. His statement came following Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s accusations that…
- India
Parliament security breach case: Delhi court denies bail to Neelam Azad
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday dismissed the bail application of Neelam Azad, an accused in the Parliament security breach case. Additional Sessions Judge Hardeep Kaur denied bail to Azad, saying…
- India
Ram Temple consecration: Half day for all central govt offices on Jan 22
New Delhi: All central government offices across the country will remain closed for half a day on January 22, due to the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya, a Personnel Ministry order…
- World
After Pakistan strikes back on Iran, China offers mediation
Beijing: China Thursday offered to play a “constructive role” to ease tension between Pakistan and Iran following their missile strikes against each other over the last two days and asked the two…
- India
Congress terms NITI Aayog report on poverty reduction as ‘jumla’
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday termed as “jumla” a Niti Aayog report that claimed 24.82 crore people have been moved out of multi-dimensional poverty in nine years to 2022-23, and alleged…
- India
DMK opposed to shrine coming up after mosque demolition: Udayanidhi
Chennai: DMK leader and Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Thursday said his party is not against the Ram temple at Ayodhya but is opposed to the shrine coming up after “demolishing…
- India
Mahua Moitra moves Delhi HC challenging notice to vacate govt bungalow
New Delhi: Expelled Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra approached the Delhi High Court on Thursday challenging a notice by the Directorate of Estates to vacate the government bungalow that was allotted to…
- India
COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1: Highest cases from Karnataka, Andhra
New Delhi: A total of 1,226 cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 have been reported in the country so far with Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh recording the highest number of cases till now,…
- Business
Akasa Air, IndiGo, Air India place orders for 1,120 planes in less than a year
New Delhi: With Akasa Air announcing an order for 150 aircraft on Thursday, three Indian carriers together have ordered a total of 1,120 planes in less than one year as they expand…
