- India
Mamata ‘very much’ part of INDIA bloc, seat-sharing talks on: Rahul Gandhi
Gumla: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is “very much” part of the opposition bloc INDIA, and seat-sharing negotiations are underway among the members of…
- India
Rajya Sabha passes two bills modifying list of SC, ST in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed two bills which seek to modify the list of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. The Upper House cleared the…
- Kashmir
Lok Sabha nod to bill for OBC quota in local bodies in J-K
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to provide reservation to Other Backward Classes in local bodies in Jammu and Kashmir, with the government asserting that important changes have…
- India
Varanasi court fixes Feb 15 for hearing plea seeking ASI survey of Gyanvapi basements
Lucknow: A Varanasi court on Tuesday fixed February 15 for the hearing of a petition seeking a survey of all closed basements in the Gyanvapi mosque complex by the Archaeological Survey of…
- India
6 killed, 50 injured in blaze at firecrackers unit in MP’s Harda town
Harda: Six persons were killed and 50 others injured after an explosion leading to a blaze in a firecrackers factory in Harda town of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav…
- India
TN CM extends full support to Kerala on preserving fiscal federalism
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday extended full support to his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan on preserving fiscal federalism and accused the Centre of restricting states’ borrowing space…
- India
Dictatorship can’t be an option, ‘saffron storm’ will uproot it: Uddhav Thackeray
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday claimed that Maharashtra will decide the direction of the country and a “saffron storm will hit Delhi and uproot the dictatorship.” Addressing the…
- Middle East
India to sign $78 bn deal to extend Qatar LNG imports by 20 more yrs
Betul: India is likely to sign a USD 78 billion deal to extend LNG imports from Qatar by another 20 years till 2048 at rates lower than current prices, sources said. Petronet…
- India
Congress could have won Rajasthan polls with little more effort: Sachin Pilot
New Delhi: Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Tuesday said his party could have won the Rajasthan Assembly polls if they had made some more efforts, adding that differences between him and former…
- India
MNS leader gifts Raj Thackeray brick brought after Babri mosque demolition
Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leader Bala Nandgaonkar on Tuesday gifted a brick brought by him after the Babri mosque demolition in Ayodhya to Raj Thackeray, claiming the MNS chief is the heir…
- Bangalore
Amit Malviya hits out at Siddaramaiah for raking up North-South divide
Bengaluru: BJP’s IT cell in charge Amit Malviya on Tuesday hit out at Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for raking up the North-South divide and said it was a typical characteristic of Congress…
- Pakistan
Pakistan prepares for election day as campaigning takes mandatory pause
Islamabad: Pakistan’s electioneering would end Tuesday night for a mandatory cool-down period ahead of the February 8 polls to let the voters think deeply before exercising their franchise for their favourite candidates…
- Sports
Magical Bumrah was difference between two sides in 2nd Test: Hussain
London: The magical first innings spell by Jasprit Bumrah was the difference between India and England in the just-concluded second Test, according to former England captain Nasser Hussain, who said the visitors…
- India
UCC bill tabled in Uttarakhand Assembly
Dehradun: The Uniform Civil Code bill — which proposes uniform marriage, divorce, land, property and inheritance laws for all citizens irrespective of their religion in Uttarakhand — was tabled in the state…
- India
ED searches against Delhi CM Kejriwal’s PA, persons linked to AAP
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday searched premises of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s personal assistant Bibhav Kumar and some persons connected to the Aam Aadmi Party as part of a…
