- India
Omar slams BJP, LG for ‘contradictory statements’ on J&K post Art 370 abrogation
Jammu: National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Wednesday slammed the BJP-led central government and Lt Governor Manoj Sinha for giving “contradictory statements” and “misleading information” on holding assembly polls in Jammu…
- Mumbai
Nearly 7K Lord Ganesh idols immersed in Mumbai on 2nd day of festival
Mumbai: Nearly 7,000 Ganesh idols were immersed in Mumbai till 6 pm on Wednesday, the second day of the 10-day festival dedicated to the elephant-headed god, officials said. Several devotees bid farewell…
- Pakistan
Imran Khan charged under ‘criminal conspiracy’ for ‘masterminding’ May 9 violence
Lahore: Pakistan’s ousted prime minister Pakistan Imran Khan has been charged with “criminal conspiracy”, which carries a maximum sentence of the death penalty, for “masterminding” the attack on army installations and inciting…
- India
1984 anti-Sikh riots: Delhi court to hear case against Jagdish Tytler on Oct 13
New Delhi: A Delhi court will start hearing on October 13 the arguments on whether to frame charges against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a case related to the Pul Bangash killings…
- India
Delhi court dismisses Satyender’s plea to transfer cases against him to another judge
New Delhi: A district court here on Wednesday refused Delhi minister Satyender Kumar Jain’s plea to transfer two cases of alleged disproportionate assets against him to another judge, saying strong observations by…
- India
27 women MPs participate in debate on women’s reservation bill in LS, all back it
New Delhi: Twenty-seven women MPs cutting across party lines spoke during the debate on the women’s reservation bill in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, with BJP legislators coming out in support of it…
- Technology
PTI Fact Check joins WhatsApp Channels to broadcast fact-checked information
New Delhi: PTI Fact Check, the fact checking unit of India’s most trusted news agency Press Trust of India, has joined WhatsApp Channels, a new feature by Meta that lets users follow…
- India
Republic Day 2024: Modi invites Biden to be chief guest
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited US President Joe Biden to be the Chief Guest for the Republic Day celebrations on January 26 during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of…
- Photos
Proceedings of the special session of Parliament
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla conducts proceedings of the house during the special session of the Parliament, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. (PTI Photo) New Delhi: BJP MP…
- Bangalore
No coercive action against Aaj Tak’s Sudhir Chaudhary till Oct 3: HC
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed the police not to take precipitative action against Aaj Tak news channel’s Consulting Editor Sudhir Chaudhary till October 3. The High Court had earlier…
- India
Bilkis Bano case: Do convicts have fundamental right to seek remission? asks SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday asked whether convicts have a fundamental right to seek remission, as it heard petitions challenging the premature release of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape…
- India
Women’s Quota Bill: Amit Shah brushes ‘implementation delay’ worry aside
New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday appealed to the opposition for the unanimous passage of the women’s reservation bill and said shortcomings, if any, can be rectified at a later…
- India
Women’s reservation bill incomplete without OBC quota: Rahul in LS
New Delhi: Expressing support for the women’s reservation bill in Lok Sabha, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday batted for its immediate implementation and said that the legislation is “incomplete” without provision for…
- India
‘Centre deceiving Muslim women’: Owaisi on Women’s Reservation Bill
New Delhi: AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday opposed the women’s reservation bill saying it would provide reservation only to “savarna women”, and questioned why OBC and Muslim women who have even…
- India
Cow protection is in interest of people of all religions, countries: RSS leader
Nagpur: Senior RSS leader Suresh alias Bhaiyyaji Joshi on Wednesday said protecting cows is in the interest of all people irrespective of whether they are Hindus, Muslims, or Christians or which country…
