- India
National Judicial Commission Bill introduced in Rajya Sabha, AAP opposes
New Delhi: A private member bill to regulate the appointment of judges through the National Judicial Commission was on Friday introduced in Rajya Sabha by CPI(M)’s Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya but was opposed…
- India
Congress’ Imran Khedawala lone Muslim MLA in new Gujarat Assembly
Ahmedabad: Imran Khedawala of the Congress is the only Muslim candidate to be elected to the 182-member Gujarat Assembly in the just concluded polls, which saw the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)…
- India
Kurhani bypoll result reflection of people’s anger against Nitish Kumar: Kishor
East Champaran: Political strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor on Friday claimed that BJP’s victory in the recently held Kurhani bypoll was a reflection of people’s anger against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his Mahagathbandhan…
- Delhi
BJP failed to convert SC voters in MCD polls, weakness remains: Party leaders
New Delhi: The loss of BJP in the Delhi MCD polls yet again betrayed the party’s weakness in making inroads among the scheduled caste (SC) voters here, as it managed to win…
- World
PM Rishi Sunak launches new UK-Italy-Japan joint fighter jet project
London: The UK will work with Italy and Japan on the next generation of combat air fighter jets through an “unprecedented” international aerospace coalition, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Friday.…
- Hyderabad
TRS is now BRS officially; KCR chants ‘Ab ki baar kisan sarkar’ slogan
Hyderabad: With the Election Commission approving the name change of TRS as Bharat Rashtra Samiti, party president and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday formally hoisted the pink colour flag…
- India
UP: Two men arrested for ‘forcing’ woman to convert to Islam
Fatehpur: Two men were arrested for allegedly luring a woman to convert to Islam, police said on Friday. Deputy Superintendent of Police (CO) Dineshchandra Mishra said about eight months ago, one Ahmed…
- India
Studying ‘love jihad’ laws of other states, no plan to have one in Maha as yet: Fadnavis
Nagpur: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said his government will study laws on freedom of religion, dubbed as legislations on “love jihad”, enacted by other states, but had not…
- India
Post win, 3 including Northeast Delhi councillor, Cong VP move to AAP
New Delhi: In a jolt to the Congress days after being drubbed in the MCD polls, the party’s Delhi unit vice president Ali Mehdi and two newly-elected councillors joined the Aam Aadmi…
- India
Farmers stage protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, demand legal guarantee for MSP
New Delhi: Scores of farmers affiliated with the All India Kisan Congress gathered at the Jantar Mantar here on Friday, demanding legal guarantee for MSP and compensation for the kin of farmers killed…
- Delhi
Delhi HC’s observations in Umar Khalid’s bail won’t prejudice Sharjeel Imam’s case: SC
Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday clarified the observations made in respect of JNU student Sharjeel Imam in the Delhi High Court verdict, which rejected the bail plea of co-accused Umar Khalid…
- Telangana
Hyderabad: KCR officially launches Bharat Rashtra Samithi
Hyderabad: Marking the formal launch of TRS into national politics, party supremo and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday unfurled the flag of Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) in the wake of…
- India
Aaftab Poonawala should be hanged for killing my daughter: Shraddha Walkar’s father
Mumbai: Vikas Walkar, father of Shraddha Walkar who was murdered allegedly by her live-in partner Aaftab Poonawala in Delhi, on Friday demanded that the accused be hanged to death for killing his daughter.…
- Mumbai
Maha: HC allows felling of around 20,000 mangrove trees for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday permitted the National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL) to cut around 20,000 mangrove trees in the city and neighbouring districts of Palghar and Thane for the…
- India
US govt aware of long delays in visa appointments in India: White House
Washington: The Biden administration is aware of the agonising delay in visa appointments in India and is working to respond to the “significant demand” for these services, the White House has said, as…
