- India
Sanskrit along with Hindi be given status of national language: BJP MP
New Delhi: A BJP MP on Monday called for giving both Sanskrit and Hindi the status of national language. Raising the issue in Lok Sabha, BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur Pushpendra…
- India
Outsider involvement suspected behind scribbling of anti-Brahmin slogans: JNU VC
New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) VC Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit on Monday said “outsiders” might be involved in the scribbling of anti-Brahmin slogans on several walls inside the campus and that further inquiry…
- World
Bangladesh seeks India’s cooperation on Rohingya crisis
Dhaka: Bangladesh, which is hosting over a million Rohingya refugees, has sought India’s cooperation to peacefully repatriate the people who were forced to take refuge in the country to evade persecution in…
- Delhi
JNU, JMI students protest over discontinuation of Maulana Azad National Fellowship
New Delhi: Students of many universities, including Jamia Millia Islamia and Jawaharlal Nehru University, on Monday held a protest outside the Ministry of Education here against the discontinuation of Maulana Azad National Fellowship…
- Delhi
Agnipath scheme voluntary, don’t have to join: Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the petitioners who have challenged the Centre’s Agnipath scheme as to which of their rights have been violated and said it was voluntary…
- India
Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill 2022 passed by Parliament
New Delhi: A bill seeking to mandate the use of non-fossil energy sources such as biomass, ethanol and green hydrogen was passed by Parliament on Monday. The Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022…
- India
SC refuses to entertain Satyendar Jain’s plea in money laundering case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea filed by jailed Delhi minister Satyendar Jain against an order of the Delhi High Court which sought the response of…
- India
Jaishankar opens India Global Forum 2022 in UAE
Abu Dhabi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday inuagurated the India Global Forum UAE 2022. It is a gala five-day event that will bring together leading political, business and cultural personalities…
- India
Bhupendra Patel takes oath as Gujarat CM; 16 other ministers also sworn in
Gandhinagar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Bhupendra Patel on Monday took oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for a second straight term in Gandhinagar in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.…
- India
SC notice to Centre on plea against fresh extension to ED Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response from the Centre and others to a plea challenging the third extension granted to Enforcement Directorate (ED) chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra. A bench…
- India
Lakhimpur Kheri violence: SC seeks time schedule for trial conclusion involving Union min’s son
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday asked the sessions court judge to specify the tentative time schedule for completion of the trial involving Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra’s son Ashish and 12 others…
- Sports
Rahane, Ishant likely to lose central contracts, Surya, Shubman set for promotion
New Delhi: The BCCI is likely to remove out-of-favour Test specialists Ajinkya Rahane and Ishant Sharma from its annual central contracts while Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav may get promotion when the list…
- India
Never refer to anyone’s caste, religion in LS: Speaker warns members
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday warned members against referring to anyone’s caste and religion in the House after a Congress MP alleged that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made…
- Bangalore
Our alternative style didn’t work, AAP offered novel idea: Congress’ Salman Khurshid
Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid said on Monday his party’s “alternative style and method” didn’t work in the Assembly polls in Gujarat, where the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) offered “novel and new…
- Pakistan
Pak PM condemns ‘unprovoked’ firing by Afghan Taliban forces in border town Chaman
Karachi: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday condemned the “unprovoked” firing by Afghan Taliban forces in the border area of Chaman in the restive Balochistan province that killed seven people and said…
