- India
Gyanvapi row: Mention of temple in history books should be taken as evidence, Court told
Prayagraj: The existence of a temple on the disputed site in Varanasi and its demolition to build a mosque is mentioned in religious and history books, a counsel for the Hindu side…
- India
Women’s reservation bill back in focus ahead of Parliament session
New Delhi: The women’s reservation bill is back in focus ahead of Parliament’s Winter session with several opposition parties, including the JD(U) which had once opposed the move, demanding that it be…
- India
Noted economist and ex-Union minister Yoginder Alagh passes away
Ahmedabad: Noted economist and former Union minister Yoginder K Alagh passed away here on Tuesday after a prolonged illness, his family said. Alagh (83) was an emeritus professor at the Sardar Patel…
- India
Melinda French Gates calls on EAM Jaishankar
New Delhi: Philanthropist and co-chair of Gates Foundation Melinda French Gates on Tuesday called on External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. In a tweet, Jaishankar said issues relating to G-20, progress on global…
- India
Hindu Mahasabha leader arrested, 40 detained in Mathura over temple-mosque row
Mathura: An Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha leader was arrested on Tuesday while allegedly going to recite Hanuman Chalisa at the Shahi Masjid Idgah in the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi complex while 40 activists…
- India
India submits reply in Nirav Modi’s UK extradition appeal
London: The Indian authorities have submitted their legal response to the application filed by fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi seeking permission to appeal against his extradition order in the UK Supreme Court. The…
- Delhi
At JNU, equality and integrity are practised with inclusion, innovation: V-C
New Delhi: The Jawaharlal Nehru University is the most liberating space in the country because here equality and integrity are practised with inclusion and innovation, Vice Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit said on…
- India
ED gets custody of Chhattisgarh CM’s aide for 4 more days in money laundering case
Raipur: A special court here on Tuesday allowed the custodial interrogation of bureaucrat Saumya Chaurasia, a deputy secretary posted in Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s office, by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for…
- India
Controversial posters spring up on Ambedkar’s death anniversary in TN
Chennai: Posters allegedly put up by a Hindu outfit depicting B R Ambedkar in saffron robes and forehead smeared with sacred ash in Tamil Nadu’s Kumbakonam on his death anniversary on Tuesday…
- India
Court declares genetic parents as legal parents of surrogate baby
New Delhi: A court here has allowed a plea for the grant of a decree of declaration in favour of a married NRI couple, proclaiming them the legal parents of a surrogate…
- Delhi
Ambedkar inspired us to transform Delhi’s education system: Arvind Kejriwal
New Delhi: Teachings of B R Ambedkar are the inspiration behind transforming Delhi’s education system, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Tuesday. Kejriwal paid tributes to Ambedkar, the architect of India’s Constitution,…
- India
Fadnavis speaks to Karnataka CM after stone pelting on Maha vehicles
Mumbai: A video surfaced on social media showing some people throwing stones at vehicles entering Karnataka from Maharashtra, prompting Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to take up the matter with Karnataka Chief…
- India
Three years after SC order, construction yet to begin on Ayodhya’s new mosque
Ayodhya: Barbed-wire fencing and a board put up by the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation are the only indicators that a large mosque complex is set to come up at this spot in Dhannipur…
- India
BJP wants to run democracy with help of police: Akhilesh Yadav
Kannauj: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday accused the BJP of threatening opposition parties and said it wants to run a democracy with the help of the police. Yadav, who…
- India
Chopper scam: How long can James be kept in custody, asks SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Tuesday just because Christian Michel James, an alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland chopper scam, is a foreign national, how long can he be kept in…
