- India
Photos: Security beefed up in Jamia Millia Islamia
New Delhi: Security has been stepped up in sensitive areas of southeast Delhi like Jamia Nagar and educational institutes, including Jamia Millia Islamia, to ensure that law and order is not disturbed…
- India
Taj Mahal top earning ASI monument through ticket sales: Govt
New Delhi: Mughal-era mausoleum Taj Mahal was the top earning ASI-protected monument through ticket sales, generating a revenue of Rs 297 crore in the last five years, according to data shared by…
- India
SC collegium gives nod for appointing 8 judicial officers as Allahabad HC judges
New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium has approved the proposal for the appointment of eight judicial officers as judges in the Allahabad High Court. The collegium headed by Chief Justice of India…
- Delhi
AAP claims fee hike by private schools, charges BJP govt of inaction
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) sought to corner the BJP on Friday, claiming private schools have hiked fees and the Rekha Gupta-led government is doing nothing about it. After power cuts,…
- Kashmir
Omar Abdullah-led legislative party meeting of NC, allies begins in Srinagar
Srinagar: Two days ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s three-day tour of Jammu and Kashmir, a meeting of the legislators of the ruling National Conference (NC) and its alliance partners began…
- India
SC refuses to entertain plea to impose ban on social media usage for children
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking to impose a statutory prohibition on social media usage for children below 13 years. “It is a policy matter.…
- India
SC allows Yasin Malik to cross-examine witnesses through video conferencing
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday allowed jailed JKLF chief Yasin Malik to cross-examine witnesses in two cases through video conferencing from Tihar Jail. The order came on a plea filed…
- India
Mamata Banerjee must resign: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday demanded that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee resign following the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a Calcutta High Court’s order scrapping the recruitment of nearly…
- India
ASI taking proactive measures to mitigate any damage to Aurangzeb’s tomb: Govt
New Delhi: The Archaeological Survey of India has been continuously taking “proactive measures” in coordination with district administration to “mitigate” any damage to the tomb of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in Maharashtra’s Khuldabad,…
- Andhra Pradesh
Naidu treating Lord Venkateswara as ‘brand ambassador’ for real estate firm: YSRCP
Tirupati: YSRCP leader B Karunakar Reddy has alleged that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu was treating Lord Venkateswara Swamy as a “brand ambassador” for a real estate business by opening…
- India
Parliament’s nod to Waqf Bill ‘watershed moment’: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed the passage of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Parliament as a “watershed moment” in the country’s collective quest for socio-economic justice, transparency and…
- Middle East
Hungary welcomes Netanyahu & says it will leave the International Criminal Court
Budapest: Hungary will begin the process of withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, an official said Thursday, just as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived to red carpet treatment in the country’s…
- World
States sue to block Trump’s election order, saying it violates the Constitution
Washington: Democratic officials in 19 states filed a lawsuit Thursday against President Donald Trump’s attempt to reshape elections across the US, calling it an unconstitutional invasion of states’ clear authority to run…
- World
Myanmar earthquake death toll rises to 3145 as more bodies found
Bangkok: The death toll from the earthquake that hit Myanmar nearly a week ago rose Thursday to 3,145 as search and rescue teams found more bodies, the military-led government said, and humanitarian…
- India
Oppn parties demand PM Modi visit strife-torn Manipur, restore law and order
New Delhi: Opposition parties on Friday attacked the government over its failure in controlling violence in BJP-ruled Manipur and demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit the strife-torn state at the earliest and…
