- India
After Lok Sabha, Waqf Amendment Bill tabled in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday, April 3, tabled the Waqf Amendment) Bill in the Rajya Sabha, asserting that the proposed legislation is not against Muslims or intended…
- Kerala
Munambam residents erupt in joy as Lok Sabha passes Waqf Amendment Bill
Kochi: The residents of Munambam, who had been on a relay hunger strike for 173 days under the banner of ‘Munambam Bhoo Samrakshana Samithi,’ burst into joy on Thursday as the Lok…
- India
Shivaji Maharaj was 100 pc secular: Nitin Gadkari
New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has described Shivaji Maharaj as an exemplary king, a benevolent ruler, and a “100 per cent secular figure.” He said if there is an ultimate ideal,…
- Photos
Photos: Siraj, Buttlerstar in Gujarat Titans’ 8-wicket win against RCB
Bengaluru: Jos Buttler made a fifty marked by creativity and sustained aggression to support the impeccable spell of Mohammed Siraj as Gujarat Titans carved a smooth eight-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru…
- India
SC invalidates appointment of 25,753 teachers, other staff in West Bengal schools
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday invalidated the appointment of 25,753 teachers and other staff in state-run and state-aided schools in West Bengal, terming their selection process “vitiated and tainted”. A…
- Sports
Spotlight on Rohit, Pant as Mumbai Indians take on Lucknow Super Giants
Lucknow: Two stalwarts of Indian cricket — Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant — will be hoping to overcome their lean patch when Mumbai Indians face Lucknow Super Giants in a clash between…
- India
Waqf amendment bill ‘assault’ on Constitution: Sonia
New Delhi: Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Thursday termed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill as a “brazen assault” on the Constitution, saying it was part of the BJP’s strategy to keep…
- World
China vows resolute countermeasures against US reciprocal tariffs
Beijing: China on Thursday said it will resolutely adopt countermeasures after President Donald Trump imposed 34 per cent tariffs on over USD 438 billion Chinese imports to America, which is China’s third…
- World
Indian-American lawmakers criticise Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, call them ‘reckless’
New York: Indian-American members of the US Congress and the diaspora community criticised the reciprocal tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, calling them “reckless and self-destructive”, urging leaders in both countries to…
- India
UP: At least 18 injured in road accident while returning from temple
Etawah: At least 18 devotees were injured after a tractor-trolley carrying them overturned while returning from the Brahmani Devi temple during the Navratri celebrations, police said on Thursday, April 3. Additional Superintendent…
- World
Indian national sentenced to 35 years in US prison
New York: A 31-year-old Indian national has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for sexually exploiting several children through a social media app where he often posed as a teenage boy…
- Sports
Siraj, Buttler power Gujarat Titans to eight-wicket win over RCB
Bengaluru: Jos Buttler made a fifty marked by creativity and sustained aggression to support the impeccable spell of Mohammed Siraj as Gujarat Titans carved a smooth eight-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru…
- India
Maha CM asks Shiv Sena to choose between Bal Thackeray, Rahul Gandhi
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday tried to corner Shiv Sena (UBT) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, stating that people will soon know whether Uddhav Thackeray’s party upholds Bal Thackeray’s…
- News
Five new MLCs take oath of office in Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati: Five newly elected MLCs in Andhra Pradesh — S Veerraju, BT Naidu, K Nagendra Rao, P Rajasekhar and A Rajendra Prasad — took the oath of office on Wednesday. Andhra Pradesh…
- India
Shah defends Waqf bill, says members of other faiths in council for transparency
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday asserted that vote bank is being created by intimidating minorities and confusion being spread in the country in the name of the Waqf…
