- India
Courts cannot fix timeline for Governor, Prez to give assent to bills: SC
New Delhi: In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that timelines cannot be fixed for the Governor and the President for giving assent to bills passed by state assemblies…
- Bangalore
After Shivakumar’s cryptic remark, Siddaramaiah hints at continuing as Karnataka CM
Bengaluru: Signalling that he will continue as the Chief Minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah has asserted that he would present his record 17th Budget next year. Siddaramaiah, who also holds the finance portfolio,…
- India
Red Fort blast: NIA takes custody of 3 Al-Falah university doctors, maulvi
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday took custody of three doctors and a preacher who were arrested in connection with the November 10 car blast outside the Red Fort…
- Middle East
Israel displaced 32K Palestinians in West Bank raids, says human rights
Jerusalem: Israel may have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity when it forcibly expelled 32,000 Palestinians from three West Bank refugee camps earlier this year during a military operation in the…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra farmers can book paddy procurement slots via WhatsApp: Minister
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Civil Supplies Minister N Manohar on Thursday announced the launch of a new WhatsApp-based service that allows farmers to instantly book paddy procurement slots. Manohar said the NDA coalition…
- Kerala
Sabarimala darshan: Spot booking capped at five thousand every day
Pathanamthitta: Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) on Thursday announced that spot booking for Sabarimala darshan has been capped at 5,000 people per day, officials said on Thursday. The spot booking was capped following…
- India
Dharmasthala case: Govt has given clearance, it is for SIT to submit charge sheet, says minister
Bengaluru: Amid reports that the SIT probing the allegations of “multiple murders, rapes and burials” in Dharmasthala is likely to file a charge sheet, Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday said,…
- India
HC orders relief in 80-year-old widow’s 5-decade-long struggle to secure pension
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered relief for an octogenarian widow who has been fighting for nearly five decades to secure the grant of family pension and other retirement…
- India
PM Modi congratulates Nitish Kumar on taking oath as Bihar CM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated Nitish Kumar on taking oath as Bihar chief minister, hailing him as an experienced administrator with a proven track record of good governance.…
- Education and Career
High tution fees force Indian students to seek cheaper options abroad: Report
New Delhi: Rising tuition fees and higher proof-of-funds requirements in the traditional “big four” abroad study destinations — Canada, the US, UK, and Australia — are forcing India students to rethink their…
- India
AIADMK stages protest against govt accusing irregularities in SIR
Chennai: The opposition AIADMK on Thursday staged a protest against the ruling DMK government here over the alleged irregularities in SIR of the electoral rolls. Chennai, Tamil Nadu: AIADMK stages a massive…
- India
Bengal man critical after suicide bid amidst SIR-related fear: Police
Kolkata: A 63-year-old man, allegedly terrified over the Special Intensive Review (SIR) of electoral rolls, attempted suicide by jumping onto railway tracks in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, police said…
- India
Punjab: Main accused in RSS leader’s son murder case arrested
Ferozepur: A key man allegedly involved in the killing of an RSS leader’s son was nabbed after a gunfight in Arifke village here early Thursday, a police officer said. Naveen Arora, the…
- World
Is UK headed for new prime minister?
Canberra: These are troubled times for British Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer. In July 2024, Starmer’s government swept to power on the back of a landslide win. Labour won 411/650 seats in…
- India
Al Falah University chairman’s ancestoral home given demolition notice
Mhow: The Mhow Cantonment Board in Madhya Pradesh has issued a notice to the occupants and legal heirs of a residential property, belonging to Al Falah Group chairman Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui’s family,…
