- India
Uttarakhand Assembly to pass bill on UCC during forthcoming session
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand Assembly will pass legislation on the Uniform Civil Code during its session beginning February 5, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said. “It is a special session of the state…
- India
ED questions Tejashwi for over 8 hours in ‘land-for-jobs’ scam
Patna: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday questioned RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav for over eight hours in connection with the agency’s money laundering probe into the alleged land-for-jobs scam, officials said. Tejashwi,…
- India
Cricketer Mayank Agarwal rushed to Agartala hospital after falling sick
Agartala: Out-of-favour India opener and current Karnataka skipper Mayank Agarwal was rushed to a local hospital after falling ill just before his New Delhi-bound flight was about to take off, state cricket…
- India
Shinde-led Shiv Sena wants UCC to be passed in budget session
Mumbai: The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Tuesday demanded that a bill on the Uniform Civil Code be passed in the coming budget session of Parliament. Speaking at a news conference in…
- India
UP: Months ahead of LS polls, SP releases first list of 16 candidates
Lucknow: The SP on Tuesday named candidates for 16 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, becoming the first party to come up with a list for the elections which are still some…
- India
Elgar Parishad: Court permits Anand Teltumbde to visit Karnataka to receive award
Mumbai: A special court here on Tuesday permitted scholar-activist Anand Teltumbde, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case of Maharashtra, to travel to Karnataka for two days to receive an award…
- News
Yechury accuses ED of ‘intimidation’, questions minimal conviction rate
Thiruvananthapuram: CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury accused the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday of adopting ‘intimidating tactics’ and stated that the rate of conviction in the cases registered by it is minimal.…
- India
FIR against political commentator; Politicians should be thick-skinned: SC
New Delhi: “Politicians should be thick-skinned,” the Supreme Court on Tuesday, January 31, said while hearing a plea of a West Bengal-based political commentator seeking protection from arrest in multiple FIRs lodged against…
- India
Morbi bridge collapse: Gujarat HC asks Oreva Group for ‘positive solution’
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday said the Oreva Group, which was responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Morbi suspension bridge that collapsed in 2022, should come out with…
- India
Nitish felt trapped after ordering caste survey: Rahul
Purnea: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was feeling trapped after getting a caste survey conducted under pressure from the Mahagathbandhan partners and the BJP “provided him with a way out”, Congress leader…
- India
Central varsities asked to explore on-campus working women’s hostels: Smriti Irani
New Delhi: The Centre has asked central universities to explore establishing working women’s hostels on campuses with government support, Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said on Tuesday. Speaking at…
- India
Parliament’s Budget Session begins Wednesday; last of present LS
New Delhi: The Budget Session of Parliament, the last of the present Lok Sabha, begins on Wednesday, January 31, with an address by President Droupadi Murmu to a joint sitting, as the…
- India
Hate speech promotion: Rohingya refugees file PIL on Facebook in Delhi HC
New Delhi: Two Rohingya refugees on Tuesday urged the Delhi High Court to act against the alleged propagation and promotion of hate speech against the community by social media giant Facebook and…
- India
Maha Vikas Aghadi inducts Prakash Ambedkar-led VBA ahead of LS polls
Mumbai: The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance of Congress, NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) and Shiv Sena (UBT) on Tuesday announced the induction of Prakash Ambedkar-led Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) in its fold…
- World
India backs two-state solution to resolve Israel-Palestine conflict: Jaishankar
Mumbai: India favours a two-state solution to end the decades-long Israel-Palestine conflict, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday, January 30, as the latest war in the Gaza Strip, ignited by…
