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Sharad Pawar hits out at Centre over Sonam Wangchuk fast

Pune: NCP (SP) President Sharad Pawar on Saturday, July 18, slammed the Centre for its “irresponsible” handling of activist Sonam Wangchuk’s agitation, claiming the government remained a bystander rather than addressing the…
Allahabad HC defers Krishna Janmabhumi–Shahi Idgah case

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Friday, July 17, adjourned the hearing in the Mathura Krishna Janmabhumi-Shahi Idgah mosque dispute matter till August 25. The adjournment came following the joint request by…

Delhi Police whisk away Wangchuk, Anna urges govt to hold talks

New Delhi: Activist Anna Hazare on Saturday, July 18, said the Union government should hold talks with Wangchuk. “The government should not test his limits. Say yes or no (to his demands),…
Rahul Gandhi blames entire system for paper leaks

Dehradun: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday, July 17, said that no political party or organisation should have a hold on any educational institutions, and batted for a political consensus on the…
Retired bureaucrats dominate race for Ram temple trust’s CEO post

Ayodhya: Retired bureaucrats made up the bulk of practising “Ram Bhakts” who have applied for the post of the first chief executive officer of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, with…
Chabahar port terminal unharmed in US strikes: India

New Delhi: The Shahid Beheshti terminal at the Chabahar port in Iran has not faced any damage in US strikes on the key maritime gateway, India said on Friday, July 17. US…
Ex-Japan minister slams India bullet train minister as ‘awful’

Hideki Makihara, Japan’s former Justice Minister has claimed that the minister in charge of the bullet train project was “especially awful,” adding that the Indian delegation pushed “their own self-interest right up…

India reviews Bangladesh’s request to extradite Sheikh Hasina

New Delhi: India on Friday, July 17, said a request by Dhaka to extradite Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina was still under scrutiny. The remarks by external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir…
SpiceJet fined for using dark patterns on booking platform

New Delhi: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on Friday, July 17, imposed a penalty of Rs 1 lakh on SpiceJet Limited for adopting deceptive design practices, commonly known as “dark patterns”,…
PM Modi launches major railway projects in Punjab

Jalandhar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, July 17, inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of rail and road infrastructure projects, including 75 redeveloped railway stations, worth Rs 5,470 crore, from Jalandhar.…
Legacy of hunger strikes woven into warp and weft of India’s politics

New Delhi: Mahatma Gandhi, Bhagat Singh, Potti Sreeramulu, Irom Sharmila, Anna Hazare… And Sonam Wangchuk today. The list is long, the causes different, the means the same – fasting to register protest…
JIH backs Sonam Wangchuk, NEET protest at Jantar Mantar

A high-level delegation of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) visited the ongoing protest at Jantar Mantar against alleged irregularities in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and extended its support to environmentalist and…
Hyderabad kalma row: BJP’s Madhavi Latha comes to teacher’s defence

Hyderabad: While the entire Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and right-wing ecosystem in Hyderabad has been gunning for the Muslim teacher who was fired from her job at a private school in Hyderabad…
Aamir Khan’s ‘3 Idiots’ claim on Wangchuk sparks backlash

New Delhi: Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders on Friday, July 17, questioned actor Aamir Khan’s statement that his character Phunsukh Wangdu in the film ‘3 Idiots’ was…
AIMPLB asks UP govt to halt action against Azam Khan’s varsity

New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Friday, July 17, asked the Uttar Pradesh government and the Rampur Development Authority (RDA) to withdraw demolition notices issued against 38…