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Print and Digital Media Association gets government approval
The Print and Digital Media Association (PADMA), a self-regulatory organisation for news and current affairs publishers across India, has received government approval. The organisation, which has 47 digital news publishers on board,…
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Projects worth 40,000 cr to be launched in Assam in next two months
Guwahati: As a part of the Assam government’s initiative to launch a slew of development projects, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of as many…
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6-yr-old falls into borewell in MP, rescue operation underway
Bhopal: A six-year-old boy fell into a borewell at a village in Madhya Pradesh’s Betul district at around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, officials said. The local police and the administration were informed…
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Gyanvapi row: Mention of temple in history books should be taken as evidence, Court told
Prayagraj: The existence of a temple on the disputed site in Varanasi and its demolition to build a mosque is mentioned in religious and history books, a counsel for the Hindu side…
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AIIMS favouritism row: Centre to speed up list preparation as per seniority
New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that it will speed up the list preparation process as per seniority, as directed by the court after hearing a plea…
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Women’s reservation bill back in focus ahead of Parliament session
New Delhi: The women’s reservation bill is back in focus ahead of Parliament’s Winter session with several opposition parties, including the JD(U) which had once opposed the move, demanding that it be…
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Noted economist and ex-Union minister Yoginder Alagh passes away
Ahmedabad: Noted economist and former Union minister Yoginder K Alagh passed away here on Tuesday after a prolonged illness, his family said. Alagh (83) was an emeritus professor at the Sardar Patel…
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Melinda French Gates calls on EAM Jaishankar
New Delhi: Philanthropist and co-chair of Gates Foundation Melinda French Gates on Tuesday called on External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. In a tweet, Jaishankar said issues relating to G-20, progress on global…
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Hindu Mahasabha leader arrested, 40 detained in Mathura over temple-mosque row
Mathura: An Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha leader was arrested on Tuesday while allegedly going to recite Hanuman Chalisa at the Shahi Masjid Idgah in the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi complex while 40 activists…
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India submits reply in Nirav Modi’s UK extradition appeal
London: The Indian authorities have submitted their legal response to the application filed by fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi seeking permission to appeal against his extradition order in the UK Supreme Court. The…
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Hopeful of getting majority in Himachal, Congress prepares to keep flock together
New Delhi: Confident of getting majority in Himachal Assembly polls, Congress is preparing to protect the MLAS, who will be elected, from poaching as the party has deputed senior leaders to keep…
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Delhi HC defers petitions seeking recognition of same-sex marriages
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday deferred petitions seeking recognition of same-sex marriages under the Hindu Marriage Act and the Special Marriage Act. The batch of petitions will be heard…
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ED gets custody of Chhattisgarh CM’s aide for 4 more days in money laundering case
Raipur: A special court here on Tuesday allowed the custodial interrogation of bureaucrat Saumya Chaurasia, a deputy secretary posted in Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s office, by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for…
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Controversial posters spring up on Ambedkar’s death anniversary in TN
Chennai: Posters allegedly put up by a Hindu outfit depicting B R Ambedkar in saffron robes and forehead smeared with sacred ash in Tamil Nadu’s Kumbakonam on his death anniversary on Tuesday…
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Court declares genetic parents as legal parents of surrogate baby
New Delhi: A court here has allowed a plea for the grant of a decree of declaration in favour of a married NRI couple, proclaiming them the legal parents of a surrogate…
