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MVA will be wiped out in Maharashtra: Amit Shah

Sangli: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will be wiped out in Maharashtra in the assembly elections the same way the Congress faced a…
Establish mandatory accessibility standards for disabled persons: SC to Centre

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre to implement mandatory accessibility standards within three months, in a significant order aimed at improving access to public spaces for persons with…

SC refuses to entertain PIL for appointment of ‘Yoga Mitra’ in all schools

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a direction for the appointment of a ‘Yoga Mitra’ in all schools across the country. “We…
Party workers are AAP’s biggest strength, says Kejriwal in video message

New Delhi: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday workers are the biggest strength of the party ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections due in February next year. Kejriwal, in a…
Tirupati laddus row: SC dismisses PIL seeking CBI probe

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday junked a PIL seeking a CBI probe into alleged use of animal fat in making Tirupati laddus under the previous Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy-led…
Bengal bypolls: RG Kar dominates BJP’s line of campaigning

Kolkata: The rape and murder of a junior doctor of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital here in August, is dominating BJP’s line of campaiging for the forthcoming bypolls for six…
SC overturns 1967 judgment denying AMU minority status

New Delhi: In a 4:3 decision a seven-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Friday overruled its 1967 judgment which had laid down that Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), being a Central…

India votes against Pakistan resolution on conventional arms control

United Nations: India voted against a resolution by Pakistan on ‘Conventional arms control at the regional and subregional levels’. The resolution by Pakistan and Syria on ‘Conventional arms control at the regional…
Waqf row: Karnataka govt files FIR against Tejasvi Surya over online post

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government filed an FIR against BJP National Youth President and MLA Tejasvi Surya for posting a message, based on a media report, on his social media handle alleging suicide…
SC delivers four separate verdicts in AMU minority status case

New Delhi: A seven-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Friday delivered four separate judgements in the Aligarh Muslim University minority status case. Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, who headed the…
PM Modi greets BJP veteran L K Advani on his birthday

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted BJP stalwart L K Advani on his birthday on Friday and said that among India’s most admired statesmen, he has devoted himself to furthering the…
Omar Abdullah govt must give up pro-Pakistan agenda: BJP

Srinagar: BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh has appealed to the Omar Abdullah government “to give up its pro-Pakistan agenda and to start working on policies and programmes to help the people…
Media’s freedom of speech cannot trample right to privacy: Kerala HC

Kochi: Kerala High Court on Thursday held that freedom of speech and expression available to the press and media could not trample on the right to dignity, reputation and privacy available to…
Temple priest suspended for violent remarks against pro-Khalistan protesters

A Hindu priest of Canada’s Brampton temple was suspended on Wednesday, November 6 after he was accused of using aggressive speech during the protest on November 3. The incident occurred in Brampton,…
Malegaon blast case: NIA court issues warrant against Pragya Thakur

A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court has issued a bailable warrant against prime accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case and former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Pragya Singh Thakur. This…