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Congress files application in SC supporting Places of Worship Act

New Delhi: The Congress has filed an application before the Supreme Court seeking intervention in the batch of petitions challenging the validity of Places of Worship Act, which prohibits the filing of…
Post on Yati’s hate speech: Court extends stay on Mohammed Zubair’s arrest

The Allahabad High Court (HC) on Thursday, January 16, extended the stay on the arrest of the co-founder of fact-checking platform Alt News Mohammed Zubair till January 27. The case relates to…

Sectarian tensions erupt in Kashmir over remarks on Rashidun Caliphs, 6 held

Sectarian tension erupted in Kashmir after a video clip of a Mushaira (poetry gathering) event held in Srinagar’s Zadibal city surfaced on social media showing two participants using hateful language in their…
8th Pay Commission for central government employees approved

New Delhi: In a major decision, the government on Thursday, January 16, decided to set up the 8th Pay Commission to revise salaries of central government employees and allowances of pensioners. The…
Kashmir to Kanyakumari: Cross-country cycle expedition flagged off

Srinagar: A 4,000 km cycle expedition from Kashmir to Kanyakumari began from here on Thursday, January 16, to promote a pollution-free India. The expedition with several participants from Maharashtra, including two sexagenarians,…
India becomes 4th nation to achieve successful space docking

New Delhi: With the successful docking of the satellites of the SpaDEX mission, India became the fourth nation to ace the space docking technology, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on…
SC to hear Godhra train burning case on Feb 13

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will hear on February 13 the appeals filed by the Gujarat government and several other convicts in the 2002 Godhra train burning case.…

Indians visiting UAE to get wider access to UPI payments with NIPL-Magnati partnership

New Delhi: Indian tourists visiting the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be able to use Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to make payments over a wider range of merchant locations with NPCI International…
After Hyderabad, Bengaluru to get US Consulate post-2000 on Jan 17

Hyderabad: In India, after Hyderabad, Bengaluru is set to get a US consulate post-2000. The long-pending demand for a consulate in Bengaluru will become a reality on January 17. Location of the…
Actor Saif Ali Khan injured in knife attack, hospitalised

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was injured after an intruder attacked him with a knife at his residence in Mumbai in the early hours of Thursday, officials said. Khan was hospitalised…
With Gaza deal, IMEC Corridor can become reality: Biden

Washington: With the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza Strip, the path-breaking IMEC Corridor that stretches from India to Europe through the Middle East could now become a reality, US…
US removes restrictions on 3 Indian nuclear entities

New Delhi: In a significant move, the US on Wednesday removed restrictions on three Indian nuclear entities, over a week after NSA Jake Sullivan announced that Washington was finalising steps to “remove”…
One member panel formed for judicial probe into custodial death of Dalit protester

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Wednesday set up a one-member committee of retired judge V L Achalia for a judicial inquiry into the custodial death of Parbhani protester Somnath Suryavanshi, officials said.…
Delhi polls: Transgender candidate from Aam Janata Party files nomination from Kalkaji

New Delhi: Rajan Singh, a 27-year-old transgender, has filed their nomination on Wednesday as the Aam Janata Party candidate from the Kalkaji constituency, calling it “a beautiful picture of democracy.” Singh, a…
Father & cousin allegedly shoot daughter over marriage refusal in Gwalior

Gwalior: A 20-year-old woman was allegedly shot dead in Gwalior city by her father and her cousin for refusing to marry the man chosen by them even as police officials were present…