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Lakhimpur Kheri violence: SC grants bail to Ashish Mishra

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday gave bail to ex-Union minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra in the case related to the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence that claimed eight lives, and…
Shatrughan Sinha takes oath as Lok Sabha member

New Delhi: TMC’s Shatrughan Sinha on Monday took oath as a Lok Sabha member, the last winning candidate to be sworn in. As soon as the House met for the day, the…

SC commences hearing on pleas related to row over NEET-UG

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday commenced hearing on a batch of petitions related to the controversy-ridden medical entrance exam, NEET-UG 2024. The top court was told by a counsel for…
Delhi riots 2020: HC judge recuses self from hearing bail plea of Umar Khalid

New Delhi: Delhi High Court judge Justice Amit Sharma on Monday recused himself from hearing the bail plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid in a UAPA case related to the alleged…
Indian Americans welcome Kamala Harris as likely Democratic prez nominee

Washington: Several prominent Indian Americans on Sunday welcomed the prospect of Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee and described it as a historic moment for this small ethnic…
Heavy rain in Mumbai, NDRF teams deployed; local train services partially hit

Mumbai: Heavy rains continued to lash Mumbai on the second consecutive day on Monday, with some areas receiving up to 34 mm of rainfall in just one hour in the morning, affecting…
Monsoon Session of Parliament begins today

New Delhi: The Monsoon Session of Parliament is set to begin on Monday with the key highlight being the tabling of the Union Budget on July 23. The session will have 19…

IAS officer lands in row for views on PwD reservation in UPSC CSE

Hyderabad: IAS officer from the Telangana cadre, Smita Sabharwal, has landed in controversy for expressing views against the Persons with Disability (PwD) reservation in the Civil Services Examination (CSE) conducted by the…
Three Indian-American lawmakers endorse Kamala Harris for president

Washington: All five Indian-American lawmakers have hailed President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from the presidential race and three of them threw their weight behind Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic…
J-K: Search operation launched after terrorists fire at security post, soldier injured

Jammu: An army soldier was injured on Monday when terrorists fired at a newly set up army camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said. Official sources said that an army…
Nirmala Sitharaman to table Economic Survey in Parliament today

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table the Economic Survey 2023-24 along with a statistical appendix in Parliament on Monday, a day ahead of the Union Budget. The Budget Session…
Ban on govt employees taking part in RSS activities lifted

New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government has lifted the over three-decade-long ban on government employees taking part in RSS activities. The ban, imposed in November 1966 during the rule of Prime Minister…
8 Indians, lured into illegal jobs in Myanmar, rescued

New Delhi: Eight Indians, who were victims of a job scam in Hpa Lu region of Myanmar’s Myawaddy, have been rescued, the Indian embassy in Yangon said on Sunday. The embassy has…
‘Vikas bhi, Virasat bhi’, PM Modi shares India’s vision at World Heritage Committee meet

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee here at Bharat Mandapam during which he said that India’s vision is development as well…
Anurag slams Congress for ‘Emergency’ & ‘Constitutional breaches’

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and former Union Minister Anurag Thakur claimed that a thorough study of the Constitution by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi would reveal the grand old party’s…