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UP Assembly to take up Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act amendment

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Assembly is on Tuesday scheduled to take up for consideration and pass a bill that seeks to amend the Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act to increase the maximum…
FM Nirmala Sitharaman to introduce J-K appropriation bill in LS today

New Delhi: The discussion on the Union Budget and Budget of Jammu and Kashmir will continue in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, according to the lower house’s list of business. On the…

Amarnath Yatra: 4.66 lakh devotees have ‘darshan’ in 31 days

Jammu: Another batch of 1,477 devotees left Jammu for Kashmir on Tuesday, taking the total number to 4.66 lakh pilgrims who have performed the ongoing Amarnath Yatra so far, said the officials…
Ghatkopar hoarding crash: Govt sets up panel to conduct high-level inquiry

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Monday set up a six-member committee to conduct a high-level inquiry into the illegal hoarding collapse tragedy that killed 17 persons in Ghatkopar area of Mumbai, officials…
Toll in Wayanad landslides rises to eight: District authorities

Wayanad: The toll in the landslides that hit Kerala’s hilly Wayanad district on Tuesday rose to eight, including three children, authorities said. Of those killed, four people, including a child, died in…
Paris Olympics, Medal Tally: Japan on top, China at second; India placed 25th

Paris: A superb victory in the men’s team competition in Artistic Gymnastics helped Japan surge to the top of the medals table midway through Monday’s schedule at the Olympic Games here. The…
Jharkhand: 2 killed, 20 injured as 18 coaches of Mumbai-Howrah Mail derailed

Jamshedpur: Two persons were killed and 20 injured as at least 18 coaches of the Howrah-Mumbai Mail derailed in Jharkhand’s Seraikela-Kharsawan district early on Tuesday, officials said. The accident occurred at 3.45…

Rahul Gandhi’s Budget speech draws sharp criticism

New Delhi: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s speech during the Budget discussions in the Lok Sabha on Monday has drawn strong criticism from the BJP and social media users, with some labeling…
Woman reaches Taj Mahal with kanwar, tries to offer ‘Gangajal’

Agra: A member of a right-wing group carrying kanwar on her shoulders tried to enter the Taj Mahal to offer ‘Gangajal’ on Monday, with the group claiming that the monument was a…
India will have more contacts with Ukraine & Russia: EAM Jaishankar

Tokyo: India will have more contacts with Ukraine and Russia going forward as such engagements by countries talking to both sides are important to resolve their conflict, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar…
India’s poor can’t dream, only Adani & Ambani able to: Rahul Gandhi

By Parameswaran Valeri Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi criticized the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government over its Union budget, saying that the Centre led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home…
Coaching centre deaths: Delhi LG announces Rs 10L compensation to kin of each victim

New Delhi: Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Monday announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each for the families of three civil services aspirants who died after flooding of the…
I have played my last match in India jersey: Rohan Bopanna

Paris: It was not a perfect way to end his India career but Rohan Bopanna would take the early exit from the Paris Olympics on the chin, content that he could live…
China accuses Quad of stirring up conflicts, ‘inciting’ confrontation

Beijing: China on Monday accused the Quad nations, including the US and India, of “scaremongering, inciting antagonism and confrontation” to “hold back” the development of other countries in the Asia Pacific region.…
President Murmu to undertake 6-day visit to Fiji, New Zealand, Timor-Leste

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu will undertake a six-day visit of Fiji, New Zealand and Timor-Leste beginning August 5, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Monday. Murmu’s first destination will…