Politics
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‘Motivated, baseless’: India rejects Pakistan’s comments on Waqf Amendment Act
New Delhi: India on Tuesday strongly rejected Pakistan’s criticism of the Waqf Amendment Act and said Islamabad should look into its own “abysmal” record in protecting the rights of minorities instead of…
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Supreme Court to hear pleas against Waqf Amendment Act tomorrow
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Wednesday a clutch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. As per the cause list published on…
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Only party high command will decide on cabinet expansion: Telangana CM
Hyderabad: In a stern warning to Congress MLAs, chief minister A Revanth Reddy cautioned them against crossing the party line, and said that the ministerial berths in cabinet expansion were going to…
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RJD leader claims Mahagathbandhan united on Tejashwi as CM’s face
Patna: Ahead of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and senior leader Rahul Gandhi’s meeting with RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, his party spokesperson Mrityunjay Tiwari affirmed that the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) in Bihar stands…
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Focus on Bhu Bharathi, Indiramma houses: Telangana CM to collectors
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy ordered district collectors to provide special emphasis to the newly launched Bhu Bharathi revenue portal, Indiramma housing scheme, and address the drinking water crisis in villages…
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Dalit worker dragged half-naked by police in Kamareddy on Ambedkar Jayanti
Hyderabad: On the day the nation commemorated Dr BR Ambedkar’s legacy, Telangana police took several Dalits into preventive custody on Monday, April 14, for trying to put up flex banners. The incident…
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Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay challenges Waqf law validity in SC
New Delhi: Actor-turned-politician and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam president Vijay has challenged in the Supreme Court the constitutional validity of the Waqf legislation. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv…
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Mehbooba Mufti seeks MEA intervention over Haj quota cut
New Delhi: Opposition leaders on Sunday claimed reports emerging from Saudi Arabia indicated that India’s Haj quota had been abruptly cut and urged the government to take up the issue with its…
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Assam protests: Police clash with protesters over Waqf act
Guwahati: Protestors threw stones while the police used batons at a rally held against the Waqf (Amendment) Act on Sunday when agitators and police clashed in Cachar district of Assam, a senior…
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Gujarat minister slams Akhilesh, Kejriwal over fake exam claims
Ahmedabad: Gujarat minister Harsh Sanghavi on Sunday slammed Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal over X posts centred around media reports about abysmal results in the…
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America’s news TV channel cuts staff, blames Trump admin & Musk
Cairo: The head of a US-funded Arabic-language television and online news outlet that claims a 30 million-strong audience in the Middle East and North Africa has terminated most staff and curtailed TV…
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UP: Dargah probe to investigate Waqf property claims in Sambhal
Sambhal: The district administration has ordered a probe into alleged financial irregularities related to a dargah here and encroachment of land, officials said on Saturday. Officials said the probe will focus not…
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Rana’s extradition result of probe agencies’ 15 yrs of hard work: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday claimed the extradition of Mumbai terror attack mastermind Tahawwur Hussain Rana from the US is the result of 15 years of hard work “of our probe…