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Certain bills not signed as queries not addressed by state govt: Kerala Governor
Kozhikode: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Thursday defended his decision to keep certain bills, including the ones on appointments in universities and appointing eminent academicians as Chancellors of varsities, saying his…
- India
SC sentences 4 convicts in 1996 Lajpat Nagar blasts case to life imprisonment
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced four convicts in the 1996 Lajpat Nagar blasts case to life imprisonment for the remainder of their lives without remission. The blasts which occurred…
- India
MNS leader travels with Raut, sparks buzz about tie-up between Thackeray cousins
Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Abhijit Panse on Thursday met Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, leading to speculation about a possible alliance between the estranged Thackeray cousins Raj and Uddhav…
- India
Why does BJP call NCP ‘corrupt’ and then ally with it, asks Congress in Maha
Mumbai: The Congress’ Maharashtra unit on Thursday questioned the double standards of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which first labelled the Nationalist Congress Party as being ‘corrupt’ and then joined hands with…
- India
Delhi excise policy case: AAP leader Sisodia moves SC for bail
New Delhi: AAP leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday moved Supreme Court against Delhi High Court order denying him bail in connection with corruption and money laundering…
- India
MP: `Unauthorised’ property of accused in Dalit assault case demolished, NSA invoked
Shivpuri: The administration in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district on Thursday demolished `illegal structures’ of some persons accused of beating up two Dalit men at Varkhadi village last week, an official said. Action…
- India
‘I will rebuild NCP, no matter if I’m 83 or 92’: Sharad Pawar
New Delhi: Unfazed by his party’s split, NCP Chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday said that rebels will have to pay the price after he expelled his trusted aide Praful Patel and nine…
- India
Approach HC, SC tells petitioners challenging Internet shutdown in Manipur
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain a petition challenging internet shutdown in Manipur, after noting that the state high court is already hearing a similar petition. A bench,…
- India
Excise scam: Court bar Sisodia’s supporters, AAP members from entering courtroom
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday barred AAP activists and supporters of party leader Manish Sisodia from entering the gallery, the passage or the courtroom during his production in matters related…
- World
With India-China ties hitting low, PM Modi wishing Dalai Lama on b’day since ’21
Dharamsala: With India’s ties with China having been hit the lowest ebb, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been consecutively wishing the Dalai Lama since 2021 on his birthday, using a soft power…
- India
Congress appoints Kanhaiya Kumar as AICC in-charge of NSUI
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday appointed former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union president Kanhaiya Kumar as the AICC in-charge of its students’ wing. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has appointed Kanhaiya Kumar as AICC in-charge of…
- Middle East
Top Muslim World League official to visit India next week
New Delhi: Noted Saudi scholar and secretary general of the influential Muslim World League, Mohammad Bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa will visit India between July 10-15. According to sources, Issa would arrive in New…
- India
Caste discrimination on campuses ‘very serious issue’, says SC; questions UGC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the University Grants Commission (UGC) to specify steps it has taken and proposed to take, to provide non-discriminatory, enabling environment for the students belonging…
- Middle East
Israel-Palestine conflict: India reiterates need for direct peace talks
New Delhi: India has reiterated the need for an early resumption of direct peace negotiations between Palestine and Israel. The absence of such negotiations and the lack of a clear political horizon…
- India
Sharad Pawar leaves for Delhi to attend NCP National Executive meeting
Mumbai: Amid Maharashtra political crisis, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar on Thursday left for Delhi where he has called a National Executive meeting. Meanwhile, posters saying “In the fight of…