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UP Assembly to hold special session on women’s quota bill today
Lucknow: A special session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly will be convened on Thursday, April 30, to deliberate on the Women’s Reservation (Amendment) Bill, which has recently triggered a sharp political debate…
- Middle East
India asks Haj 2026 pilgrims to pay Rs 10,000 extra airfare
Mumbai: The Haj Committee of India (HCoI) has directed pilgrims selected for Haj 2026 to deposit an additional Rs 10,000 towards revised airfare, citing the ongoing crisis in the Middle East and…
- Delhi
BJP’s Pravesh Wahi elected Delhi mayor
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillor from Rohini East, Pravesh Wahi, was elected mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Wednesday, April 29. Wahi secured 156 votes, with 14…
- Hate Crime
Maharashtra: Muslim man stabs security guards, asks them to recite kalma
Thane: A 31-year-old knife-wielding Muslim man, who returned to India from the US in 2020, allegedly stabbed and seriously injured two security guards in Maharashtra’s Thane district in the wee hours of…
- India
Excise case: Ex-AAP MLA Durgesh Pathak also writes letter to Delhi HC judge
New Delhi: Another Aam Aadmi Party leader, Durgesh Pathak, has also decided not to participate, personally or through a lawyer, in the ongoing excise case proceedings at the Delhi High Court. Pathak,…
- India
Supreme Court refuses to legislate on hate speech, tells Parliament to act if it deems fit
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 29, ruled that existing laws are sufficient to deal with hate speech and that no legislative vacuum exists that would warrant judicial intervention, declining…
- India
Sensex, Nifty gain in early trade despite geopolitical tensions, rising oil prices
Mumbai: Domestic equity markets traded higher on Wednesday, April 29, despite a rise in crude oil prices and reports that the United States may extend its blockade of Iranian ports. Sensex traded…
- India
Rajnath meets Chinese counterpart in Bishkek; talks on LAC, West Asia
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met his Chinese counterpart Admiral Dong Jun in Bishkek to discuss maintaining peace and tranquillity along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and broader regional security…
- India
Dhar Court called Bhojshala a mosque in 1935: Muslim side tells MP HC
Indore: The Muslim side in the Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque dispute case has claimed before the Madhya Pradesh High Court that the then-Dhar State court declared the 11th-century monument a “mosque” in…
- India
Railway staffer jailed for halting army train with detonator
Khandwa: A court on Tuesday, April 28, sentenced a railway employee to six years of rigorous imprisonment in 2024 case of stopping a special army train by setting off a detonator on…
- India
Umar Khalid is in jail to ensure society doesn’t turn into prison: Prakash Raj
Bengaluru: Actor Prakash Raj on Tuesday, April 28, said that incarcerated activist Umar Khalid was standing and fighting for everyone in the country, and his imprisonment symbolised resistance against a society “turning…
- Lifestyle
Watch planets live at this event in Hyderabad this May: Details inside
Hyderabad: If you have ever dreamed of seeing the Moon’s craters closely or spotting bright planets like Venus and Jupiter through a telescope, this is your chance. Hyderabad residents can now enjoy…
- India
WhatsApp bans 9,400 scam-linked accounts since January: Centre to SC
New Delhi: A multi-pronged action involving telecom regulators, service providers, the RBI, tech giants and the CBI has been taken to tackle the rising menace of digital arrest scams, besides WhatsApp banning…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra CM Naidu lays foundation for USD 15 billion Google data centre near Vizag
Tarluvada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday, April 28, laid the foundation for a USD 15 billion Google Artificial Intelligence data centre near Visakhapatnam and said it will be…
- India
Airlines may cut capacity after May ATF revision: Report
New Delhi: Indian airlines are likely to take a call on capacity cuts after the next ATF revision, as a sharp increase in jet fuel prices could force them to rationalise operations,…