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- India
‘Biased and inaccurate’: India slams USCIRF’s latest observations
New Delhi: India on Thursday termed as “biased and inaccurate” the US Commission for International Religious Freedom’s latest observations claiming that religious freedom and related human rights are under threat in the…
- Delhi
Shahi Imam withdraws order restricting entry of women in Jama masjid
New Delhi: Jama Masjid’s Shahi Imam has agreed to withdraw the order restricting entry of women in the mosque, after Delhi LG V K Saxena spoke to him and requested him to…
- India
Farmers to submit memo to Centre on legal guarantee for MSP demand
Ambala: Bharatiya Kisan Union (Charuni) chief Gurnam Singh Charuni on Thursday said the farmers will soon submit a memorandum to the Centre and Haryana government to fulfil their pending demands including legal…
- India
Scindia’s remark for Bharat Jodo Yatra could indicate homecoming: Cong
Shimla: Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia’s “welcome” remark for the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra in Madhya Pradesh could be an indication of “homecoming”, an All India Congress Committee (AICC) spokesperson said on…
- India
It’s time to generate income from electricity than getting it for free: Modi in Gujarat
Modasa: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said it was time to generate income from electricity instead of getting it for free, in an apparent move to counter the Aam Aadmi Party and…
- News
Cattle scam: CBI quizzes lottery winner ‘forced’ to sell ticket at throwaway price
Kolkata: The CBI sleuths, probing the lottery-angle in the multi-crore cattle smuggling scam in West Bengal, on Thursday questioned a lottery-award winner who said that he was “forced” to sell his high-amount…
- World
Indo-Canadian teen killed in stabbing outside school
Toronto: An Indian-origin teen died after being stabbed in a scuffle at the parking lot of a high school in Surrey, Canada, media reports said. Mehakpreet Sethi, 18, died in the hospital…
- Technology
Amazon to shut edtech service Academy’s operations in India from Aug 2023
New Delhi: Amazon on Thursday said it is shuttering its edtech offering called Amazon Academy’s operations in India starting from August 2023, and will refund the full fee to those enrolled in…
- Sports
India to face Uzbekistan in Men’s World Team Chess semifinal
Jerusalem: India will face Uzbekistan, while China will play Spain in the semifinals of the 2022 Men’s World Team Chess Championship in Jerusalem later on Thursday. India and France beat each other…
- India
Nirav Modi seeks permission to appeal extradition to India in UK top court
London: Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi has filed an application in the High Court here, seeking permission to appeal against its decision to extradite him to India in the UK Supreme Court.…
- India
FIR against Samajwadi Party social media handle
Lucknow: An FIR has been lodged against the social media handle of the Samajwadi Party (SP) for promoting enmity between different groups of people. The FIR was lodged by journalist Manish Pandey.…
- World
India receives wide praise at UNSC for counter-terror leadership
United Nations: India has received wide praise for its leadership of the UN Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and for guiding the adoption of the Delhi Declaration on fighting terrorists using emerging…
- India
UP: Probe ordered as stray dog carries foetus in mouth
Gorakhpur: In a shocking incident, a dog was seen carrying a dead human foetus in its mouth at the Maharajganj district hospital here. The chief medical superintendent (CMS) Dr A.K. Dwivedi has…
- India
UP police claim rats ate up 581 kg marijuana
Mathura: Bizarre as it may sound, the Mathura police have claimed that rats ate up over 500 kilograms of marijuana. According to a report submitted by Mathura police to a special Narcotic…
- Business
Tax collections to cross budget estimates in current fiscal, says government
Delhi: Domestic tax collections will exceed the budget estimate by nearly Rs 4 lakh crore in the current fiscal owing to higher income tax, customs duty, and GST collections, the government said…