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Term of 22 Law Commission ends today; UCC report still in works
New Delhi: Even as the term of the 22nd Law Commission comes to an end on Saturday, the key report on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is still being worked upon. In…
- India
PIL before SC demands caste-baste census
New Delhi: A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Centre to conduct a caste-based census in the country for the “welfare of…
- India
Porsche crash: Son’s dream of studying in London unfulfilled, says deceased’s father
Pune: The father of one of the IT professionals killed in the May 19 Porsche car crash in Pune’s Kalyani Nagar met police commissioner Amitesh Kumar on Friday to know details about…
- India
Russia-Ukraine: India will support any feasible, mutually acceptable solution, says MEA
New Delhi: India on Friday said the recent high-level visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Kyiv will pave the way for “stronger bilateral ties” apart from facilitating more forward-looking discussions on…
- India
Stay away from tribal student groups’ shutdown and rallies, Manipur govt urges people
Imphal: The Manipur government on Friday urged the people not to respond to the tribal student bodies’ call for shutting down all business establishments, government offices, and private institutions and join their…
- Business
India’s fiscal deficit for April-July stands at 17.2 pc of full-year target
New Delhi: The Central government’s fiscal deficit in the first four months (April-July) of the current financial year stands at Rs 2.77 lakh crore which works out to 17.2 per cent of…
- Middle East
Gaza launches polio vaccination campaign for children amid ongoing conflict
Geneva: A large-scale vaccination campaign to fight a polio outbreak in the Gaza Strip is set to begin on September 1, announced the World Health Organisation (WHO) representative for the occupied Palestinian…
- India
Parliament panel meet on Waqf bill witnesses heated arguments
New Delhi: A meeting of the joint committee of Parliament on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill on Friday witnessed fireworks with members vociferously opposing certain provisions of the draft legislation, leading to a…
- India
We have to look at mutuality of interests: EAM on India-Bangladesh relations
New Delhi: Since its independence in 1971, India’s relationship with Bangladesh has “gone up and down” and it is natural that New Delhi deals with the government of the day, External Affairs…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh: 2 Rajya Sabha MPs of YSRCP deny plans to resign
Amaravati: A day after the party lost two Rajya Sabha members, YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) MPs Alla Ayodhya Rami Reddy and Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose on Friday denied that they are planning…
- India
Why can’t PM visit Manipur? Congress on Modi’s global peace efforts
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday wondered why Prime Minister Narendra Modi can’t be the peacemaker by visiting violence-hit Manipur when he is going “all over the world” trying to play that…
- India
Maharashtra: Mahayuti future is tense; will it break soon?
By Mahesh Vijapurkar The rift in the Mahayuti, the three-party alliance of BJP, Shinde-led Shiv Sena, and the Ajit Pawar’s NCP is seen as widening. It is reckoned that Ajit Pawar is…
- India
Anti-Sikh riots case: Court orders framing charges against Jagdish Tytler
New Delhi: A Delhi court Friday, August 30, ordered framing of charges for murder and other offenses against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a case related to the alleged murder of three…
- India
Arunachal CM slams Mamata Banerjee for ‘irresponsible’ remarks on northeast
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Friday claimed that his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee’s recent comment on the northeast region was “irresponsible” and went against the spirit of unity…
- India
IndiGo to resume operations from Delhi Airport’s Terminal 1
New Delhi: Leading budget carrier IndiGo on Friday said it will resume operations from Terminal 1 at the Delhi Airport from September 2. Flight operations were suspended at Terminal 1, which is…