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USCIRF to hold hearing on religious freedom in India
Washington: US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has announced it will hold a hearing on religious freedom in India next week. Coming on the heels of two successful bilateral meetings between…
- India
Govt issues whip for all ministers to be present in Parliament
New Delhi: The Central government has directed all its ministers to be present in the House for the five-day special Parliament session starting from September 18-22, said BJP sources. Earlier, the BJP…
- Mumbai
Small aircraft skids off runway at Mumbai airport; 8 injured
Mumbai: A private jet veered off the runway while landing at the Mumbai airport on Thursday amid heavy rains and all the eight people, who were onboard, have been hospitalised with injuries,…
- India
World is heaping praise on Indian model of ‘Garib Kalyan’, says PM Modi
Raigarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said global organizations are talking about learning from India’s success stories in different fields and this was possible because every region in the country was…
- Kashmir
J&K: 2 soldiers injured, LG pays tributes to Army officers killed in encounter
Srinagar: As the nation paid tributes to the colonel, a major, and a DSP who were killed in the line of duty during an encounter in Kokernag area of Jammu and Kashmir’s…
- Andhra Pradesh
Prepare for second phase of distribution of tabs to govt school students: AP CM
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday directed officials concerned to make necessary arrangements to distribute tabs to students of class eight in all government schools, as…
- World
SL Navy arrests 17 Indian fishermen for alleged poaching in country’s territorial waters
Colombo: The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested at least 17 Indian fishermen and seized three trawlers for allegedly poaching in the country’s territorial waters, an official statement said on Thursday. The fishermen…
- India
Congress MLA named accused in Nuh violence case, ‘ample evidence’ against him
Chandigarh: Congress MLA Mamman Khan has been named an accused in an FIR lodged after the August 31 Nuh violence, the Haryana government told the High Court on Thursday, also claiming that…
- Delhi
No permission will be granted to chop down trees for construction of houses: Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court, hearing a contempt plea, on Thursday said that no permission shall be granted to anyone by the authorities here for felling of trees for construction of…
- India
EC calls rival factions of NCP for hearing on October 6: Sources
New Delhi: The Election Commission has called rival factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) for a personal hearing on October 6, sources said on Thursday. A faction led by Ajit Pawar…
- India
Delhi court posts defamation case against Gehlot for next hearing on Sep 19
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday posted the next hearing of a defamation case filed by Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat against Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot for September…
- India
Bilkis Bano case: SC to examine if convicts were given preferential treatment
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it will be required to examine if remission applications of convicts in the Bilkis Bano case were given any preferential treatment by the…
- Bangalore
Karnataka govt warns of strict action against tax evasion
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday instructed the Commercial Tax Officers to take strict action against cases of tax evasion, tax leakage and tax pilferage in the state. He was speaking…
- Business
Honor unveils the new 5G powerhouse: The Honor 90 in India
New Delhi: Honor on Thursday launched a new 5G smartphone — “Honor 90” in two storage variants in India. Honor 90 will be available for purchase in three colours — Emerald Green,…
- Featured News
Congress used Illegal tactics to destabilise Nizam govt; border raids, economic blockades formed part of the game
Sardar Vallabhbahi Patel, the first home minister of independent India and the deputy PM, was so concerned with Hyderabad to the point he was willing to trade Kashmir with Hyderabad when Jinnah…