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Rahul Gandhi, other Congress MPs from UP to visit Sambhal on Wednesday
Lucknow/Sambhal: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi along with the five other Congress MPs from Uttar Pradesh will visit violence-hit Sambhal on Wednesday, Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai…
- News
Two female terror associates arrested in J&K’s Udhampur
Jammu: The police on Tuesday arrested two female terror associates under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Udhampur district. The two women have been identified as Maryama Begum, wife…
- India
‘If you want to live in India chant Radhe Radhe,’ UP minister ignites communal row
Opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh strongly criticized state minister Mayankeshwar Sharan Singh after he remarked that whoever wants to live in India should chant Radhe Radhe. The minister made the inflammatory remark…
- Business
Centre has released Rs 50,571 crore to states as special assistance
New Delhi: The Centre has released Rs 50,571.42 crore to states as part of its ‘special assistance for capital investment’ scheme to step up expenditure in various development projects during the first…
- India
Maharashtra CM Shinde taken to hospital for check-up
Thane: Caretaker Chief Minister of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde was taken to a private hospital in the city on Tuesday morning for a “routine check-up”, a close aide said. “I am fine, do…
- India
Farmers’ protest: March towards Parliament begins; Delhi-Noida roads jammed
Amid the ongoing turbulent Winter Session, farmers’ organisations including, the Bhartiya Kisan Parishad (BKP), Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) and the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) have decided to march towards the Parliament on…
- India
Ajmer Dargah survey: Ex-bureaucrats write to PM seeking halt to ‘pernicious’ activities
New Delhi: Days after a local court ordered a survey of the Ajmer Sharif dargah, a group of former bureaucrats and diplomats has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his intervention…
- India
Call for fast-track courts for Mathura, Kashi temple disputes
Mathura: Hindu nationalist organisations participating in a convention here have raised the demand for expedited hearings of disputes concerning temples in Mathura and Kashi through fast-track courts. The convention was organised by…
- India
Waqf bill: Parliamentary panel seeks state updates on ‘unauthorised’ property occupation
New Delhi: The parliamentary committee scrutinising the Waqf (Amendment) Bill has sought details from various state governments about the veracity and updated details of Waqf properties which, according to the Sachar committee,…
- Andhra Pradesh
Amit Malviya hails ‘striking down’ of Andhra Pradesh Waqf Board
Amaravati: BJP leader Amit Malviya has hailed the ‘striking down’ of the Andhra Pradesh State Waqf Board by the state’s NDA government. The in charge of BJP’s national information and technology department…
- India
Many countries have stopped using EVMs: Medha Patkar
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Amid a debate on the EVM credibility re-started by some Opposition parties after the debacle in Maharashtra assembly polls, rights activist Medha Patkar on Saturday said many countries have stopped…
- Delhi
Delhi air pollution: SC says no to relax GRAP IV curbs, except schools
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to relax emergency measures under Stage 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to deal with air pollution in the national capital, ordering…
- India
Mohammed Zubair charged with ‘threatening India’s sovereignty, unity’
In the latest development, Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) has been included in the FIR filed against Alt News cofounder and editor Mohammed Zubair who tweeted against Ghaziabad’s Dasna temple…
- India
SC declares religious conversion for reservation benefits unconstitutional
New Delhi: In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court has said religious conversions undertaken solely to avail reservation benefits without genuine belief amounted to a “fraud on the Constitution”. Justices Pankaj Mithal…
- India
PAN cards with QR code planned under PAN 2.0 project
New Delhi: The government has approved a Rs 1,435-crore project to revamp the existing system of issuing permanent account number under which PAN cards with QR Code feature will be given free…
