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Land belongs to temple even after demolition: Counsel for Hindu side in Gyanvapi mosque case
Prayagraj: In the Gyanvapi mosque case, the counsel representing the Hindu side on Thursday argued that even with the temple’s demolition at the site, the land does not lose its nature of…
- India
Firebrand Jharkhand poet named in Forbes ‘Self-Made Women’ list
Ranchi: Jacinta Kerketta, a poet, writer and freelance journalist in Jharkhand, has been named in the Forbes’ list of ‘Self-Made Women’, among others from India. Kerketta, who belongs to the Oraon tribe,…
- Delhi
Phone-tapping, recording calls without consent a breach of privacy, says Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday, while granting bail to former Mumbai Police chief Sanjay Pandey in a money laundering case, observed that phone-tapping or recording calls without the individual’s…
- India
AAP gained national party status in 10 yrs, thankful to people of Gujarat: Sanjay Singh
New Delhi: AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh Thursday said that his party gained national party status in just 10 years and thanked the people of Gujarat for it. Singh said his party’s…
- India
Gujarat rejected politics of revadi, appeasement and hollow promises: Amit Shah
New Delhi: Senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the people of Gujarat have given an unprecedented mandate to the party by rejecting those who do politics of…
- India
It’s Priyanka effect in Himachal as Rahul skipped
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi skipped the Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra campaigned for the party which has yielded good results. The party is on the verge of…
- India
Gujarat polls: Congress MLA Imran Khedawala leads in Muslim dominated Jamalpur-Khadia seat
Ahmedabad: Imran Khedawala, the sitting Congress MLA from Jamalpur-Khadia seat in Gujarat, took a lead over BJP candidate Bhushan Bhatt while AIMIM nominee Sabir Kabliwala was relegated to the third position, as per…
- India
BJP gets 53.33% vote share in Gujarat; AAP eats into Congress with 12%
Gandhinagar: It is a big win for the BJP and the AAP in the Gujarat Assembly elections with the former bagging 53.33 per cent vote share and the latter getting a 12…
- Kolkata
Ustad Rashid Khan’s family accuses Kolkata Police of harassment
Kolkata: Padma Shri awardee singer Ustad Rashid Khan’s wife Joyeeta Basu Khan on Thursday alleged harassment by a section of the Kolkata Police personnel after their driver refused to pay a bribe…
- India
With Gujarat polls, AAP to get national party status: Manish Sisodia
New Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday claimed that Gujarat Assembly polls will elevate Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to the national level. “Through the votes of Gujarat, AAP is…
- Delhi
MCD gets its first transgender councillor as AAP’s Bobby wins from Sultanpuri
New Delhi: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi, on Wednesday, got its first transgender councillor after AAP’s Bobby Kinnar won the civic polls from Sultanpuri-A ward. Bobby (38) was given a ticket from…
- Kashmir
14 from minority communities killed in Jammu and Kashmir this year; no migration of Kashmiri Pandits
New Delhi: The Home Ministry said on Wednesday that a total of 14 people belonging to minorities including three Kashmiri Pandits have been killed in terrorist incidents in Jammu and Kashmir this…
- India
Govt introduces Anti Maritime Piracy Bill in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday introduced the Anti Maritime Piracy Bill in Lok Sabha which aims to form a law to counter piracy in international waters. The proposed legislation aims to…
- India
Uttarakhand HC imposes Rs 50,000 fine on Facebook for not replying to notice
Nainital: The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on Facebook for not replying to its notice in connection with the alleged misuse of the platform by some…
- India
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi releases book to tell real stories of child slavery, exploitation
New Delhi: Nobel laureate and social reformer Kailash Satyarthi on Wednesday released his book chronicling real stories of 12 children who experienced forced labour, sexual harassment, and trafficking among other forms of…
