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- India
Oppn alleges Hindi imposition as Rajya Sabha bills feature only Hindi titles
New Delhi: Opposition members in Rajya Sabha on Thursday accused the government of imposing Hindi by bringing new bills with titles only in that language, a charge the treasury bench contested while…
- India
Six airports leased out to Adani Group: Civil aviation minister
New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on Thursday said six airports were leased out to the Adani group through a thorough, competitive and transparent process. State-owned Airports Authority of India…
- India
Day after attack, Sukhbir Badal performs ‘sewa’ at Takht Kesgarh Sahib in Punjab
Chandigarh: A day after he survived a bid on his life, Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday performed the duty of ‘sewadar’ outside Takht Kesgarh Sahib in Punjab’s Rupnagar…
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UP: Protest in Moradabad over sale of house to man from minority community
Moradabad: Protests broke out in the posh TDI society here allegedly over a house being sold to a Muslim doctor by a resident. Slogans were raised by the members of the housing…
- India
CJI Khanna recuses from pleas on exclusion from election commission selection
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday recused himself from hearing a batch of pleas challenging the exclusion of the CJI from the panel meant for selecting the chief…
- India
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…
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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…
