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- India
Pakistan calls Indus water diversion ‘act of war’; shuts Wagah border, airspace
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday, April 24, blocked its airspace for Indian airlines, closed the Wagah border crossing, suspended all trade with India, and said any attempt to divert water meant for Pakistan…
- India
Ticket revenue drops by 3 percent at Indian heritage sites from 2019 to 2024: ASI
New Delhi: India’s centrally protected heritage sites experienced an over 19 percent surge in footfall in 2023-24 compared to the pre-pandemic levels, but this did not translate into higher revenue from ticket…
- India
VP Dhankhar drops ‘nuclear’ line on Supreme Court, Kapil Sibal hits back
New Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s recent remarks criticising the judiciary, especially over the Supreme Court’s directive on a timeline for the President’s assent to bills, have ignited a political firestorm. Dhankhar…
- India
Graham Staines murder: Convict Mahendra Hembram released on ‘good behaviour’
After spending 25 years in jail, Mahendra Hembram, the convict in the cold-blooded murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two young sons, was released on Wednesday, April 16, and welcomed…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru molestation case: Accused’s home guard girlfriend helped him hide
Bengaluru: Interesting details have emerged regarding the arrest of the accused in the Bengaluru molestation case of two women. Police nabbed the accused, Santosh Daniel, 10 days after the incident, in Kerala,…
- India
CJI Khanna recommends Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai as his successor
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Wednesday, April 16, recommended to the Centre the name of Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai as the next CJI. Justice Gavai, the second senior-most…
- India
Calcutta HC upholds Election Commission’s nomination review mechanism
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has held that there are sufficient checks and balances in the process adopted by the Election Commission of India while scrutinising the nomination of a parliamentary or…
- India
States cannot refuse to implement Waqf Amendment Act, says BJP
New Delhi: States cannot refuse to implement the Waqf Amendment Act, the BJP asserted on Monday, April 14, citing constitutional provisions, and slammed the Congress and other INDIA bloc constituents over their…
- Kerala
Kerala CM’s constituency becomes first to be declared extreme poverty-free
Kannur: Dharmadam, the Assembly constituency represented by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, has become the first in the state to be declared free of extreme poverty. The Chief Minister made the announcement…
- India
Sukhbir Badal re-elected Shiromani Akali Dal president
Amritsar: Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday returned to the helm of the Shiromani Akali Dal with his unanimous election as the president of the Punjab-based party which has been struggling due to…
- Bangalore
Dominant communities express reservation over Karnataka caste report
Bengaluru: While the caste census report is set to be discussed at the special cabinet meeting to be chaired by chief minister Siddaramaiah on April 17, several communities have expressed their reservations,…
- Technology
WhatsApp suffers outage in India, users unable to send messages
New Delhi: Meta-owned popular messaging app WhatsApp on Saturday went down for users in India, who were unable to send messages and upload status. According to app outage tracking platform Down Detector,…
- India
She herself invited trouble: Allahabad HC grants bail to rape accused
In a shocking judgement, the Allahabad High court while granting bail to a rape accused remarked the victim “herself invited the trouble.” The bench was hearing a September 2024 rape case that…
- India
Indian Railways not responsible for passenger’s stolen luggage: Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said a passenger travelling in a train was responsible for the safety of their luggage and Indian Railways was not liable for any theft…
- India
‘Blast’ at Punjab BJP leader’s residence; Two arrested
Chandigarh: A “blast” took place at the residence of BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia in Punjab’s Jalandhar district, causing panic in the area. Police arrested two persons and said it was a conspiracy…
