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- India
Mathura cloth showroom gutted in fire, property worth lakhs lost
Mathura: A massive fire broke out in a cloth showroom in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh on the intervening night of January 31 and February 1. The incident occurred in the…
- India
UP govt cancels lease of Jauhar research institute in Rampur
Rampur: In a big jolt to Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, the Uttar Pradesh government has canceled the lease of Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Training and Research Institute here, according to an…
- Delhi
More competitive Congress must for revival of healthy democracy in India: Ramachandra Guha
New Delhi: Historian Ramachandra Guha on Tuesday said that to “revive” healthy democracy in India in which one party does not steamroll the Opposition, a lot depends on the Congress becoming more…
- Business
Union Cabinet meeting begins ahead of Budget presentation
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi began here on Wednesday. The meeting comes ahead of the Budget 2023-24 which will be tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala…
- India
‘Will open cow sheds in liquor shops’: Uma Bharti issues ultimatum to MP govt
Bhopal: Bharatiya Janata Party veteran Uma Bharti has sought to link the rise in cases of crime against women in her party-ruled Madhya Pradesh to consumption of alcohol and pushed for converting…
- India
FM Sitharaman meets President Murmu ahead of Union budget presentation
New Delhi: Ahead of the tabling of the Union budget 2023 in Parliament on Tuesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman along with ministers of state Pankaj Chaudhary and Bhagwat Karad and Finance Secretary…
- India
Sensex jumps 517 points to hit 60,000 in early trade ahead of Budget
Mumbai: Equity benchmarks climbed in early trade on Wednesday amid an overall positive trend in the global markets and ahead of the presentation of Union Budget 2023-24. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex…
- India
Jammu-Srinagar highway closed again
Jammu: After opening briefly a day ago, the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was again closed on Wednesday for vehicular traffic due to shooting stones at Banihal, officials said. In a tweet, the J&K…
- India
14 killed in massive fire at multi-storey building in Dhanbad
Patna: At least 14 persons were killed and more than one dozen injured after a massive fire broke out at a multi-story building in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad on Tuesday evening, officials said. The…
- India
Two apprehended for killing Class 12 student in Delhi’s Kalkaji
New Delhi: Delhi Police have apprehended two accused, including a juvenile, for allegedly stabbing a Class 12 student to death in Southeast Delhi’s Kalkaji area. According to a senior police officer, at…
- India
Gujarat HC sets up panel to probe denial of medical care to pregnant women
Ahmedabad: A division bench of the Gujarat High Court has set up a committee to be headed by retired justice to look into two incidents where pregnant women were allegedly refused medical…
- India
5,000 under trials in jail despite bail granted, 1,417 released: NALSA to SC
New Delhi: The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that about 5,000 under trial prisoners were in jails despite being granted bail and 1,417 of them have…
- India
Former law minister Shanti Bhushan dies aged 97
New Delhi: Former Union law minister and eminent jurist Shanti Bhushan, who represented politician Raj Narain in the historic case that led to the annulment of then prime minister Indira Gandhi’s election…
- India
SC Collegium recommends elevation of Allahabad, Gujarat HC chief justices to apex court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium Tuesday recommended to the Centre the names of Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Aravind Kumar for elevation as…
- India
Take hard line against upper castes: Bihar Minister in puported video
Patna: In a purported video of a phone conversation, Bihar Education Minister Chandrashekher Yadav, who recently made controversial remarks on Ramcharitmanas, was heard telling his supporters to take a hard line against…
