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- India
Plea on Manipur violence: SC asks petitioner to mention it before CJI
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked a petitioner, who has sought the constitution of an independent committee under a retired apex court judge to inquire into the incidents of sexual…
- India
Kapil Sibal to appear for DPAP during hearings on Article 370 in SC
Jammu: Senior lawyer Kapil Sibal will appear on behalf of the DPAP during hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 in the Supreme Court, the Ghulam Nabi…
- Pakistan
Pakistan criticises Rajnath Singh’s LoC crossing remarks
Islamabad: Pakistan has criticised Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s remarks that India is ready to cross the Line of Control (LoC) to maintain its honour and dignity, saying the “belligerent rhetoric” is a…
- India
Monsoon brings surge in eye infections among children
New Delhi: With monsoon comes the risk of many diseases, including the eye infections. Amid the incessant rainfall that lashed the national capital and other areas for past few weeks, there have…
- Politics
No-confidence motion moved against govt; floor leaders of INDIA to meet today
New Delhi: The Opposition has used a parliamentary tool of no-confidence motion to express its lack of confidence in the government but this time they are using it to compel Prime Minister…
- India
Man shot dead for objecting to loud music in UP
Gorakhpur: A 45-year-old man was shot dead after he objected to vulgar songs being played loudly by a few mining workers at a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur. Three people also sustained…
- Politics
Amit Shah chairs BJP core committee meeting in Bhopal, discusses poll strategy
Bhopal: Senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday evening chaired a meeting of the party’s core committee in Bhopal in view of the upcoming Assembly polls in Madhya…
- India
Cong urges guv to convene special assembly session to discuss Manipur situation
Imphal: The opposition Congress in Manipur on Wednesday requested Governor Anusuiya Uikey to convene an emergency session of the assembly to discuss the “ongoing unprecedented turmoil” in the state. The assembly is…
- India
2 killed in police firing in Bihar’s as protest over better power supply turns violent
Katihar: Two persons were killed and several others injured as police opened fire on Friday in Bihar’s Katihar district following stone-pelting by protesters who were demanding better power supply, officials said. According…
- Kashmir
Muharram procession allowed in Srinagar after 3 decades
Srinagar: The J&K administration on Wednesday addressed the demand of Shia community by allowing the 8th Muharram procession on the traditional route from Guru Bazar to Dalgate in Srinagar after three decades,…
- India
PM to release Rs 17,000 cr to 8.5 cr PM-KISAN beneficiaries on Thursday
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday will release around Rs 17,000 crore as the 14th instalment to about 8.5 crore farmer beneficiaries under the PM-KISAN scheme. The amount will be…
- India
Attackers burn 30 abandoned houses, shops in Manipur’s border town
Imphal: A group of armed attackers on Wednesday set on fire at least 30 abandoned houses and shops in Manipur’s Moreh town, along Myanmar border, and the security forces immediately rushed to…
- Bangalore
Filming in restroom row: War of words break between Surya & Kharge
Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge and BJP Yuva Morcha President and Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya were on Wednesday engaged in a war of words on Twitter over the issue of alleged…
- India
John Kerry arrives on 5-day visit to India, meets Sitharaman
New Delhi: The US special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry, who arrived in India on Wednesday on a five-day visit, met finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Both the leaders discussed climate agenda…
- Pakistan
Floodwater of Sutlej River sweeps Indian national into Pakistan
Lahore: A deaf Indian citizen who was swept into Pakistan by floodwaters of the Sutlej River has been handed over to an intelligence agency, officials in Pakistan’s Punjab province said on Wednesday. “The…
