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After SP chief’s ‘no invite’ jibe, Congress says will share Nyay yatra schedule
New Delhi: A day after Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said he hasn’t received an invitation for the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, the Congress on Sunday said the yatra’s programme in Uttar…
- India
Bharat Ratna to LK Advani: Know list of recipients of the award since 1954
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday that former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani would be conferred with the Bharat Ratna, expanding the list of recipients of the highest civilian award in…
- India
Delhi excise ‘scam’: ED approaches court after Kejriwal skips summons for 5th time
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday filed a complaint against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a court here for not appearing before it in a money laundering case linked to the…
- Delhi
AAP MLAs ‘poaching’: Delhi police issue notice to Kejriwal for remarks on BJP
New Delhi: After a five-hour drama, Crime Branch officials of the Delhi Police on Saturday served a notice on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, asking him to reply within three days in…
- India
PM Modi announces Bharat Ratna for BJP stalwart LK Advani
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday that BJP stalwart and former deputy prime minister L K Advani will be conferred the Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian award. “One…
- World
18 killed as US strikes Iran-backed militias in Iraq, Syria
Washington: In a sharp escalation in hostilities in West Asia, the US carried out multiple airstrikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria killing at least 18 fighters in retaliation to a…
- India
Oppn laments no mention of Manipur violence in President’s speech
New Delhi: Opposition members on Friday regretted that President Droupadi Murmu in her address to the joint sitting of Parliament did not mention a word on the continuing violence in Manipur. Participating…
- India
Committee submits UCC draft; bill in Assembly soon, says Uttarakhand CM
Three days before the Uttarakhand Assembly will convene a special session to pass Uniform Civil Code (UCC) bill, the state government-appointed panel to prepare a draft of the UCC on Friday, February…
- India
SKM accuses Centre of trying to bring farm laws through ‘back entry’
New Delhi: The proposals to promote private and public investment in post-harvest activities made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman in the interim budget is akin to giving “back entry” to the three…
- India
Interim Budget 2024-25: Key highlights, sector-wise allocations
New Delhi: Finance Nirmala Sitharaman presented the last (interim) Union Budget 2024-25 in Parliament on Thursday before the country goes to Lok Sabha polls. The stop-gap financial plan, will come into effect…
- India
Puja begins in Gyanvapi basement after court orders
Varanasi: More than 30 years after worship was banned in the basement of the Gyanvapi complex, barricading was removed at around midnight, within nine hours of the court’s order, and puja-aarti was…
- Politics
INDIA bloc leaders hold meeting to discuss seat-sharing for LS polls
New Delhi: The meeting of the ‘Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) was held in the national capital on Wednesday to discuss the seat-sharing agenda for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Congress…
- India
Hemant Soren taken into ED custody, Champai Soren new Jharkhand CM
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has been taken into custody by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with an alleged land scam, minutes after resigning from his post. State transport minister Champai…
- News
Varanasi court allows Hindus to offer puja in Gyanvapi mosque cellar
In a significant development in the Gyanvapi Mosque-Kashi Vishwanath Temple dispute, a Varanasi court on Wednesday, January 31, allowed the Hindu community to perform pujas inside the ‘Vyas Ka Tekhana‘ area inside…
- India
FTC orders unsealing of ASI’s Gyanvapi report
Varanasi: The Fast Track Court (FTC) of Civil Judge (senior division) Prashant Kumar Singh in Varanasi has issued an order to unseal the Archaeological Survey of India’s (ASI) Gyanvapi survey report. The…