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‘Want normal relations but…’: India on Pak PM’s call for talks
New Delhi: Days after Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif showed his willingness to talk to India, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Thursday said that India wanted neighbourly…
- India
Digital Personal Data Protection Bill opposed in LS; experts flag possible dilution of RTI Act
The contentious Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill, 2023, was taken up in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, August 3. The INDIA bloc opposed the bill and demand that the government reconsider…
- India
Centre restricts import of laptops, PCs & tablets
New Delhi: The Central government on Thursday notified restrictions on import of laptops, tablets, personal computers and servers. A notification issued by Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) on Thursday said that…
- Politics
Congress announces Screening Committee for four poll-bound states
New Delhi: Ahead of the crucial assembly elections, Congress on Wednesday announced Screening committee for the states of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana. Congress General Secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal said: “Congress…
- India
Train shooting: Rlys withdraws statement on mental condition of accused RPF constable
New Delhi: The Railways on Wednesday said in a statement that no mental ailment was detected in the last periodic medical examination of the RPF constable accused in the Jaipur-Mumbai train shooting…
- India
Role of Bajrang Dal’s Monu Manesar being probed: Haryana DGP on violence
Gurugram: An SIT will be formed to investigate the cases of communal violence in Haryana and the role of Bajrang Dal member Monu Manesar in the clashes is being probed, state police…
- India
Asaduddin Owaisi terms amendments to RBD Act as ‘backdoor NRC’
New Delhi: AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday described the government as ‘Jhaanku Uncle’ (peeping Tom) as he opposed the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill contending that it violated the…
- India
Train firing: Hyderabad man among 4 slain by RPF constable
Hyderabad: One of the four victims killed in the firing by an RPF constable onboard the Jaipur-Mumbai Central Superfast Express on Monday, July 31, has been identified as a resident of Hyderabad.…
- India
Maha: 16 killed after crane collapses on Samruddhi Expressway
Mumbai: Fifteen workers were killed and three injured as a crane fell on a bridge slab during construction of the third phase of Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra’s Thane district on Tuesday, an…
- Telangana
Telangana cabinet announces major plans, includes metro rail expansion
Hyderabad: The state cabinet on Monday, July 31, made a series of significant decisions, including the Rs 60,000 crore for expansion of the Hyderabad Metro Rail and merging of TSRTC with the…
- India
‘Hindustan mei rehna hai toh…’: RPF constable after shooting passengers
Two of the four people allegedly shot dead by a Railway Protection Force constable on Jaipur-Mumbai train on Monday, July 31, were Muslims. Shortly after the incident occurred, its disturbing visuals surfaced…
- India
‘Hot-headed’ RPF jawan kills senior, 3 passengers on Jaipur-Mumbai train
Mumbai: In a horrifying incident, an angry Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable allegedly shot dead a colleague and three passengers onboard the Jaipur-Mumbai Express here on Monday. According to the GRP Control…
- India
After Manipur visit, INDIA MPs brief Opposition floor leaders in Parliament
New Delhi: The delegation of 21 MPs of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), who visited the violence-hit Manipur, briefed the floor leaders of the opposition parties in Parliament on Monday.…
- India
‘There is historic proof, all temples were Buddhist Monasteries’, says SP Maurya
Lucknow: In an apparent reference to disputes in Varanasi and Mathura, Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya on Sunday said if the BJP looks for a temple in every mosque then people…
- Pakistan
Pakistan suicide blast: Death toll rises to 35, over 150 injured
Peshawar: At least 35 people were killed and over 150 others injured on Sunday when a suicide bomber triggered a powerful blast at a hardline Islamic political party’s meeting in a restive tribal…