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- India
Waqf Act to be amended: Here’s all that you need to know
Amid the Opposition’s resistance, the NDA government has proposed 40 amendments to India’s Waqf Act. According to the Union government, the amendments shall ensure accountability and transparency in the country’s waqf boards.…
- World
Army takes over in Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina flees to India
Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and left the country, amid massive protests against her government that has killed more than 300. According to local reports, Sheikh Hasina has landed…
- India
Supreme Court to hear pleas on marital rape next week
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will next week hear pleas on the intensely discussed legal question of whether a husband should enjoy immunity from prosecution for the offence of rape if he…
- World
Nearly 100 killed, hundreds injured in Bangladesh clashes
Dhaka: Nearly 100 people, including 14 policemen, were killed and hundreds injured on Sunday in fierce clashes between protesters demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation and the ruling party supporters in different…
- India
Three new criminal laws biggest reform of 21st century: Shah
Chandigarh: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday dubbed three new criminal laws as the “biggest” reform of the 21st century, saying their objective is to ensure people get justice. He also…
- India
Centre to introduce new bill that ‘cuts unfettered’ powers of Waqf Act
New Delhi: The Centre is likely to bring a bill soon in Parliament seeking several amendments to the Wakf Act, which may cut its ‘unfettered’ powers to call any property its asset,…
- Kerala
Wayanad disaster: Search operations continue, 206 missing
Thiruvananthapuram: The Indian Army, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Kerala Fire and Rescue Services, police and other agencies resumed the search operation on Sunday morning for the missing people in the Wayanad…
- Telangana
ED raids Heera Group MD Shaikh Nowhera’s properties in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has raided properties of ‘Heera Gold Scam’ accused Shaikh Nowhera, managing director of Heera Group of companies, at five different places in Hyderabad on Saturday, August 3.…
- Middle East
Iran arrests military intelligence officers after Ismail Haniyeh assassination
Iran has launched a manhunt and arrested over two dozen suspects, including high-ranking intelligence officers, following the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. The suspects also include staff at a…
- India
Uddhav’s remarks show he is member of Aurangzeb fan club: Fadnavis
Nagpur: Uddhav Thackeray’s remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah have established the Shiv Sena (UBT) leader’s credentials as a member of the “Aurangzeb fan club”, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said…
- Kerala
Kerala landslides: Death toll 344, 206 missing as rescue ops continue on 5th day
Wayanad: Search operations started early Saturday with more than 1,300 rescuers, heavy machinery and sophisticated equipment being deployed to look for survivors from the ravages of the landslides that have killed more…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: New building of Osmania General Hospital to come up in Goshamahal
Hyderabad: In a relief to heritage lovers, Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy announced that the new building of the Osmania General Hospital (OGH) will be built on 30 acres in Goshamahal, while…
- Telangana
Telangana govt releases job calendar 2024-25
Hyderabad: In a relief to unemployed government job aspirants, the Telangana government on Friday, August 2, announced the job calendar for 2024-25. Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy in the cabinet meeting a…
- India
Kerala landslides: 205 people dead; 264 injured, says Wayanad district admin
Wayanad: As many as 205 people have died and 264 were injured in the massive landslides that hit Wayanad district three days ago, the district administration said on Friday. According to the…
- India
Didn’t cancel NEET-UG 24 as there was no systematic breach: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said it did not cancel the controversy-ridden NEET-UG 2024 examination amid concerns of paper leak because there was no systematic breach of its sanctity. In…
