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- India
India calls out lies and falsehoods peddled by Pakistan at UN
United Nations: India slammed Pakistan at the UN, saying it is “regrettable” that Islamabad continues to abuse the platform of the world organisation by peddling lies and falsehoods about the Indian Union…
- India
Delhi Police to probe ‘premeditated’ angle in CJP’s July protest
New Delhi: The Delhi Police Crime Branch has started investigating the violence that broke out during the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) protest in the national capital in July and has registered a…
- Books
Jeffrey Archer, bestselling British novelist, dies at 86
London: Bestselling British author Jeffrey Archer, whose career as a politician was derailed by a perjury conviction, has died. He was 86. Archer died “suddenly and peacefully” at his home Monday, a…
- India
Is it easy to remove CEC? Know the constitutional process
Several political parties are demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar; however, it is not an easy task due to the protection provided in the Constitution. Article 324(5) of…
- India
‘Sengol’ now part of NCERT Social Science textbook
New Delhi: “Sengol”, installed in the new Parliament building in 2023, is now part of NCERT’s Class 9 Social Science textbook, which describes it as a “cultural marker of rulership and good…
- India
SC bench divided on CEC appointment law, refers case to CJI
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday, September 23, delivered a split verdict on whether a batch of petitions challenging the 2023 law on the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC)…
- India
Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj released from Tihar Jail
New Delhi: Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj was released from Tihar Jail late Thursday night, three days after a Delhi court granted him three weeks’ interim bail in connection with the alleged assault…
- India
Congress rejects claim its MPs backed UPI fee proposal
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday, September 17, rejected claims that its MPs who were part of the Parliament Standing Committee on Finance had supported the decision to levy a fee on…
- Kashmir
Bring UCC Bill in Parliament if you have numbers: Omar Abdullah to BJP
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said the BJP should introduce the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in Parliament if it has the numbers to pass it, instead…
- India
PM Modi remembers Swami Vivekananda’s address in Chicago
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, September 11, recalled Swami Vivekananda’s captivating address at the World’s Parliament of Religions in Chicago on this day in 1893, and said his inspiring…
- India
Plea seeks committee reconstitution over police excess allegations
New Delhi: A plea was mentioned in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, August 25, seeking reconstitution of the five-member high-powered committee headed by former top court judge Justice R Subhash Reddy to…
- World
New Zealand PM proposes banning children from using social media
Wellington: New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has unveiled a proposed law banning children younger than 16 from using social media platforms, citing what he said Monday, August 24, was “harm being…
- Telangana
Telangana accounts for 70 pc of major coal mine mishaps in India
Hyderabad: Telangana accounted for nearly 70 percent of coal mine mishaps in India in 2025, data released in Parliament revealed. The details raise concerns over safety measures in Telangana’s mining sector. Out…
- India
CJI Surya Kant says he never accepted NALSAR invite
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has said he never consented to being the chief guest at NALSAR University of Law’s upcoming convocation, ending days of speculation over whether he would attend…
- Telangana
Telangana HC shields biodiversity body from Income Tax notice
Hyderabad: A Telangana government-run biodiversity body cannot be taxed by the Centre, the High Court has ruled, quashing an Income Tax (I-T) department order that had frozen its bank accounts. Justices P Sam…
