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Defeated delimitation bill in Parliament to defend idea of India: Cong leader Rahul Gandhi

CHENNAI:  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the opposition parties defeated the delimitation bill in the Parliament on Friday to defend the "idea...

Women’s reservation bill defeat exposed ‘anti-women mindset’ of Congress, allies: Nitin Nabin

NEW DELHI: BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Friday slammed Congress and its allies over the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill in...

US renews sanctions waiver for purchase of Russian oil

WASHINGTON: The United States has extended by a month a waiver from sanctions to allow countries to buy petroleum products from Russia, days after...

Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz; Trump says blockade on Iranian ships, ports to stay in force

BEIRUT:  Iran said Friday it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but US President Donald Trump said the American blockade on...

Allahabad HC orders FIR against Rahul Gandhi in dual citizenship case

LUCKNOW: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday ordered an FIR be filed against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in connection with...

Delimitation bill will be defeated in Parliament: Cong leader Chidambaram

SIVAGANGA (TAMIL NADU):  Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday asserted that the proposed delimitation bill will be defeated in Parliament. Addressing reporters here, he...

PM Modi and myself don’t have ‘wife issue’: Rahul Gandhi

NEW DELHI:  In a friendly banter, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and he didn’t have "the...

Amid Middle East Turmoil, Mirwaiz Urges Global Religious Leaders to Unite for Peace and Justice; Commends Pope’s Stand

Srinagar: Addressing the faithful at the historic Jama Masjid today, Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said that as Hujjaj begin their blessed journey to Baitullah...

Delimitation will turn out to be ‘political demonetisation’: Tharoor slams govt

NEW DELHI: Delimitation will turn out to be "political demonetisation", senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Friday while slamming the government for linking...

Modi, Kharge congratulate Harivansh on being elected as Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated Harivansh on being elected as Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman for the third time. Harivansh, a nominated...

US President Trump greets TS Sandhu on appointment as Delhi Lt Governor

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday congratulated diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu on his appointment as the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi and wished him...

Had a very good conversation with friend Modi: Trump

WASHINGTON:  US President Donald Trump on Friday said he had a "very good conversation" with his "friend" Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He was referring to...

Trump says Israel, Lebanon agreed to 10-day ceasefire

CAIRO: Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire starting later Thursday, President Donald Trump said. The truce is scheduled to begin at 5...

1 dead, 4 injured after cold storage unit collapses in Pulwama

  SRINAGAR - A man lost his life while four others were injured after the truss of an under-construction cold storage unit fell down due...

1 dead, 4 injured after cold storage unit collapses in Pulwama

Srinagar: A man lost his life while four others were injured after the truss of an under-construction cold storage unit fell down due to...

Women’s quota law: PM urges opposition not to give ‘political colour’

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged the opposition not to give a political colour to the government's bills for implementation of...

Kejriwal virtually appears in Delhi HC, urges Justice Sharma to take affidavit on record

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal urged Delhi High Court judge Swarana Kanta Sharma on Thursday to take on record his...

Lok Sabha’s strength to go up to 815, 272 of these for women; no state will suffer: Meghwal

  NEW DELHI: The strength of the Lok Sabha will increase to 815, of which 272 seats will be reserved for women and neither men...

Military conflict cannot resolve problems: PM Modi on West Asia, Ukraine

NEW DELHI:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for the peaceful resolution of the conflicts in West Asia and Ukraine. He made the remarks...

NDA, oppn leaders spar over women’s reservation, delimitation bills

NEW DELHI: NDA leaders on Thursday defended bills to amend the women's quota law and set up a delimitation commission, saying women have waited...

Country all set to take historic step for women empowerment in special sitting of Parliament: PM Modi

NEW DELHI:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asserted that his government is resolutely moving forward for empowerment of women in the three-day special...

Israel, US goals ‘identical’; prepared for any scenario: Netanyahu

JERUSALEM:  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel and the US share "identical goals" in the ongoing conflict with Iran. The Israeli prime minister on...

Brazil’s Lula defends Pope Leo in message to Catholics after Trump’s criticism

SAO PAULO: Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday that Pope Leo XIV should be defended from “powerful people” who have...

Mehbooba hopes delimitation not undertaken in ‘illogical manner’

SRINAGAR: Ahead of the special sitting of Parliament during which the government is set to introduce the delimitation bill, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on...

LG Sinha leads anti-drug campaign in Ramban, calls for united societal action

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday launched the 'Drug-free Jammu and Kashmir campaign' in the Ramban district, asserting that when society stands united...

CBSE announces results for Class 10 board exams

NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday announced results for Class 10 board exams, officials said. "The results have been declared,"...

Woman sets herself ablaze in Srinagar’s Lal Chowk, hospitalised

Srinagar: A woman allegedly set herself abalze at Partap Park in the Lal Chowk area of Srinagar on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. An official saidthat...

PM Modi appeals to people to take nine pledges on health, conservation of nature, service, others

MANDYA (KARNATAKA): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday appealed to people to take nine collective pledges, ranging from water conservation, natural farming, to fitness...

Opposition must decide joint response: CM Omar on proposed delimitation bill

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the INDIA bloc must collectively decide its response to the proposed parliamentary bill,...

BJP”s Samrat Choudhary sworn in as Bihar chief minister

PATNA: BJP leader Samrat Choudhary was sworn in as the chief minister of Bihar on Wednesday, the first from the saffron party to hold...

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