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UCC: Stalin opposes one-size-fits-all approach, writes to Law Commission

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday expressed his state’s “strong” opposition to the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC), arguing against...

India home to second largest population of Muslims in world: President Murmu

New Delhi: India, as a multi-cultural and multi-religious society, celebrates unity in diversity and its over 200 million Muslims make the country the second...

‘Modi’ surname remark: BJP MLA files caveat in Rahul Gandhi defamation case

New Delhi: BJP MLA Purnesh Modi, the complainant in the defamation case against Rahul Gandhi, has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court seeking...

Raging Yamuna swells to record level in Delhi

New Delhi: The Yamuna in Delhi swelled to 207.55 metres on Wednesday, breaching its all-time record of 207.49 metres set in 1978, government agencies...

Umar Khalid’s plea for bail in UAPA case to be heard on July 24

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would hear on July 24 a plea by former JNU student Umar Khalid seeking bail...

SC grants time to Centre to file reply on pleas challenging law on Places of Worship

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted time till October 31 to the Centre to file its response to a batch of pleas...

Manipur violence: SC asks Centre, state to ensure safety of citizens

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Centre and the Manipur government to take steps to ensure the safety of the citizens in...

Cyber crimes: Par panel to hear RBI, IT ministry

New Delhi: A parliamentary committee examining the issue of cyber security and rising incidents of cyber crimes has summoned officials of the Reserve Bank...

Congress leaders deliberate on post-NCP split situation in Maharashtra

New Delhi: Senior Congress leaders from Maharashtra on Tuesday held a meeting with the party leadership here to discuss the political situation in the...

Centre, not sponsoring trusts, to appoint VCs of five private deemed-to-be-varsities

New Delhi: Vice chancellors or heads of five private deemed-to-be- universities, including TISS and Dayalbagh Educational Institute, will now be appointed by the central...

Kharge asks Centre for PM CARES relief for rain-hit states, speaks to HP CM

New Delhi: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday asked the Centre to make available additional relief from the PM CARES Fund for states affected...

Apex court cannot be used as platform to escalate tension in Manipur: SC

New Delhi: The apex court cannot be used as platform to escalate tension in Manipur, the Supreme Court on Monday said while making it...

Controversy over identity of man who was urinated on erupts in MP

New Delhi: Controversy has erupted in Madhya Pradesh over the identity of the tribal victim who was urinated on by a man. Questions are being...

‘Delhi HC sets aside Centre’s order cancelling OCI card of Prof Ashok Swain’

New Delhi: Justice Subramonium Prasad said the Centre order merely used Section 7D(e) of the Citizenship Act as a “mantra” and did not furnish...

15 dead as heavy rains lash north India, rivers in spate

New Delhi: Torrential rains pounded several parts of north India on Sunday with 15 people killed in landslides and other rain-related incidents, while most...

Rahul’s LS disqualification: Cong to hold ‘maun satyagraha’ in state capitals

New Delhi: Alleging that the BJP deployed "dirty tricks" to disqualify Rahul Gandhi from Parliament, the Congress on Sunday announced that as a mark...

‘I’m not tired, not retired, I’m on fire’: Sharad Pawar on Ajit Pawar’s ‘retirement’ remark

Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday replied to Ajit Pawar’s retirement remark against him and said that he is neither...

‘PM spoke of NCP’s corruption, he should act against those guilty’

Mumbai: Sharad Pawar on Saturday said PM Narendra Modi has spoken of massive corruption by NCP leaders, so he should punish those guilty. “PM Modi...

After urination case, man forced to lick another man’s feet in Madhya Pradesh

New Delhi: The Sidhi urination episode in Madhya Pradesh is still fresh in the minds of the people when a video of a man...

Karnataka HC stays investigation into poll code violation case against BJP chief

Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka has stayed the investigation against BJP national president JP Nadda for allegedly violating the model code of conduct...

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Court to take call on chargesheet against Tytler on Jul 19

New Delhi: A Delhi court will decide on July 19 whether to take cognisance of a charge sheet filed against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler...

‘Adipurush’ writer apologises for hurting people’s emotions

New Delhi: "Adipurush" dialogue writer Manoj Muntashir Shukla extended his "unconditional apology" for hurting people's emotions. The Prabhas-starrer mythological epic film, directed by Om Raut,...

HC seeks NDMC stand on Delhi Waqf Board plea against demolition of 150-year-old mosque

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday sought the stand of the New Delhi Municipal Council and police on a petition by the...

Previous govts made their schemes sitting in air-conditioned rooms, never saw ground realities: Modi

VARANASI (UP): Prime Minister Narendra on Friday said that previous governments came up with their welfare schemes sitting in air-conditioned rooms without seeing their...

Congress to move SC after HC’s refusal to stay Rahul’s conviction in defamation case

New Delhi: The Congress on Friday said it will move the Supreme Court against the Gujarat High Court order refusing to stay Rahul Gandhi's...

Abusive words against PM derogatory, not seditious: HC

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has said abusive words used against the Prime Minister were derogatory and irresponsible but it does not constitute sedition,...

MP govt announces Rs 6.5 lakh relief for tribal man who was urinated on

New Delhi: The Madhya Pradesh government Friday announced relief and financial assistance of Rs 6.5 lakh for Dashmat Rawat, a labourer from a tribal...

Congress top brass holds poll preparedness meet with Rajasthan leaders

Kharge says party will go among people unitedly New Delhi: Top leaders of the Congress on Thursday held crucial deliberations with the party's leaders in...

Muslim law board on UCC: Majoritarian morality can’t supersede minority rights

New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) wrote to the Law Commission of India, reiterating its opposition to the UCC while...

MP CM washes tribal man’s feet who was urinated on

New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday met Dashmat Rawat, the tribal labourer on whom a man had urinated, and...

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