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Supreme Court’s history is history of people’s struggle: CJI

New Delhi: The history of the Supreme Court is the history of daily lives of India’s citizens, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud...

Assam govt’s motive malicious: Owaisi on crackdown on child marriages

Lucknow: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday questioned the Assam government's motive behind its crackdown on child marriages in the state and said the...

Jamia Nagar violence: Discharging Sharjeel Imam and 10 others, court says they were made ‘scapegoats’, dissent has to be ‘encouraged’

New Delhi: A court here on Saturday discharged 11 people including student activists Sharjeel Imam and Asif Iqbal Tanha, who participated in anti-CAA protests,...

Number of airports in country to go up to over 200: Scindia

Chennai: The Civil Aviation Ministry has drawn up plans to boost air connectivity by taking the total number of airports operating in the country...

8,343 Indian prisoners lodged in foreign jails: MEA

New Delhi: As many as 8,343 Indian prisoners, including undertrials, are lodged in various jails around the world, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)...

Ensure no hate speeches at Hindu body’s event in Mumbai, SC tells Maha police

New Delhi: The Supreme Court asked the Maharashtra government on Friday to ensure that no hate speeches are delivered if authorities allow the Hindu...

Nearly 6.72L cases pending in district, subordinate courts for over 20 years: Rijiju

New Delhi: Nearly 6.72 lakh cases are pending in various district and subordinate courts for more than 20 years, government told Lok Sabha on...

Amended UAPA is menace to democracy: Tharoor on Siddique’s release

New Delhi: The amended Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) is a “menace to democracy”, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Friday, a day...

PIL in Delhi HC to see feasibility of holding LS, assembly elections together

New Delhi: A PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking to direct the Centre and the Election Commission to ascertain the...

No proposal to regulate finances of political parties: Govt

New Delhi: There is no proposal to regulate the finances of political parties, the government told Lok Sabha on Friday. Responding to a question on...

Muslim women can only approach family court to dissolve marriage by ‘Khula’: HC

Chennai: It is open for a Muslim woman to exercise her inalienable right to dissolve marriage by ‘Khula’ (divorce proceeding initiated by wife) by...

Banned over 36 lakh Indian accounts in Dec 2022: WhatsApp

New Delhi: As many as 36.77 lakh WhatsApp accounts were banned in India in December last year, with the number being marginally lower than...

I struggled, says Siddique Kappan after coming out of jail

Lucknow: "I struggled," Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan said minutes after he walked out of jail on Thursday to camera crews, a small curious crowd...

Budget 2023-24: Rs 19,518 cr allocated to metro projects

New Delhi: The government has allocated a total of Rs 19,518 crore to all metro projects across India in the Union Budget 2023-24, officials...

President’s household expenditure slashed by Rs 10 cr

New Delhi: The government has allocated Rs 36.22 crore for the President's household expenditure, which includes staff salaries, in the Union Budget for 2023-24,...

Budget ‘progressive’; ticks all boxes: Scindia

New Delhi: The Union Budget is "progressive" and ticks all the boxes and powers the country's growth drive, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said...

Budget reduces surcharge on HNIs, brings down India’s highest income tax rate to 39 pc

New Delhi: The Budget 2023-24 proposes to lower India's highest rate of income tax to 39 per cent, from 42.74 per cent at present,...

FM likely to address RBI board on Feb 11

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to address the Reserve Bank of India's central board on February 11 and highlight key points...

Oppn slams limited focus on health, edu

New Delhi: Opposition leaders slammed the Centre on Wednesday for its "limited" focus on important sectors like health and education in the Budget for...

World looking forward to India’s Budget amid uncertainty in global economy: PM

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India’s Budget for 2023-24 will not only try to fulfill the hopes and dreams of...

India has become world’s third-largest aviation market: Prez

New Delhi: India has become the third-largest aviation market in the world and is growing rapidly, with the number of airports increasing to 147...

SC posts petitions against electoral bonds for hearing in March

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday posted petitions challenging the 2018 Electoral Bonds Scheme for hearing in the third week of March this year. A...

PM CARES Fund not ‘public authority’, RTI Act not applicable: Centre to Delhi HC

New Delhi: The Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) Fund is not a “public authority” as defined by the...

SC to hear PIL challenging ‘ban’ on BBC documentary on Feb 6

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday said it will list a PIL challenging the “ban” on the BBC documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’ for...

‘Will rather die’: Nitish Kumar rules out realignment with BJP

New Delhi: A day after the Bihar BJP state executive passed a resolution to “never align with the Janata Dal (United) again”, Chief Minister...

Bharat Jodo Yatra spread message of love across country: Priyanka Gandhi

Srinagar: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said the Rahul Gnadhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra has spread the message of love to every...

Kejriwal urges Centre to provide 1,300 MGD of water to Delhi

New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Sunday urged the Centre to provide 1,300 million gallons per day (MGD) of water to Delhi, saying it...

Govt working to empower every section of society that has faced neglect: PM

Jaipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said his government is working to empower every section of society that has faced deprivation and neglect,...

Amit Shah stresses on need to increase conviction rate in country

Dharwad (K'taka): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday stressed on the need to increase conviction rate in the country and to integrate the...

Rashtrapati Bhavan’s Mughal Gardens renamed ‘Amrit Udyan’ To open for public from Jan 31

New Delhi: Rashtrapati Bhavan's famed Mughal Gardens will now be known as 'Amrit Udyan', an official statement issued on Saturday said. The resplendent gardens are...

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