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38 get death sentence for 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts 11 others get life term

Ahmedabad: A special court here on Friday awarded death penalty to 38 convicts and sentenced 11 others to life imprisonment in the case of...

Must learn to be less thin-skinned: Shashi Tharoor on furore over Singapore PM’s remarks

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said it was most unseemly for the Ministry of External Affairs to “summon” the envoy...

I must be ‘world’s sweetest terrorist’: Kejriwal trashes Kumar Vishwas’ accusation

CHANDIGARH: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Friday termed as “laughable” allegations by a former party leader that he has made separatist comments, saying he...

Hijab row: 60 students return home from Udupi college for not following dress code

MANGALURU: Around 60 final year students of the government G Shankar memorial women’s first grade degree college in Udupi on Thursday returned home after...

Cong makes people of one region fight against those of another region: PM Modi

ABOHAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit out at Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi for his 'UP, Bihar and Delhi de bhaiye'...

India objects to Singapore PM’s comments on Indian lawmakers

NEW DELHI: India on Thursday took exception to the remarks by Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong referring to criminal charges on Indian lawmakers,...

After MEA advisory asking Indian citizens to leave Ukraine, Centre removes curbs on flights

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Civil Aviation has removed the curbs on the number of flights that can be operated between India and Ukraine...

Rather than admitting mistakes, BJP govt blaming Nehru for people’s problems: Manmohan Singh

CHANDIGARH: The BJP had been in power for more than seven years and was still blaming first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru for the problems...

COVID-19: India records 514 fresh fatalities, active cases dip

New Delhi: India logged 30,615 new coronavirus infections, taking the country's tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,27,23,558, while the active cases dipped to 3,70,240,...

Energy requirements of Indians expected to double in 20 years: PM

NEW DELHI: Energy requirements of the people of India are expected to double in the next 20 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on...

AAP is ‘photocopy of Congress’, PM Modi says in Punjab’s Pathankot

Pathankot: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday targeted the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) here, and termed it a photocopy of the Congress. Addressing a poll...

MEA sets up control room to help Indians in Ukraine; Centre looks at increasing flights

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday set up a control room to provide information and assistance to Indian nationals in...

India a driving force of Quad, says White House

WASHINGTON: India is a driving force of the Quad and an engine for regional growth, the White House has said, days after the foreign...

India adds 34,113 COVID-19 cases, active cases fall below 5 lakh after 37 days

New Delhi: India on Monday reported 34,113 fresh coronavirus infections that took its tally to 4,26,65,534, while active cases dropped below 5 lakh after...

Amazing medium to connect people: PM Modi on World Radio Day

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted radio listeners on World Radio Day and said radio remains an integral part of people's...

Active COVID-19 cases in country dip to 5,37045

New Delhi: Daily new COVID-19 cases in the country dipped below 50,000 after around 40 days, taking the country's virus tally to 4,26,31,421, while...

Amarinder replaced as his govt was being run by BJP from Delhi, says Priyanka

KOTKAPUR: The Amarinder Singh-led Punjab government had to be replaced as it was being run by the BJP from Delhi, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi...

‘Person not named in FIR can’t seek quashing of proceedings against other accused’

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has said that a person who has not been named as an accused in an FIR cannot seek quashing...

Modi government approves Rs 26,275 crore scheme for continuation of police modernisation

NEW DELHI: The Modi government has approved the continuation of a mega police modernisation scheme for five years up to 2025-26 with a financial...

Covid-19: India logs 50,407 new cases, 804 deaths

Daily positivity rate is 3.48 per cent NEW DELHI: India saw a single day rise of 50,407 coronavirus infections, which took the tally of cases...

Media report on excess Covid deaths in India ‘purely speculative’: Govt

New Delhi: The government told Lok Sabha on Friday that the report by an international magazine claiming that India's COVID-19 deaths were more than...

Motivated comments on India’s internal issues not welcome: MEA on hijab row

New Delhi: India on Saturday rejected criticism by some countries over the simmering dress code row in certain educational institutes in Karnataka and said...

Hijab row: ‘Will protect fundamental rights of citizens, take up plea at appropriate time’, says SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Friday said it would protect the Constitutional rights of every citizen and take up at an “appropriate time” the...

Attempt to distort history, Nehru intervened in Goa at right time: Chidambaram on PM’s criticism

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's criticism that Goa's liberation was delayed due to Jawaharlal Nehru...

Transparency most important aspect of good governance in democracy: President Kovind

MUMBAI: President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said the word 'durbar' was linked to royalty in the pre-Independence era, but its modern concept promotes...

COVID-19: India records 58,077 new cases, 657 deaths

NEW DELHI: India saw a single day rise of 58,077 coronavirus infections, which took the tally of cases to 4,25,36,137, while the active cases...

Kashmir’s beauty, Bengal’s culture, Kerala’s education will do wonders for UP: Tharoor

His attack came after Adityanath asked people to return the BJP to power or face the possibility of the state turning into a 'Kashmir,...

Active COVID-19 cases in country decline to 7,90,789

NEW DELHI: India logged 67,084 new coronavirus infections, taking the country's total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,24,78,060, while the active cases declined to...

Hijab row: HC asks students not to insist on wearing ‘religious things’ till matter is resolved

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High court hearing the Hijab issue on Thursday asked students not to insist on wearing any cloth on campuses of educational...

Active COVID-19 cases in country decline to 8,92,828

New Delhi: India logged 71,365 new coronavirus infections taking the country's total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,24,10,976, while the active cases declined to...

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