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From Oxford to Harvard, protests erupt against police crackdown in Jamia, AMU

New Delhi: The ripple effect of protests on campuses across the country reached top educational institutions in the world including Oxford, Harvard and Yale...

India rejects

New Delhi: India on Tuesday strongly rejected a resolution adopted by Pakistan national assembly on the amended citizenship law, calling it a poorly disguised...

Protests against Citizenship law: Violence must stop immediately, says SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday took serious note of rioting and destruction of public property during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act...

Need to evolve guidelines to stop misuse of RTI law: SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday said there is a need to evolve guidelines for the Right to Information (RTI) law to stop its...

Internet services suspended in 5 districts of Bengal

Kolkata: Internet services were on Sunday suspended in five districts of West Bengal, amid violent protests against the amended Citizenship Act across the state,...

Citizenship Act stir: Violence in Delhi; cop injured, buses torched

New Delhi: Protestors agitating against the amended Citizenship Act clashed with police on Sunday and set afire DTC buses and a fire tender in...

Nanavati report gives clean chit to Modi in 2002 Gujarat riots

New Delhi: The Nanavati Commission report tabled in the Gujarat Assembly on Wednesday, has cleared the then Narendra Modi government in the state of...

Protests in Delhi, elsewhere

New Delhi: Protests were held in the Parliament complex and elsewhere in India against the Citizenship Amendment Bill which was introduced in the Lok...

Shah defends Bill

New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday asserted that the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill has the “endorsement of 130 crore Indian citizens” and rejected...

Bill against Constitution: Congress

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday opposed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) in Lok Sabha saying it is against the Constitution as it discriminates...

57% waste processed in country; Chhattisgarh tops list: Report

NEW DELHI: Waste is collected on a daily basis from households in 93 per cent of the country's municipal councils under the Swachh Bharat...

No study on cost of forces’ deployment after abrogation of Article 370: Govt

NEW DELHI: The government has not conducted a separate survey on the cost incurred for deployment of security forces, their travel and supplies following...

SC to hear pleas against polygamy, nikah halala after winter break

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Monday said it will hear after the winter break the pleas challenging practices of polygamy and 'nikah halala' among...

Parl passes bill to protect rights of transgenders

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill on protection of rights of transgenders after a motion to refer it to a...

‘Euro MPs that toured Kashmir were on private visit to India’

New Delhi: A group of European parliamentarians who recently visited Kashmir were on a “private visit” to the country, the government informed Parliament on...

Give 10-day notice to Shehla Rashid before arresting her: Court tells police

NEW DELHI: A court Friday directed Delhi Police to give 10-day pre-arrest notice to Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement leader Shehla Rashid, booked for...

CJI’s office comes under ambit of RTI Act, SC says

New Delhi: Observing that judicial independence and accountability go hand in hand, the Supreme Court on Wednesday held that the office of the Chief...

Mass protest outside JNU over fee hike, dress code ahead of convocation

NEW DELHI: Hundreds of students staged protests outside the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Monday over fee hike, curfew timings and dress code restrictions...

DMK accuses GoI of turning Kashmir into a ‘huge prison’

Chennai: The main opposition DMK on Sunday condemned the government of India for what it called “turning Jammu and Kashmir region into a huge...

PM inaugurates Kartarpur corridor, flags off first ‘jatha’ of pilgrims

DERA BABA NANAK (GURDSAPUR): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Kartarpur corridor, flagging off the first batch of over 500 Indian pilgrimsm...

Manmohan Singh says opening to ‘enormously improve’ Indo-Pak ties

KARTARPUR (PAKISTAN): The opening of the Kartarpur corridor will "enormously improve" relations between India and Pakistan, former prime minister Manmohan Singh said on Saturday...

Clerics, priests ask people to respect SC verdict

Lucknow: Clerics and priests here have appealed to people to honour the Supreme Court’s verdict on the Babri Masjid dispute and respect religious sentiments. The...

Modi to inaugurate Kartarpur corridor checkpost today

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday inaugurate the integrated check post of the Kartarpur Corridor which will connect the Dera Baba...

SC seeks report on plying of public transport in JK during restrictions

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the GoI and the Jammu and Kashmir administration to apprise it on Thursday how many public...

Communications shutdown for 90 days not temporary measure, SC told

New Delhi: Shutting down mobile, landline and internet services for 90 days in Jammu and Kashmir was “by no means a temporary measure” following...

FSSAI proposes ban on sale, ads of junk foods in school canteens

NEW DELHI: Food regulator FSSAI on Tuesday issued draft regulations proposing a ban on sale as well as advertisements of junk foods in school...

WhatsApp snooping: ‘Govt involved in surveillance racket’

New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday claimed its leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had received a message from WhatsApp informing her that her phone was...

India, Uzbekistan ink pacts on cooperation in security ties

NEW DELHI: India and Uzbekistan have inked three pacts on cooperation in security ties after a meeting between the defence ministers of the two...

My phone is tapped: Mamata Banerjee blames centre, demands probe

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday demanded a probe by the Centre into the "snooping" on activists, journalists and politicians, alleging...

Modi dedicates decision to scrap Art 370 to Sardar Patel

Kevadiya (Guj): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid glowing tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, saying he dedicates the decision to abrogate Article 370...

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