Islamabad: Iran's top diplomat was heading to Pakistan Friday, where officials have been trying to get the United States and Iran to convene for a second round of ceasefire negotiations. Iran's state-run news agency confirmed Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was on his way to Pakistan...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday asked the appellate tribunals to give out-of-turn hearing to those who make out a case of urgent hearing against deletion from voter lists after the special intensive revision of rolls in West Bengal. At the start of the hearing,...
Imphal: Three persons were killed in two separate incidents of firing between armed groups of rival tribal communities in Manipur's Ukhrul district Friday morning, officials said. In one incident near Mullam village, security forces recovered two bodies around 11.25 am, they said. The deceased, identified...
New Delhi: AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal Friday said the BJP had once again betrayed the people of Punjab after seven Rajya Sabha MPs quit the party. Kejriwal, in a post on X, said, "The BJP has once again betrayed Punjabis." Earlier, addressing a joint...
New Delhi: Opposition parties Friday submitted a fresh notice in the Rajya Sabha seeking a motion for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, sources said. The fresh charges against the CEC include "continued partisan asymmetry in the enforcement of Model Code of Conduct"....
New Delhi: The government Friday said the three-day trade talks between Indian and US officials concluded April 23, with both sides agreeing to stay engaged to sustain the momentum ahead. Both sides discussed several areas, such as market access, non-tariff measures, technical barriers to trade,...
New Delhi: As crime and forensic teams are likely to conduct scene recreation Friday in the murder of the IRS officer's daughter, investigations have revealed that the accused, Rahul Meena, was infamous for his aggressive behaviour in his native village, official sources said. "There are...
Dubai: Tensions in the standoff between the US and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz intensified Friday after US President Donald Trump said he ordered the US military to "shoot and kill" Iranian small boats in the strait, while Iran pushed back on Trump's claim...
New Delhi: Observing that no court can force a woman, especially a minor, to carry a pregnancy against her will, the Supreme Court Friday allowed a 15-year old girl to medically terminate her over seven-month pregnancy. A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan...
Guwahati: The Gauhati High Court Friday rejected the anticipatory bail plea filed by senior Congress leader Pawan Khera in connection with an FIR lodged by Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, wife of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, over allegations relating to multiple passports. A single-judge bench...
By Dilip Cherian The Centre’s latest appointment of 48 babus at the joint secretary level across ministries looks routine on...
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The disruption in the supply of cooking gas (LPG) and petrol is one aspect of the economic crisis caused by...
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It is a patently false contention to tell religious leaders to mind things moral and spiritual and leave temporal or...
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The defeat of the Bill linked to women’s reservation in the Lok Sabha on 17 April is not merely a...
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