New Delhi: India Friday sought to distance itself from former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina's media interaction in New Delhi, saying it neither played a role in it nor endorsed her comments regarding the Bangladesh government In her virtual news conference on Wednesday, Hasina announced...
New Delhi: With China repeatedly renaming some places in Arunachal Pradesh, India Friday formally identified 27 places and features in the state by their standard names on the official Indian map. "Identifying them formally on the Survey of India map of Arunachal Pradesh is aimed...
New Delhi: Consumers and small merchants will continue to enjoy free Unified Payments Interface (UPI) services even as the Lok Sabha passed a Bill to amend the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, the Payments Council of India said Friday. The statement comes a day...
New Delhi: India Friday rejected comments made by a section of the international community, including a US lawmaker, on the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act Amendment (FCRA) Bill, stressing that legislative matters concerning India are internal affairs of the country on which decisions are taken by...
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay's wife Sankgeetha Friday withdrew her petition filed before a family court at Chengelpattu near in Chennai seeking divorce. Sankgeetha appeared before the court through video-conferencing when her plea was taken up, and she submitted the reasons for...
New Delhi: Amid a demand from the Congress and other parties that Home Minister Amit Shah should answer questions on the recent police action on protesting students here, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju Friday asserted in the Lok Sabha that the opposition cannot dictate which...
New Delhi: Supreme Court Friday sought the Centre's response on a batch of pleas challenging amendments made to the Right to Information (RTI) Act through the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V...
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla amid the ongoing stalemate between the government and the opposition over a debate on the police crackdown on protesting students here and alleged theft of Ram temple donations. The opposition has...
Ranchi: A man threw ink at All India Students' Association president Neha Bora during a protest march to the Jharkhand Assembly in Ranchi Friday over alleged irregularities in recruitment exams in the state, accusing her of being "anti-national". The incident occurred near Birsa Chowk when...
New Delhi: Delhi High Court Friday questioned keeping Jantar Mantar the designated site for protests and agitation, saying, why should an entire city be "put to ransom" due to demonstrations in the heart of the capital. "According to me, these things should not happen in...
By Aakar Patel There was a remarkable exchange in the Delhi High Court this week. The government was asked why...
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By Dilip Cherian How an Education Ministry worthy wins a new post will be a tale told later. But for...
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The Centre is courting yet another controversy by introducing a Bill in the Lok Sabha that seeks to fundamentally alter...
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Change rarely arrives announced. But when a popular movement stirs, transformation can sweep in like a tide. The recent by-election...
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