Patna: A police constable was suspended after a purported video showing him using an AK-47 rifle during a student protest in Bihar's Siwan district on July 25 went viral on social media, officials said on Monday. PTI could not independently verify the authenticity of the...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday said the Constitutional right to peaceful protest must be protected and stressed that allegations of police excesses as well as violence against security personnel during demonstrations require an impartial examination, while indicating that a uniform nationwide protocol may be...
Jaipur: In one of its biggest enforcement drives against illegal foreign residents, the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) and the Foreigners Registration Office (FRO) have deported nine foreign women found living in Jaipur after their visas had expired. Most of these women were working at...
Coimbatore: Tamil Nadu Revenue Minister Sengottaiyan Monday asserted that Karnataka would not be allowed to proceed with the proposed Mekedatu balancing reservoir project, reiterating the state government’s firm stand on protecting TN’s rights over the Cauvery waters. Reaffirming Tamil Nadu’s opposition to the Mekedatu project,...
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was adjourned till noon Monday amid Opposition sloganeering on the use of "lethal force" on protesters during the Parliament March July 20. Even after repeated requests from Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla urging the MPs to proceed with the Question...
New Delhi: Congress MP Manish Tewari Monday submitted an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha, seeking a discussion on the need for a new anti-defection law to address what he described as mass political defections driven by opportunism while safeguarding genuine ideological dissent. In...
New Delhi: The Central government is set to introduce the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, in Parliament Monday as part of its legislative agenda to further strengthen the legal framework against paper leaks and examination malpractices. According to sources, the NDA...
Mumbai/Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Jyotirmayee Nayak has emerged as the winner of the 16th season of the popular television singing reality show Indian Idol, bringing laurels to the state after a remarkable 10-month journey in the competition. The 24-year-old singer was declared the champion in the grand...
New Delhi: In yet another step to address students' concerns over paper leaks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday announced the constitution of a high-powered task force headed by Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani to recommend reforms to make the exam system leakproof. The government will implement...
New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk will be discharged from Medanta Hospital Monday and will visit Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi before leaving for Ladakh, his team said. Wangchuk, who is recovering in the hospital in Gurugram after he broke his 26-day fast late...
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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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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) selling about $7 billion in a single trading session to arrest the rupee’s slide...
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