New Delhi: The Lok Sabha cleared the Vande Mataram Bill Thursday amid din in the House, following a brief debate on the crucial legislation. The bill -- Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026 -- was cleared by the Lower House with a...
New Delhi: A high-level meeting of Union ministers, including Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, S Jaishankar and Nirmala Sitharaman, was held at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office in Parliament Thursday. The meeting was also attended by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. Also Read : Delhi Police registers...
New Delhi: The Congress party and its allies in the INDIA bloc Thursday staged a protest at Makar Dwar of the Parliament, demanding answers from the NDA government over the alleged use of lethal force against student protesters during the July 20 'Sansad Chalo' march...
New Delhi: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a recall order for a batch of ‘Wonderland Raisins’ manufactured by Sun Organic Industries Private Limited after regulatory testing found pesticide residues exceeding the prescribed safety limits. In a post on social...
Mumbai: Senior batter Ajinkya Rahane, who famously led an injury-ravaged Indian team to an improbable Test series win over Australia during a 2020-2021 tour, announced his retirement from international cricket Thursday, saying that the time is right for him to move on. The 38-year-old played...
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm Thursday after the Opposition ruckus disrupted the House proceedings during the Question Hour. The session commenced with acknowledgements for India's medal winners at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow. Following this, the Speaker presided over...
Vadodara: As polling progressed in the by-election to Gujarat's Manjalpur Assembly constituency Thursday, voter turnout reached 6.06 per cent by 10 a.m., according to data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI). The bypoll, being held in Vadodara district, was necessitated by the death...
Kolkata: After almost 24 hours of marathon raids and search operations coupled with interrogation, the Birbhum District Police in West Bengal Thursday arrested Minar Mondal, a relative of Tulu Mondal, an influential stone-quarry owner in the district. Following the marathon operations that started Wednesday afternoon,...
Datia (Madhya Pradesh): Voting for the Datia Assembly bypoll in Madhya Pradesh commenced at the scheduled time of 7 a.m. Thursday amid elaborate security arrangements, with voters queuing up outside several polling stations even before polling began. Polling will continue till 6 p.m., officials said....
Washington: The United States launched a new wave of military strikes against Iran in retaliation for what American officials described as an attempted Iranian attack on US forces in the Middle East, marking another sharp escalation in the months-long conflict. The US Central Command (CENTCOM)...
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A debate is spreading across India. The Cockroach students movement recently succeeded within a few days at forcing change that...
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Better late than never. Two days after the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the Supreme Court has stated...
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A quote from Milan Kundera goes thus: The final stage of a cultural movement is satire. When the people laugh...
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