New Delhi: 'This matter doesn't pertain to my domain', Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant said Monday, when asked about protests against the CEC in Delhi over the past few days and the associated restrictions. The CJI was interacting with reporters on the sidelines...
Dhaka/New Delhi: Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed will skip the first-ever meeting of home ministers of the BIMSTEC grouping in New Delhi, with a delegation led by a senior bureaucrat set to represent Dhaka amid strained ties between India and Bangladesh. Home Affairs Senior Secretary Manzur...
New Delhi: The Congress Monday said the government should prorogue both houses of Parliament and hold an all-party dialogue on the delimitation issue, but stressed that for any meaningful discussion to proceed it was first important that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar should resign. Congress...
Washington: President Donald Trump will travel to Manila next month for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit before heading to China for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, the White House has said. Trump will take part in the summit in the Philippine...
Islamabad: The Governor House in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) was set on fire amid escalating political tensions and a deteriorating security situation in the region following the Federal government's imposition of a state of emergency in the province, according to reports. In videos circulating on...
Thiruvananthapuram: The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) will register two FIRs in the controversial cases at the Vigilance Court here on Monday, naming former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and CPI(M) legislator and former Minister P.A. Mohammed Riyas as the first accused in separate cases. The...
New Delhi: The second day of Shardiya Navaratri, dedicated to Maa Brahmacharini, began with prayers, devotion and faith across the nation, as devotees flocked to temples to offer prayers to Goddess Durga and seek blessings. On the second day of Navratri, devotees visited the renowned...
Washington: US President Donald Trump Sunday announced an immediate "energy ceasefire" between Russia and Ukraine, saying both sides had agreed to stop attacking each other's energy infrastructure, even as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had not been informed and Moscow offered no confirmation. "Effective...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Sunday orally observed that while there was no dispute over citizens' right to protest, the manner in which demonstrations are conducted must comply with the Police Act, stressing that the exercise of fundamental rights cannot be divorced from the procedure...
Dubai: A total of 22 Indian crew members were rescued from crude oil tanker MT Gem No. 2, off the Ras Al Khaimah coast, after an accident, the Consulate General of India in Dubai said Sunday. "The Consulate has learnt of an incident involving vessel...
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At a time when there are nationwide protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over the...
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By Aakar Patel In 5 March 2021, the Press Information Bureau of the Government of India put out a statement...
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