New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Wednesday approved a Bill to increase the number of Supreme Court judges to 38 from 34 with a voice vote. The bill seeks to replace an ordinance that increased the number of Supreme Court judges. The Upper House cleared the Bill...
New Delhi: In a bid to end the ongoing logjam in Parliament, the government Wednesday reached out to the principal Opposition Congress to end the protests that have repeatedly disrupted proceedings since the Monsoon session began and sought its cooperation in smooth functioning of the...
New Delhi: Supreme Court Wednesday granted six weeks time to several states and Union Territories to file their responses on a plea which sought to declare that consumers have a "right to know" about the quality, purity and certification of products, besides the details of...
New Delhi: Supreme Court Wednesday underscored the need for law enforcement agencies to exercise restraint during protests and said youngsters must be pacified, even if some "misguided elements" indulge in stone-pelting, as it agreed to hear a plea seeking action against organisers of the July...
New Delhi: A Parliamentary standing committee Wednesday demanded an apology from Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech being removed from Facebook. In a letter to the secretary, Ministry of Electronics and IT, a director of the Lok Sabha secretariat said protection...
Mumbai: In a significant relief to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, the Bombay High Court Wednesday directed the removal of "defamatory" and AI-generated deepfake content circulating on social media platforms that falsely linked him and his family members to the Central government's E20 ethanol blending programme....
Kyiv: Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding region killed at least 15 people and wounded 42 others overnight into Wednesday, Ukraine's state emergency service said. The attack was the latest in a series of large-scale Russian ballistic missile strikes that have...
Colombo: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri Wednesday arrived in Colombo on a day-long official visit aimed at further strengthening the longstanding partnership between the two countries. He was received at the airport by the Indian High Commissioner in Colombo, Santosh Jha, and senior officials from the...
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Wednesday projected consumer price inflation at 5 per cent for FY27, while expecting it to rise further in the near term. Announcing the Monetary Policy Committee's (MPC) decision to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent,...
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Tuesday condemned the attack on the Indian flagged commercial vessel, MSV Faize Noore Oliya, that sank in the Red Sea, off the coast of Yemen. The Ministry confirmed that all 13 Indian nationals have been rescued and...
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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