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...
Srinagar: People's Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti Thursday expressed concern over the situation in POJK and said the Pakistan government must end its crackdown on protesters, adopt a humane approach and choose dialogue. "The visuals emerging from across the LoC in the other part...
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...
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress general secretary and Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Calcutta High Court's order refusing him permission to travel abroad for ophthalmic treatment. Banerjee has filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) against the proceedings before the...
Thiruvananthapuram: Bringing the curtain down on an eight-year-old controversy, the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) has closed its probe into allegations against Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan over the collection of funds in the UK for rebuilding homes after the devastating 2018 Kerala floods. Announcing the...
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....
New Delhi: Indian travellers can now use the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to make online bookings for At the Top, Burj Khalifa, with the iconic attraction becoming the first in the UAE to accept the payment system for e-commerce transactions, NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL)...
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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By Aakar Patel Mother of Democracy is standing for a non-permanent elected seat at the United Nations Security Council. Non-permanent...
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Dilip Cherian Governments, especially those with strong political instincts, usually respond to crises with tougher laws, tighter enforcement and louder...
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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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