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New Delhi: A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging restrictions on protests at Delhi's Jantar Mantar and the designation of alternative sites for public demonstrations. Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar's standing order of October 11 de-notified Jantar Mantar and designated Ramlila Ground,...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday stayed further proceedings in a defamation case before a trial court in Maharashtra against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over his remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2019. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Aparesh Kumar Singh issued...

New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, along with a few others, were detained by police early Tuesday when they entered the Jantar Mantar area, defying prohibitory orders after it was denotified as a protest site, and raised slogans against Chief...

New Delhi: Two FIRs have been registered at Delhi's Barakhamba Road and Tilak Marg police stations in connection with the Opposition's march to the Supreme Court against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, officials said Tuesday. According to police, no permission had been granted for the...

Washington/New Delhi: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Tuesday raised its forecast for India's economic growth to 7.0 per cent for 2026, saying the country "remains among the fastest-growing major economies" even as a war in the Middle East and higher oil prices drag on much of...

New Delhi: Supreme Court registry has flagged more than 10 defects in the petition filed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and others over alleged large-scale voter deletions and irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. According to sources, the registry Monday asked...

New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has invited INDIA bloc MPs and members of the civil society and student organisations for tea at his residence Tuesday, sources said. They said a joint press conference of INDIA bloc leaders would...

Ahmedabad: A total of 158 refugees will receive Indian citizenship certificates at a ceremony in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, including 126 beneficiaries under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and 32 applicants registered through the district Collector’s Office, according to an official statement. Deputy Chief Minister Harsh...

New Delhi: Election officials have resolved as many as 20 lakh cases out of 33 lakh in Delhi where voters were issued notices under SIR for logical discrepancies or for not being mapped in the 2002 electoral rolls, according to an official statement. If any...

New Delhi: Two merchant vessels with 22 Indian crew members came under attack in Strait of Hormuz, triggering a strong condemnation by India. First ship, MT Petro Dolphin, was reportedly struck by a drone Sunday, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). "We condemn...