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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday issued notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a plea filed by Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and other INDIA bloc leaders challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, while indicating...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Thursday that the first phase of the India-US trade pact has been finalised and is undergoing legal drafting. He expressed hope that it would be finalised soon and operationalised once India secures a competitive advantage over its...

Ranchi: Newly appointed Odisha Governor Braj Mohan Ram Thursday that he will assume charge October 18. Ram will succeed Hari Babu Kambhampati, who assumed charge January 3, 2025. "I will take charge as the governor of Odisha October 18 on the auspicious occasion of Navaratra,"...

Kolkata: A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, Thursday, declined to send a petition from Abhishek Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member from Diamond Harbour, seeking restrictions on the publication of news reports concerning ongoing investigations against him by various state and central...

New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) member Priyank Kanoongo Thursday flagged continued non-compliance with a Supreme Court order directing social media intermediaries to report suspected offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act to the local police, stating that the...

New Delhi: India and the United States are nearing the conclusion of a bilateral trade agreement with most major issues already resolved and only limited negotiations on remaining details continuing, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said Thursday. Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum...

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday accused the Congress and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi of attempting to "destroy Indian democracy" and facilitate a "regime change", following remarks by All India Students' Association (AISA) President Neha Bora praising Bangladesh's...

Kochi: The Kerala High Court's rejection of petitions seeking permission to appeal against a Single Bench order in the CMRL–Exalogic Masappadi case has dealt a major setback to Pinarayi Vijayan, with BJP state vice-president Shone George demanding his immediate resignation as Leader of the Opposition....

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday upheld a Madras High Court judgment declaring unconstitutional a Tamil Nadu government order allowing people from Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes, Denotified Communities and Scheduled Castes to claim Backward Class (Muslim) reservation benefits after converting to Islam. A Bench...

United Nations: India called out the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights (OCHR) for its "double standards" and "extreme selectivity" in reporting the government responses to popular protests across the world. "Violent responses to protests in our neighbourhood, as well as in the West,...