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New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's clarification on the withdrawal of FIRs against protesters, saying it expected the Centre and BJP/NDA-ruled states to immediately implement the assurances given to agitating students under the July 25 agreement. The Supreme Court clarified...

New Delhi: A video purportedly recorded at Jantar Mantar a day before the CJP's 'Sansad Chalo' protest march July 20 has surfaced online, showing senior Delhi Police officers asking the organisers to implement adequate crowd-management measures before the gathering swelled. The viral video captures an...

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Monday passed the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill amid continuous sloganeering and protests by Opposition members, who demanded the presence of the Home Minister in the Upper House and raised issues related to the recent alleged police atrocity...

New Delhi: Representatives of social media platforms like Google, Meta, YouTube and top officials of the ministries of Home and MeitY Monday appeared before a parliamentary panel on the issue of social media regulation. The meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT, headed by...

New Delhi: Road Transport Ministry has proposed a regulatory framework for two-wheeled ambulances to support faster emergency response and improve access to emergency medical care in locations where conventional ambulances may face mobility constraints. At present, two-wheeled road ambulances are not regulated as a distinct...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday clarified that the expression "criminal antecedents" in its order on releasing student protesters referred only to those involved in grave and heinous offences, and said states could close or withdraw FIRs against the remaining students in accordance with law....

Hyderabad: India will host the second meeting of the BRICS Anti-Corruption Working Group (ACWG) and the second meeting of the BRICS Expert Network on Asset Recovery in Hyderabad on August 4–5. BRICS members will deliberate on strengthening international cooperation for asset recovery, combating cross-border corruption,...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Ordinance, 2026, was passed in the Lok Sabha through voice vote on Monday. The House resumed its proceedings after a brief adjournment at noon, even as noisy protests by the Opposition members continued to disrupt parliamentary...

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Monday invited businesses from India and Uzbekistan to co-invest, co-manufacture and co-innovate, while calling for concerted efforts to double bilateral trade between the two countries over the next three years. Addressing the India-Uzbekistan Business Forum here along...

New Delhi: The situation in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) worsened overnight as protesters refused to disperse and security forces allegedly opened fire on demonstrators. Reports from PoK said that the security forces launched a midnight crackdown on protesters, with gunfire reported in Rawalakot. An Intelligence Bureau...