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New Delhi: Several women's organisations and movements Friday came together to demand the immediate implementation of the women's reservation law by delinking it from the census and proposed delimitation exercise, and announced a nationwide campaign, including a dharna at Jantar Mantar beginning July 20. Addressing...

Auckland: As the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) expands its global footprint, New Zealand is ready to experience the digital payment freedom that comes with India's unique and indigenously developed QR-based system, its Trade and Investment Minister, Todd McClay, said Friday. The minister stressed that New...

New Delhi: Delhi High Court Friday upheld the conviction of actor Rajpal Yadav in cheque-bounce cases and sentenced him to three months' imprisonment. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma also directed Yadav to pay more than Rs 1 crore to the complainant in each of the seven...

Patna: A court in Patna Friday deferred till July 13 its order on the anticipatory bail plea of educator Faisal Khan, popularly known as 'Khan Sir', in the coaching institute firing case, citing that the district judge was on leave. On Wednesday, it reserved the...

New Delhi: In a dramatic turn of events, a litigant appearing in person was forcibly removed from the Supreme Court Friday after he allegedly hurled abuses and threw his legal papers during the hearing of his petition challenging an Allahabad High Court order. The incident...

Karur (Tamil Nadu): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay Friday slammed the DMK for attempting to gain "political mileage" from the tragic stampede here last year and restraining him from visiting the district. In his first visit here since the 2025 stampede that killed...

New Delhi: Petrol blended with 20 per cent ethanol (E20) can reduce fuel economy by 3-5 per cent in some vehicles, the Oil Ministry said Friday, but argued the impact is outweighed by benefits, including a higher octane rating, superior anti-knock characteristics, faster combustion, better...

New Delhi: Supreme Court would hear a batch of pleas seeking a fair and time-bound probe into the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya July 13. On July 7, an Ayodhya court granted one-day police remand for three of the eight...

New Delhi: Educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk Friday said his hunger had "stabilised" as he entered the 13th day of his indefinite fast and asserted that his constitutional right should not be violated by attempting to remove him from the protest site. He has...

Bhubaneswar: The proposed off-schedule Rath Yatra in Rajasthan's Sikar has been cancelled following intervention by the district administration. Sikar District Magistrate directed that the procession should not be held. A day earlier, Puri Collector had written to the Sikar administration, urging it to ensure that...