Srinagar: In a move to unmask the perpetrators of 1998 Wandhama massacre, the State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir Police has reopened the investigation into the heart-wrenching killings, in which 23 Kashmiri Pandits, including toddlers, were gunned down in Ganderbal district, officials said...
New Delhi: Muslim clerics Tuesday urged the Allahabad High Court to reconsider its judgment on wearing a hijab with a school uniform, saying that wearing of the head covering is "compulsory" in Islam. The Allahabad High Court, in a significant judgment, clarified that a student...
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Tuesday asked the FSSAI not to cancel for the time being ITC Ltd's licence over failure to comply with directives asking the conglomerate to remove all "100 per cent" claims in relation to its product, 'Aashirvaad M.P Chakki Atta'....
Patna: Thousands of students fought a pitched battle with the Bihar Police here Tuesday, hurling stones and braving water cannons and lathi charge, upon being prevented from marching to the chief minister's residence to air their grievances. The protesters, most of them aspirants for Teachers'...
New Delhi: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi, days after he invoked the 'Manusmriti' while interacting with female students during the 'Chhatron ki Goonj' programme in Pune, accusing him of...
New Delhi: India has sharply increased purchases of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States as disruptions linked to the conflict in West Asia constrain supplies from traditional Gulf suppliers, data from maritime intelligence firm Kpler showed. India imported...
Washington: US has sanctioned four India-based companies for importing petroleum and petrochemical products from Iran, according to a press release by the US State Department. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Monday announced 'Operation Economic Outcast', which essentially involved new sanctions that aim to block all...
Beijing: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval Tuesday held Special Representatives talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the India-China boundary question and improvement of relations between the two countries. The talks assumed significance as they are being held ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's...
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the transfer of DRDO-developed technologies of all conventional missile systems to the Indian defence industry for production within the country. The defence ministry, making the announcement, said the move is an "important milestone" in promoting greater participation...
New Delhi: Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed journalist Tarun Tejpal's plea seeking exemption from surrendering following his conviction and sentence of 10 years of rigorous imprisonment by the Bombay High Court in a 2013 rape case. A bench of Justice Alok Aradhe directed Tejpal to surrender...
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