National

Varanasi: Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati Monday said he is ready to face arrest and will fully cooperate with any probe in connection with the POCSO case, even as he criticised the Uttar Pradesh government. Addressing reporters during media interaction here, the seer said that if an...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Monday came down heavily on banks resorting to mis-selling of financial products, including insurance, saying it is an offence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). "Banks should concentrate on their core business... My pet peeve has always been .......

New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Monday released a statement regarding the clash between student groups on campus, stating that the JNU administration condemns such unruly behaviour aimed at the repeated destruction of public property and damage to its inclusive ethos. It added that strict...

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu Monday unveiled the bust of Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, the first and only Indian Governor General of independent India, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Bhubaneswar. The initiative is part of a series of steps being taken towards shedding vestiges of colonial mindset,...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Monday orally observed that pre-2018 land acquisition cases cannot be reopened for the grant of compensation with interest to the farmers whose land had been acquired under the NHAI Act. The observation was made by a special bench comprising Chief Justice...

New Delhi: Tensions flared on the campus of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) after student groups aligned with the Left and Right accused each other of unleashing violence during a protest march in the early hours of Monday. According to students, the alleged incident took place...

Kolkata: The adjudication of voters’ documents identified under the “logical discrepancy” category by the judicial officers, as directed by the Supreme Court last week, will start from Monday. The process is expected to start after 11 a.m., and as per the direction of the apex...

Kolkata: Senior politician Mukul Roy, a former Railway Minister from West Bengal, died early Monday morning at a private hospital in Kolkata, his family has confirmed. He was 73. Mukul Roy breathed his last a little after 1.30 a.m. Monday, confirmed his son, Subhranshu Roy....

New Delhi: Amid criticism by Opposition parties, a top law commission official Sunday described the four labour codes as a reform that offers the potential to create a more "inclusive and future-ready labour market" in the country. The official said the codes stand among the...

Meerut: Prime Minister Narendra Modi lashed out at Congress over the chaos and disruptions during the Budget Session of the Parliament and said that one cannot become the Prime Minister by sending the women MPs to "occupy" the seat. PM Modi, speaking during a large...