Srinagar, July 30 — As the nation readies to mark the seventh anniversary of abrogation of Article 370, the atmosphere may get clouded by political rhetoric and reverberations but one thing that has remained static over the past few years and has buoyed public sentiments locally is the rising…
New Delhi, July 30 — The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Madhya Pradesh government to make arrangements for members of the Muslim community to offer Friday namaz at a plot stated to be adjacent to the disputed Bhojshala complex in Dhar.While clarifying its earlier interim order on the issue,…
New Delhi, July 30 — Genuine student participants at the students' protest at the Jantar Mantar in the national capital earlier this month will not face any legal action, and those arrested or detained will be released expeditiously, a Delhi Home Department official said on Thursday. The…
New Delhi, July 30 — For most part of the four months that he has been in office, Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah, or Balen popularly, has been under media scrutiny for his largely reclusive style, where his limited engagement with the Parliament and President Ramchandra Paudel stands…
New Delhi, July 30 — Participating in the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill in Rajya Sabha, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) member Praful Patel on Thursday questioned the language the protesters used during the protest. Patel said the events of the past few months…
Hazaribagh, July 30 — Jharkhand police have arrested six criminals linked to the notorious gang of Dhanbad-based gangster Prince Khan following an encounter on the 13 Mile Transporting Road in Barkagaon, Hazaribagh district, officials said on Thursday. One of the accused sustained a bullet injury…
Kolkata, July 30 — A single-judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court on Thursday rejected the plea of Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party’s Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, seeking blanket protection on all future FIRs against him in any case.The single-judge Bench…
New Delhi, July 30 — The Ministry of Tourism signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with InterGlobe Aviation Limited, the parent company of commercial airline IndiGo, on Thursday to promote India as a preferred global tourism destination through a strategic, non-exclusive and non-financial…
Chennai, July 30 — A Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Court in Chennai on Thursday sentenced gangster Chota Rajan to seven years' imprisonment after finding him guilty of fraudulently obtaining an Indian passport using forged documents and a false identity. The court also imposed a…
Vadodara, July 30 — Polling in the bye-election to Gujarat's Manjalpur Assembly constituency gathered pace through the day, with 34.35 per cent voter turnout recorded by 5 p.m., according to data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI).The latest figures show a steady increase in voter…
New Delhi/Bengaluru, July 30 — Former Karnataka Chief Minister and MP, Basavaraj Bommai, on Thursday urged the state government not to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu under any circumstances, stating that Karnataka currently has water reserves sufficient only for drinking purposes.Speaking to…
New Delhi, July 30 — The Supreme Court has observed that a High Court judge ought not to hear and pass orders in a matter involving a former client, particularly where the dispute concerns the very same subject matter in which they had earlier appeared as counsel, stressing that "justice must not…
Kolkata, July 30 — Despite the West Bengal government facing huge financial debt and lack of infrastructure, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday highly appreciated the work being done by the state police amid these adversities. At the same time, the Chief Minister conveyed that he will now…
Kochi, July 30 — In a significant order, the Kerala High Court on Thursday admitted actor Ansiba Hassan's petition challenging a Magistrate's refusal to direct the police to register an FIR against fellow actor Lakshmi Priya and two officials of CAN Channel over the alleged circulation of…
Guwahati, July 30 — Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu said on Thursday that the decision on reopening schools after the summer vacation on August 1 in flood-affected districts will be taken by the respective district administrations based on the prevailing ground situation. Speaking to…
Guwahati, July 30 — Assam Minister Rameswar Teli on Thursday said the state's flood situation has affected at least 30 tea gardens in the state while 11 gardens have faced severe damage that will badly impact tea production in the coming days.Speaking to reporters here, Teli said preliminary…
Ranchi, July 30 — Malaria continues to be a major public health concern in Jharkhand, with 16,728 cases reported across the state between January and June this year, a state Health Department statement said on Thursday.According to the statement, nearly 76 per cent of these cases were recorded in…
Shillong, July 30 — The Meghalaya government has barred the felicitation of the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister, ministers, and other state dignitaries at official government programs, directing departments to instead recognise members of the public in an effort to make such events more…
New Delhi, July 30 — Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday steered the signing of an MoU between the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Oil India Limited for setting up Compressed Bio-Gas plants in Tughlakabad and Okhla, officials said. The MoU is the latest among the efforts being made by…
New Delhi, July 30 — Sikkim’s lone Lok Sabha MP, Indra Hang Subba, on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Parliament House and submitted a memorandum seeking the Centre’s intervention on a series of long-pending developmental, constitutional, and strategic issues concerning the Himalayan…
Ujjain, July 30 — Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday said the state government is simultaneously expanding infrastructure, industrial facilities and tourism projects in Ujjain as part of its preparations for Simhastha-2028, while directing officials to complete all ongoing works…