New Delhi: Fresh downpour in parts of India Sunday compounded the woes of some flood-ravaged states, where swollen rivers inundated new areas, roads were blocked and educational institutions were closed. Punjab, which has been hit by flash floods, received fresh rain. In Uttarakhand, a rain-triggered...
New Delhi: Motor vehicle tax is compensatory in nature and if a vehicle is not used or not kept for use in a 'public place', then its owner should not be burdened with motor vehicle tax for such period, the Supreme Court has said. A...
New Delhi: Election Commission plans to issue new voter identity cards to all electors of Bihar after the completion of the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls in the state, officials said Sunday. They added that a final call on when the new cards...
Tianjin: Chinese President Xi Jinping told Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday that it is the "right choice" for the two countries to be "friends", asserting that the elephant and dragon should dance together for each other's success. The talks between the two leaders took place...
Kolkata: BJP leader Amit Malviya Sunday slammed Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra for making anti-Hindu and casteist remarks against SC communities in West Bengal. Sharing a video clip of her speech made August 28, the BJP's IT cell chief and central observer for West Bengal...
Washington: The White House is moving ahead with plans to rebrand the Pentagon, confirming that the Department of Defence will be renamed the Department of War, according to multiple local media reports. The Department of War, originally established by Congress in August 1789, was tasked...
New Delhi: The Department of Posts (DoP) has suspended all types of postal articles, including letters, documents, and gifts, valued up to $100, to the United States. In its earlier notification, DoP had decided to temporarily suspend booking of all types of postal articles, except...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday praised the Indian Armed Forces, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), social workers and locals who have stepped in to help with the rescue efforts as the monsoon continues to wreak havoc in several...
Kathmandu: Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli Saturday raised an objection to an agreement reached between India and China to use Lipulekh as a trade route during a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tianjin, according to his secretariat. Nepal claims Lipulekh as...
Chandigarh: Over 1,000 villages, maximum in Gurdaspur district, and over 61,000 hectares of farmland have been affected by floods in Punjab even as relief and rescue operations gained momentum. While the opposition parties alleged that the people of Punjab were suffering due to the "incompetence"...
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As someone who prefers India as a pluralist and secular society, I have my problems with this government as many...
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