New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday approved 78 gallantry awards, including 13 posthumously, to the personnel of the defence forces and central armed police forces on the eve of 80th Independence Day. The awards included nine Kirti Chakras, 19 Shaurya Chakras, one Bar to...
New Delhi: India Friday emphasised that it shares a strong relationship with Italy and underscored the importance of maintaining mutual respect in public discourse, a day after a Congress leader triggered a controversy with his political jibe at Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. External Affairs...
New Delhi: Underlining that students are the "architects of India's future," President Droupadi Murmu Friday said the government is taking comprehensive steps to reform public examinations to completely curb paper leaks and unfair means, making the system transparent, secure, and trustworthy. In her address to...
New Delhi: Voicing concern over the circulation of clips of court proceedings on social media without adequate context, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has said that his oral remarks were "misquoted" and misused with "malicious intent" to mislead the youth of the country. On...
New Delhi: Supreme Court Friday quashed FIRs registered against YouTuber and comedian Samay Raina and four others in connection with "offensive remarks" made about Persons with Disabilities during an episode of the show 'India's Got Latent'. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant,...
New Delhi: Supreme Court Friday quashed the criminal defamation complaint and summon issued by a trial court against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks against Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu said the required sanction was not obtained...
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant Friday termed the Bar Council of India’s (BCI) intervention in the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research University of Law, NALSAR controversy as “completely unnecessary” and reaffirmed that students have a fundamental right to protest,...
Abu Dhabi: Two vessels belonging to Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz Thursday evening, local authorities and media said early Friday. In a statement posted on social media, the UAE Ministry...
New Delhi: A total of 1,057 personnel from Police, Fire, Home Guard and Civil Defence, and Correctional Services have been awarded Gallantry and Service Medals on the occasion of Independence Day 2026, the Ministry of Home Affairs said Friday. According to the ministry, honours include...
New Delhi: Centre Friday notified 40 questions - caste, place of Covid vaccination being two of them - to be asked of respondents during the population enumeration phase of the Census, set to begin from September 1 in snow-bound areas, a government order said. The...
What was considered India’s demographic dividend is beginning to appear less like an opportunity and more like a warning signal....
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By Aakar Patel Headline from this week: “Pune Police withdraws conversion law provisions from 2 cases after officials find Act...
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By Dilip Cherian The controversy surrounding Odisha’s next DGP is not really about Sanjeeb Panda or others in the race....
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There are tell-tale signs that the BJP has been shaken to its core following the upsurge of protests by the...
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