New Delhi: Former chief justices of India, DY Chandrachud and J S Khehar, Friday flagged certain provisions of the constitutional amendment bill for simultaneous elections, including powers it vest with the Election Commission, but rejected the suggestion that the idea falls foul of the Constitution,...
New Delhi: Switzerland has finally completed the ratification process for a landmark trade deal between India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) that would reduce trade barriers and significantly open up the Indian market to Swiss exports. Swiss Ambassador to India Maya Tissafi described...
New Delhi: The Allahabad High Court has ruled that merely showing support to Pakistan, without referring to any incident or mentioning the name of India, will not prima facie attract a penal offence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). A Bench of Justice Arun Kumar...
New Delhi: The Indian Army has launched 'Operation SHIVA 2025', a high-intensity annual security operation, aimed at ensuring the safe and uninterrupted conduct of the Shri Amarnath Yatra, officials said Friday. This year's operation assumes added significance in the wake of elevated threats posed by...
Raipur: In a significant development in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, 22 Maoists laid down their arms Friday, marking another step toward peace in the conflict-ridden Abujhmad region. They surrendered before senior police officials, including Narayanpur Superintendent of Police Robinson Guria, as part of the state's ongoing...
New Delhi: National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Friday delivered a sharp rebuke at the distorted reportage of 'Operation Sindoor' by the foreign media and also dared it to come up with any credible image of damages on the Indian side. NSA Doval, speaking...
New Delhi: The Indian Coast Guard rescued a US yacht in distress and its two crew members after the sailing vessel got stranded in turbulent waters south-east of Indira Point in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, officials said Friday. Indian Coast Guard (ICG) MRCC (Maritime...
Gurugram: Police here Friday said they were investigating all possible angles in the murder of former tennis player Radhika Yadav, including what her mother was doing when the incident occurred. According to an FIR registered based on the complaint of the deceased's uncle, Kuldeep Yadav,...
Washington: The US Department of State announced a new awareness campaign warning Americans, 'especially Iranian Americans,' about the continuing severe risks of travel to Iran. “US citizens should NOT travel to Iran for any reason. US citizens in Iran, including dual US-Iranian nationals, have been...
Islamabad/Karachi: Baloch insurgents shot and killed nine passengers from Punjab after offloading them from passenger buses in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, authorities said Friday. The incident took place late Thursday on the national highway in the Sur-Dakai area of Zhob district, said Assistant Commissioner Zhob...
The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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The BJP appears to be clueless as to how to handle the people’s fury and the Opposition’s mega rally at...
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By Aakar Patel My thesis is that the Indian state under Hindutva is incompletely communal. I have written about this...
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