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New Delhi: Parliament early Friday approved the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, after the Rajya Sabha gave its nod to the contentious legislation following an over 13-hour debate. The discussion witnessed staunch objections from Opposition parties, which termed the Bill "anti-Muslim" and "unconstitutional", with the government...

New Delhi: Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die Friday, bringing down the curtains on the Budget session which began January 31. As soon as the House met at 12 noon after an adjournment over remarks by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla...

New Delhi: United States has revised downwards the import duties to be imposed on India from 27 per cent to 26 per cent, according to a White House document. These duties will come into force from April 9. While announcing the reciprocal tariffs against different...

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Friday reprimanded former Congress president Sonia Gandhi over her remarks that the Waqf (Amendment) Bill was bulldozed through the Parliament. Taking strong objection to her claims of the Waqf Bill passed ‘forcefully’ in the House, Om Birla termed...

Bangkok: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday proposed linking India's UPI with the payment systems of the BIMSTEC member nations in an initiative to strengthen trade, industry and tourism in the regional grouping. Addressing the sixth summit of the 7-nation group, the Prime Minister also proposed...

Bengaluru: A BJP worker, who committed suicide Friday after his arrest over comments on Karnataka Congress MLA A.S. Ponnanna, had written in his final note that his death "should serve as a lesson against filing politically motivated FIRs". Ponnanna currently serves as the Legal Advisor...

Imphal: The Manipur Police arrested 11 militants belonging to various banned outfits and recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition during the past 24 hours, officials said here Friday. A police official said four militants were arrested from Imphal East district, five from Imphal...

Patna: Political tremors continue to shake the Janata Dal (United) following its support for the Waqf Amendment Bill, with another senior leader from the minority wing, Mohammad Tabrez Siddiqui, resigning from the party. In a letter to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Siddiqui, the State General...

New Delhi:  The Indian rupee witnessed sharp gains Friday at below 85 against dollar, as the dollar index and oil prices dropped sharply amid concerns over recession in the US economy after the reciprocal tariffs were announced. It is for the first time since December...

New Delhi: Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi, the National President of All India Muslim Jamaat, expressed his support for the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, stating that it would significantly benefit Muslims and ensure the betterment of their socio-economic conditions. He praised the passage of the bill in both...