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Bhopal: Two women Maoists who were killed in an encounter in the Bichhiya police station area of the Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh Wednesday have been identified as Rambai, wife of Rakesh, and Pramila alias Mase Mandavi, Bhoramdev Area Committee. Rambai was a resident of...

New Delhi: Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav, Wednesday, sharply criticised the government, saying that the introduction of the Waqf Bill symbolised its failures. While participating in the debate on the Waqf Board Amendment Bill 2025 in Lok Sabha, he questioned the coherence of terms like...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday rebuked Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy over his statement made in the state Assembly, saying he was making a mockery of the anti-defection law. The Chief Minister had stated that there would be no by-elections even if the...

New Delhi: Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said Wednesday the INDIA bloc will oppose the proposed changes to the Waqf law and called the bill an attack on the basic structure of the Constitution with an aim to dilute its provisions, defame minorities, disenfranchise them and...

New Delhi: Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju Wednesday tabled the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha, which seeks to improve the functioning of Waqf properties, address complexities, ensure transparency and introduce technology-driven management. Tabling the Bill, which was examined and redrafted by...

Hyderabad: A protest rally by students and faculty of the University of Hyderabad (UoH) against the Telangana government's plans to develop a 400-acre land parcel in Kancha Gachibowli bordering the varsity, was stopped by the police here Wednesday. The UoH Teachers Association led a rally...

New Delhi: Goods from sectors, including agriculture, precious stones, chemicals, pharma, medical devices, electricals, and machinery may get impacted if the US will go ahead with imposing reciprocal tariffs on Indian products, according to experts. They said that these sectors could face additional customs duties...

Jammu: The Pakistan Army intruded into the Indian side and also violated the ceasefire by opening fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesman said Wednesday. The violation took place at 1.10 pm Tuesday, and the...

Kolkata: Expressing anguish at the transfer of Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma from the Delhi High Court to the Calcutta High Court, lawyers' bodies here have jointly informed the Chief Justice that they would abstain from attending the swearing-in ceremony of the judge and may not...

New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju Wednesday tabled the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha amid sloganeering from the Opposition. An eight-hour discussion on the bill, subject to an increase, is scheduled. The Opposition claimed that the Centre is "bulldozing the legislation" as...