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New Delhi: The report of the Joint Committee on Waqf (Amendment) Bill was tabled in both Houses of Parliament Thursday with the Lok Sabha speaker allowing the submission of dissent notes in entirety as demanded by the opposition and Home Minister Amit Shah asserting the...

New Delhi: The Income-Tax Bill, 2025 tabled in Parliament Thursday, marks a significant step toward simplifying the language and structure of the Income-tax Act, 1961 based on global best practices, according to a statement issued by the Finance Ministry. The review has led to a...

Imphal: President’s Rule was imposed in Manipur Thursday under Article 356 of the Constitution five days after the state Chief Minister N Biren Singh resigned from the post following the directions from the central BJP leaders. A notification issued from the Ministry of Home Affairs...

New Delhi: A parliamentary panel Thursday asked the Information and Broadcasting Ministry to submit a note by February 17 on the amendments needed in existing laws to clamp down on controversial content like the one involving Ranveer Allahbadia amid bipartisan concern from MPs over the...

Varanasi: Varanasi's Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple has seen an extraordinary surge in donations, with devotees contributing over Rs 7 crore in cash to the temple’s 'Hundis (donation boxes)' in just one month. This figure represents only the donations counted so far, with additional Hundis, especially...

Mumbai: The Khar police in Mumbai have issued a second summons to popular podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia, asking him to appear for questioning Friday in connection with the vulgar and crass comments he made in the show 'India’s Got Latent.' This comes after he failed to...

While most Indian weddings are marred by those occasional awkward relative or forgotten vows, this particular marriage ceremony in Uttar Pradesh was interrupted by a wild cat. And not just any cat, but a leopard with a taste for adventure. A viral video in this...

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will finalise the name for the Chief Minister's post in Delhi only after Prime Minister Narendra Modi returns from his US visit, sources said Thursday, adding that the pick will be from the MLAs and there will be...

New Delhi: A delegation of Trinamool Congress MPs met President Droupadi Murmu Thursday, urging her to expedite the Aparajita Women and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill, 2024, which had been sent to her by West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose September 6. The...

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Cyber Department and Mumbai Police have asked comedian Samay Raina to appear before them in the next five days in connection with the controversial remarks made by Ranveer Allahbadia on a web show, officials said Thursday. Raina is in the US and...