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New Delhi: The Supreme Court's stay on the recent UGC equity regulations on preventing caste-based discrimination on campuses was largely welcomed by opposition parties Thursday, with leaders from the BSP, Congress and TMC welcoming it, while the CPI(ML) Liberation said it is "deeply appalled" by...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Thursday issued summons to late industrialist Sunjay Kapur's wife Priya Kapur and others on a lawsuit by his mother seeking directions to declare the family Trust "null and void". In her lawsuit, 80-year-old Rani Kapur has alleged that the...

Baramati: As Maharashtra mourns, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has intensified its probe into the plane crash in which Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died. Preliminary reports suggest poor visibility and the lack of advanced navigational aids at the Baramati airstrip as potential factors....

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court is set to pronounce its verdict in the defamation suit filed by Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Sameer Wankhede against Hindi film industry actor Shah Rukh Khan’s production house Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt Ltd and OTT platform Netflix over...

Kolkata: The toll in the fire near Kolkata January 26 has risen to 21 with 13 more bodies found from gutted buildings, while 28 people are still missing, raising fears that the number of fatalities is likely to increase, the police said Thursday. The authorities...

Baramati: In a sombre atmosphere filled with grief and chants of "Ekach Wada, Ajit Dada," Maharashtra bid a final farewell to its Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister, Ajit PawarThursday. The senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader was cremated with full state honours at the...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday stayed the recent UGC Equity Regulations on preventing caste-based discrimination on campuses, observing they are prima facie vague and capable of misuse. The apex court orally observed that if it does not intervene in the matter, it will lead...

Raipur/Bijapur: The security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district successfully thwarted a major Maoist attempt to target personnel and vehicles by recovering and destroying two powerful improvised explosive devices on Thursday. A joint team comprising the District Reserve Guard of Bijapur, personnel from Ilmidi police station,...

Mumbai: The Black Box of the Learjet 45 aircraft that crashed near the Baramati airstrip Wednesday has been recovered, the Civil Aviation Ministry said. A Black Box is a small device that records information about an aircraft during its flight. It helps in the investigation...

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Economic Survey 2025-26 in the Lok Sabha Thursday. The Economic Survey is an annual document presented by the government ahead of the Union Budget to review the state of the country's economy. It also provides an...