New Delhi: In a significant development Tuesday, the Supreme Court directed the District Magistrate of Varanasi to ensure protection of area inside the Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri complex where ‘Shivling’ is said to be found in the survey. The Supreme Court also allowed Muslims to offer ‘Namaz’...
New Delhi: Wholesale price-based inflation soared to a record high of 15.08 per cent in April. This inflation happened mainly on account of spiralling prices of food, fuel and other commodities. This may prompt the Reserve Bank (RBI) to hike interest rates in upcoming monetary...
New Delhi: The CBI has filed a fresh case against Lok Sabha MP Karti Chidambaram, son of former finance minister P Chidambaram, for allegedly facilitating visas of 250 Chinese nationals after receiving illegal gratification of Rs 50 lakh, officials said Tuesday. The CBI Tuesday morning...
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is conducting raids at nine locations belonging to Congress leader Karti Chidambaram and his father, former Union Minister P Chidambaram in connection with a fresh case of visas issued to Chinese nationals for illegal gratification. According to...
New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal described Monday the anti-encroachment drive in Delhi as the ‘biggest destruction’ in Independent India. He slammed the BJP and said that neither AAP nor the people of Delhi will ‘tolerate’ 63 lakh people being rendered homeless in the city...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has pulled up the Bank of Maharashtra for challenging an order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court directing it to accept the One Time Settlement (OTS) proposal of farmers and issue them sanction letters. The Supreme Court said the bank...
Lumbini (Nepal): Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba laid Monday the foundation stone for a technologically-advanced India International Centre for Buddhist Culture and Heritage here in Lumbini which is Lord Buddha’s birthplace here. Once completed, the Centre will be...
Varanasi: A local court here Monday directed the Varanasi district administration to seal the spot in the Gyanvapi Masjid complex where a Shivling was reportedly found during a court-mandated survey. Civil Judge (senior division) Ravi Kumar Diwakar directed the district magistrate Varanasi, police commissioner and...
Bangkok: A determined Indian men's team etched its name in the history books by lifting the Thomas Cup title for the first time with a dominant 3-0 win over 14-time champions Indonesia in the final here Sunday. India dished out a performance for the ages...
Agartala: In a surprise move ahead of the 2023 assembly election, the BJP made Rajya Sabha MP Manik Saha the new chief minister of Tripura, replacing Biplab Kumar Deb who resigned earlier Saturday. Saha, the BJP's state president, would be sworn in as the chief...
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