Maharashtra’s Uniform Civil Code: Committee to draft legislation in two weeks NEW DELHI: Maharashtra government on Friday announced that it will set up a committee within two weeks to draft the legislation for the Uniform Civil Code. “The committee to draft the legislation for the Uniform Civil Code is in process and will be set … Read more
The LPG tanker was travelling from Kanpur towards Pratapgarh when it allegedly lost control, struck the central divider, overturned and rammed into the toll plaza NEW DELHI: Fresh CCTV footage has emerged showing the moment an LPG tanker crashed into a toll plaza before erupting into a massive explosion in Uttar Pradesh’s Kaushambi district. The … Read more
Opposition writes to CJI, raises concerns over SIR NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary K C Venugopal on Friday said that 24 Opposition parties and an Independent MP had written to the Chief Justice of India over concerns related to the Election Commission of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process and other election-related issues.Sharing the contents of … Read more
Sukhjinder Randhawa (PTI image) Senior Congress MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa’s meeting with Union home minister Amit Shah today has sparked fresh political speculation, coming just a day after the Congress announced a major organisational reshuffle in Punjab ahead of next year’s Assembly elections.The reshuffle retained Amarinder Singh Raja Warring as Punjab Congress chief and Partap … Read more
Japan backs 2027 MAHSR timeline as India’s eyes 7,000-km high-speed rail expansion. Photo credit: ANI NEW DELHI: Japan reaffirmed its support for India’s ambitious high-speed rail programme, backing the government’s target of starting commercial operations on priority sections of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) corridor by 2027. The commitment came during bilateral talks between … Read more
Bihar politics (PTI images) Union minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan on Friday dismissed RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav’s suggestion that former Bihar CM Nitish Kumar should become the Prime Minister.Responding to Tejashwi Yadav’s remarks, Paswan told reporters, “There’s no PM vacancy at present.”The comment comes amid renewed political sparring in Bihar … Read more
Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar along with his wife Usha Shivakumar during a meeting with former chief minister Siddaramaiah, at the former CM’s official residence, in Bengaluru. (@DKShivakumar/X) NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar on Friday met his predecessor Siddaramaiah at his official residence, Cauvery, as he completed one month in office, describing the visit … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to overturn Maghalaya high court’s judgement which granted bail to Sonam Raghuvanshi who is accused of killing her husband Raja Raghuvanshi during honeymoon in the northeastern state in 2025.Transport businessman Raja Raghuvanshi went missing on May 23 last year during his honeymoon in Meghalaya.His mutilated body was … Read more
NEW DELHI: India and Japan on Thursday condemned Pakistan-sponsored cross-border terrorism and called for immediate global action against all UN-listed terrorist entities and their proxies, specifically naming Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Al Qaeda and ISIS.In a joint statement released after bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi, the two … Read more
BENGALURU: Bengaluru city police probing into the alleged harassment and inhuman treatment to toddlers at an on-campus crèche run by Capgemini Technology Services India Limited in Brookefield made the first arrest on Friday.Accused caretaker is identyfied as Vijayalakshmi and police will produce her before a court.The jurisdictional HAL police had registered a case against the … Read more