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SC seeks Centre’s response on plea for restoring JK’s statehood

New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday sought a response from the Centre on a plea seeking the restoration of statehood...

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to address religious congregation in Cuttack

Bhubaneswar, Aug 14 (PTI) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat will address a religious congregation in Cuttack on Thursday afternoon.He will also...

800 sanitation workers detained at midnight in Chennai after 13-day protest

After Chennai municipality announced plans to outsource waste management to private firms, workers began protesting, saying the move threatened their job security, livelihoods.

Modi pays tribute to those who endured ‘upheaval, pain’ on ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance’ Day

Sharing an X post, the prime minister called the Partition a 'tragic chapter' of Indian history, and urged the public to strengthen the harmony in the country.

Actor Shilpa Shetty & husband Raj Kundra face fraud charges for cheating businessman of Rs 60 cr

The complainant, Deepak Kothari, claims that the couple took money under the pretext of expanding their business but used it for personal expenditure instead.

Invisible in Pride & policy, queer people with disabilities live at the margins twice over

Stigmatised by society & often excluded from LGBTQ spaces, queer people with disability struggle with a host of problems from inaccessibility & violence to lack of legal protection.

Perjury plea against Rahul Gandhi for ‘misleading court’ in Veer Savarkar defamation case

The application alleges that he misled the court by repeatedly denying receipt of evidence linked to his controversial speeches in London, where he made 'defamatory' remarks on Savarkar.

30 injured as double-decker bus overturns in UP’s Barabanki

Barabanki (UP), Aug 14 (PTI) A private double-decker bus overturned on the Lucknow-Ayodhya highway here, leaving 30 passengers injured, police said on Thursday.The incident...

Punjab Police arrests two operatives of Lawrence Bishnoi gang

Chandigarh, Aug 14 (PTI) Two operatives of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, who were facing several criminal cases, have been nabbed from the Patiala-Ambala highway...

Debate on ‘€˜Vision 2047’€™ underway in UP Assembly

Lucknow, Aug 14 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh Assembly's 24-hour marathon discussion on the "Vision 2047" document stretched well into Thursday morning, with legislators from...

On Camera

Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

Hit by mortar shell, but still fighting—BSF heroes of Op Sindoor honoured with gallantry medals

President of India has honoured 16 BSF personnel with gallantry medals for show of exemplary courage in the 87-hour ‘war’ between India and Pakistan that followed the launch of Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.