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Congress: Damage is enormous when intent is mischievous

NEW DELHI: As the opposition geared up for a joint meeting to take a collective view on the contentious delimitation bill on the eve of the special Parliament session, Congress Tuesday said the draft constitutional amendment bill doe Read More

PM Modi invokes Ambedkar to pitch for women’s quota

NEW DELHI: On the occasion of B R Ambedkar’s birth anniversary on Tuesday, PM Narendra Modi said the proposed Constitutional amendment related to Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyan (Women’s Reservation Act) is guided by the spir Read More

As Nitish Kumar exits, there’s a new Samrat in Bihar

Nitish Kumar with Samrat Choudhary PATNA: Samrat Choudhary will be the new chief minister of Bihar, becoming the first BJP politician to helm a govt in the state. Read More

10L execution petitions pending in district courts

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has said the huge pendency of execution petitions – more than 10 lakh in district courts out of which eight lakh are over six months old – is “very frightening and disappointing”. Read More

‘What Indians wear to gyms may pose health risks’

NEW DELHI: A controversy in the US over chemicals in activewear has raised fresh concerns about what Indians are wearing to the gym, with experts warning that the issue goes beyond comfort to potential health risks. Read More

Abhishek holds internal meeting to fine-tune TMC poll strategy

Kolkata, Apr 15 (PTI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday chaired an internal strategy meeting with party workers to review preparations for the upcoming assembly elections and chalk out campaign plans. Read More

Zoji La tunnel to Ladakh on brink of breakthrough

Zoji La [Ladakh] SRINAGAR: Zoji La tunnel, an upcoming strategic corridor that will provide all-weather connectivity between Kashmir and Ladakh, is nearing a defining moment, with engineers inching towards a “breakthrough” final bla Read More

Over 100 students fall ill after eating food at state-run school in Odisha; 1 dead, CM orders probe

Bhubaneswar/Baripada, Apr 14 (PTI): Over 100 students fell ill and one of them, a Class 5 student, died on Tuesday, two days after having a meal at a government-run tribal residential school in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, following which Chi Read More

Search intensifies after J&K man jumps into stream during cow transport assault; Omar slams ‘jungle raj’

SRINAGAR/JAMMU: Search teams fanned out across a mountain stream in J&K’s Ramban district Tuesday, the third day of operations for a 25-year-old man feared dead after he jumped into the water while fleeing attackers who chased him ove Read More

UP: Tension in Kasganj, Agra and Lakhimpur Kheri on Ambedkar Jayanti

Kasganj/Agra/Lakhimpur Kheri (UP), Apr 14 (PTI): Tension prevailed in Kasganj, Agra, Lakhimpur Kheri and Lucknow districts of Uttar Pradesh on Ambedkar Jayanti. Read More

Faridabad transporter commits suicide, FIR against 8 for ‘harassment’

Faridabad, Apr 14 (PTI): A 42-year-old transporter allegedly committed suicide after consuming a poisonous substance, with his family accusing a group of people of harassment, police said on Tuesday. Read More

Uttarakhand: 14-year-old girl gives birth to son, FIR against newborn’s father

Pithoragarh, Apr 14 (PTI): A 14-year-old girl gave birth to a son on Tuesday at the district hospital in Pithoragarh, following which a case was registered against the father of the newborn, officials said. Read More