President Murmu accorded Timor-Leste's highest civilian award

Dili (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu was conferred the Grand-Collar of the Order of Timor-Leste, the country's highest civilian award, from President Jose Ramos-Horta on Saturday, in recognition of her achievements in public service and dedication…

World Lion Day: PM Modi reiterates commitment to protect the big cat

New Delhi (IANS) On the occasion of World Lion Day on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated his government’s commitment for the protection of “these majestic big cats.” 

PM modi took to X and wrote: “On World Lion Day, I compliment…

Congress-led UPA drew the line: No national disaster status for natural calamities

New Delhi (IANS) Amid the repeated demands by Congress leaders led by Rahul Gandhi and the Kerala government to declare the Wayanad landslides a national disaster, it has emerged that there exists no such legal provision to declare the same, as per…

J&K: Two soldiers injured in ongoing Anantnag gunfight

Srinagar (IANS) Two soldiers were injured on Saturday in the ongoing gunfight between the security forces and the terrorists in J&K’s Anantnag district. 

Officials said that the injured soldiers have been evacuated to the hospital and the escape…

Not even remote possibility of trial ending soon, Sisodia can’t be kept in jail indefinitely: SC

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday said that senior AAP leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia cannot be kept behind bars for an unlimited period of time in the hope of a speedy completion of trial in the excise policy…

Mild earthquake hits Bihar, epicenter Sikkim

Patna (IANS) A mild earthquake hit Bihar’s Kishanganj and surrounding areas causing panic among the residents who rushed out of their homes on Friday.

An official of the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said that the earthquake measured…

'Unbecoming conduct', Dhankar leaves chair briefly as Oppn raises din in RS over Phogat issue

New Delhi (IANS) Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday briefly left the House while condemning the behaviour of some opposition members, who staged a walkout over the chair's refusal to allow discussion on Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat's…

Centre moves Waqf (Amendment) Bill in LS, Congress calls it 'draconian'

New Delhi (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju moved the Waqf Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024, in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, sparking disruptions by the Congress. 

The Bill seeks to amend the Waqf Act of 1995 and repeal the Mussalman…

Muslim leaders divided over Waqf Act amendments as bill tabled in Parliament

New Delhi (IANS) As Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju tabled the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha on Thursday amid objections from the opposition Congress, various Muslim organisations and leaders expressed mixed reactions to the…

44 amendments proposed to reform Waqf Board, women members mandatory in panel

New Delhi (IANS) Amid the hue and cry over 'curtailing' of powers of the Waqf Board, particularly by Muslim outfits, the BJP-led NDA government is all set to introduce more than 40 amendments to the Act, by bringing two Bills in the ongoing…