US wants to help India deal with CAA fallout: Official

New York (IANS) A senior State Department official has said that the US was concerned about the developments in India over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and related matters and would like to help New Delhi work through them.

The official…

Automobile scrappage policy in final stages: Gadkari

New Delhi (IANS) Centre is close to finalise an automobile scrappage policy, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday.

The minister said this while inaugurating the 15th Auto Expo which will open for public from Friday in Greater Noida.

Magic remedies for sexual disorders, premature ageing to invite jail term

New Delhi (IANS) Anybody selling magic potions and drugs for fair skin, enhancing sexual performance, stammering, infertility in women, premature ageing and greying of hair, increasing brain capacity are in for trouble.

The Health and Family…

Vijayvargiya, Mukul Roy detained in Kolkata

Kolkata (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Kailash Vijayvargiya and Mukul Roy were detained on Friday when they tried to take out a pro-Citizenship (Amendment) Act rally in south Kolkata.

The route of the proposed rally was from Tollygunge…

SC will hear PIL against Shaheen Bagh protesters after Delhi polls

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday said it understands the nature of the problem of the road blockade caused by the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protesters in Shaheen Bagh here, and adjourned a plea seeking removal of the anti-CAA demonstrators…

Scuffle between BJP-Cong MPs in LS over Rahul's 'danda' remarks

New Delhi (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Friday witnessed high drama as BJP and Congress MPs engaged in a scuffle with Manickam Tagore trying to snatch a paper from Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan as the Minister was reading a note condemning Congress…

Nirbhaya case: Court dismisses Tihar's plea seeking fresh warrant for execution

New Delhi (IANS) A Delhi court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by Tihar jail authorities seeking issuance of fresh death warrants against the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, observing that it was "bereft of…

Centre to SC: Frame law to plug loopholes in death sentence

New Delhi (IANS) The Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Friday urged the Supreme Court to lay down a law in the execution of death sentence, as the convicts in the Nirbhaya case were making a mockery of the process.

The Supreme Court posted…

Temple work may begin from Ram Navami: Nyas

Ayodhya (IANS) The Ram Janambhoomi Nyas has said that with the Centre constituting the 'Shri Ram Janambhoomi Teertha Kshetra trust for temple, the construction is expected to begin on Ram Navami this year.

Senior member of the Nyas, Mahant…

Three coronavirus suspects admitted to hospitals in UP

Lucknow (IANS) Three more persons, suspected to have contracted the coronoavirus, have been admitted to government hospitals in Balrampur, Agra and Gonda districts of Uttar Pradesh.

All three have recently returned from China recently and…