Sunni Board distances itself from AIMPLB on Ayodhya

Lucknow (IANS) The Sunni Waqf Board has said that it is distancing itself from the decision of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on the filing of a review petition against the Supreme Court verdict on the Ayodhya title suit.

"We…

Sena CM-led Maha govt to be in place by Dec 1st week: Raut

New Delhi (IANS) Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said here on Wednesday that the clouds over the government formation efforts in Maharashtra shall clear within a couple of days or so.

"There are certain internal processes of the different parties…

Not a single person killed in police firing in J&K: Shah

New Delhi (IANS) Asserting that normalcy has returned in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday in the Rajya Sabha that not a single civilian was killed in police firing in the Kashmir Valley since abrogation of Article…

NRC will be implemented nationwide: Amit Shah

New Delhi (IANS) The National Register of Citizens (NRC) will be implemented nationwide, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, asserting that no person from any religion need to be afraid of it.

"The NRC exercise is…

BJP MPs briefed on RCEP, Modi's foreign tours

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign tours and staying out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) dominated BJP's Parliamentary Party meeting on Tuesday.

The meeting which was chaired by Home…

Muslim litigants support AIMPLB on Ayodhya review plea

Ayodhya (IANS) After the All India Muslim Personal Law Board decided to file a review petition against the Supreme Court's Ayodhya verdict, three more Muslim litigants from Ayodhya announced support for the AIMPLB in its move to file a review…

Congress, DMK stage walkout from LS over Gandhis SPG cover

New Delhi (IANS) The Congress and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Tuesday staged walkout from the Lok Sabha over withdrawal of SPG security of Gandhi family, accusing government of doing politics in the name of security.

The two parties…

Shops reopen in Kashmir post-Art 370 abrogation

Srinagar (IANS) For the first time since Article 370 was scrapped on August 5, most shops in Kashmir opened through the day.

Last week's snowfall in Kashmir spurred the opening up of shops and other businesses.

Kashmir has been witnessing…

Will march to Parliament 10 times if demands not met: JNUSU

New Delhi (IANS) A day after their march to Parliament was stopped by police amid violent scenes, the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union on Tuesday said the students are ready to undertake a march to parliament "10 times" if their demands…

JNU protest: Delhi police file two FIRs

New Delhi (IANS) Delhi Police on Tuesday registered two FIRs against JNU students who clashed with the police during the protest march against the hostel fee hike on Monday.

Both the FIRs have been registered in two different police stations…