New Delhi: The Supreme Court would likely on April 15 hear a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The Centre, however, on Tuesday filed a caveat in the apex court and sought a hearing before any order was passed in the matter. Caveat is filed by a party…
Hemanth Reddy Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Meteorological Centre has issued a rain alert for Telangana, forecasting showers across several districts over the next three days. Authorities have placed multiple regions under a yellow alert, urging residents to remain vigilant. According to MET officials here, light to moderate rainfall accompanied by gusty winds, thunder, and lightning is…
Hyderabad: The Telangana unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has raised a red flag over what it described as the disturbing emergence of a parallel, extra-constitutional power structure within the state’s governance. The party has alleged that the Congress government, led on paper by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, is in fact being remotely…
New Delhi: Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the nation’s largest oil firm, will invest over Rs 61,000 crore in setting up a mega petrochemical complex at Paradip in Odisha to meet the rising demand for petrochemicals in the world’s fastest-growing economy, its chairman AS Sahney said. IOC has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Odisha…
Srinagar: The Jammu Kashmir Islamic Political Party, Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Democratic League, and Kashmir Freedom Front have disassociated themselves from the separatists’ conglomerate, Hurriyat Conference, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced, on Tuesday. Eleven such organizations in Jammu and Kashmir have shunned separatism so far. Shah asserted that the move demonstrated people and #39;s…
Ahmedabad: Accusing the BJP-RSS of carrying out a “well-planned conspiracy” against national heroes, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday asserted that Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s ideology was contrary to the RSS’ ideas and said it is laughable that today that organisation which “has no contribution” in the freedom struggle claims his legacy. In his opening address…
Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will continue to lead the country even beyond 2029, and there is no question of discussing a successor, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Tuesday. Fadnavis’ assertion comes in response to Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut’s claim last month that Modi had visited Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh headquarters in…
Ahmedabad: The Congress top brass on Tuesday began deliberations at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Memorial here to chalk out the party’s roadmap for upcoming assembly polls and organisational reforms, including giving more powers to the district units. Ahead of the AICC session, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chiefs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, and…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday came down heavily on Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi and said the reservation of 10 Bills by him for consideration of the president was in contravention of constitutional provisions. A bench of justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan held that the Governor’s actions lacked bona fides and…
Mumbai: India pacer Jasprit Bumrah is in “good nick” following a three-month-long injury lay-off and Mumbai Indians want to ease him into competition mode in the Indian Premier League, said head coach Mahela Jayawardene. Bumrah made his return to top-flight cricket here on Monday in MI’s IPL clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru after another back-related…
