New Delhi: A delegation of Christian leaders led by DMK Rajya Sabha MP P Wilson on Thursday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah with a plea to withdraw the proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, taking exception to its “confiscatory” nature. The delegation contended that the law proposed would replace the existing regulatory regime…
New Delhi: The NHRC on Thursday said it has sent notices to the Madhya Pradesh government and police authorities over reports that a class 4 student was allegedly assaulted and subjected to “casteist slurs” by a teacher at a government-run primary school in a village in Shivpuri district. The National Human Rights Commission observed that…
Ranchi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi assured those protesting against the alleged irregularities in recruitment exams in Jharkhand of extending all help, a student leader among the demonstrators claimed on Thursday. The Congress is a constituent of the ruling JMM-led coalition in the state. Student leader Ravindra Paswan claimed that during a telephonic conversation this evening,…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed the Union Cabinet’s decision to approve the GOBARdhan Scheme, which will give a major boost to compressed biogas, and sanction a four-lane access-controlled highway between Guwahati and Tezpur in Assam. He said the projects will strengthen seamless connectivity, create a strong and predictable ecosystem for investment…
Mumbai: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said reservation in jobs and education for disadvantaged groups was introduced to address social discrimination and will remain in place as long as inequity existed, but beneficiaries who had progressed should mull foregoing further benefits so others could avail of the opportunities. He insisted reservation is for upliftment…
New Delhi: India and Singapore on Thursday reviewed the progress of bilateral cooperation across the eight key areas outlined by the Roadmap for the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) between the two countries. The 19th round of India-Singapore Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) was held in New Delhi, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. The Indian…
Mumbai: Mumbai Police have busted an international cyber fraud racket with links to Dubai and arrested 12 persons from a villa in Goa for allegedly duping people across the country through fake online gaming platforms, an official said on Thursday. The accused allegedly operated fraudulent online gaming and betting websites, including ‘Rudra’ and ‘100 Panel’,…
New Delhi: The government is questioning the visiting Meta team on whether the company is following the law of the land, following summons to the social media giant over the temporary restriction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Facebook post recently, sources said on Thursday. The government and the Meta global team are currently engaged in…
Panaji: Former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal on Thursday said he would move the Supreme Court against the Bombay High Court’s judgment convicting him in a 2013 sexual assault case, asserting that the order was “wrong”. In a major setback to Tejpal, the Bombay High Court’s Goa bench convicted him for raping a colleague in 2013,…
New Delhi: BJP leaders, including Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and state president Harsh Malhotra, paid tributes to former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on her death anniversary on Thursday, recalling her contributions to the city and the country. The party leaders also planted saplings at the Delhi BJP office and Vasant Udyan in the…
