Category: National

Chennai:  The DMK on Friday approached the Madras High Court to declare as ultra vires and unconstitutional, the three new criminal laws brought in by the Union government. Bharatiya The three laws – Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam have come into effect from July 1. They have replaced the…

New Delhi: Union Minister and BJP ally Chirag Paswan has strongly condemned the Muzaffarnagar police directive requiring hotels, dhabas, eateries, and other shops along the Kanwar Yatra route to display the names of their proprietors and shopkeepers. Speaking to PTI, Paswan declared, “Whenever there is any divide in the name of caste or religion, I…

Kozhikode (Kerala): A family in this district is waiting with bated breath for news about Arjun, a lorry driver who has been missing for four days after his truck was caught in a massive landslide in a village in Karnataka, hopeful that he would be rescued and returned to them. The reason for their hope…

New Delhi: The IT ministry is in touch with Microsoft regarding global outage, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday, adding that NIC network is not affected. In a post on X, IT Minister Vaishnaw said that the reason for this outage has been identified and updates have been released to resolve the issue. CERT…

Thiruvanthapuram: Congress Working Committee member and Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday criticised his party-ruled Karnataka’s bill mandating job reservations for Kannadigas in the private sector, describing it as “unconstitutional” and “unwise”. He, however, expressed happiness over the Siddaramaiah-led government’s decision to withhold the bill. “That was not a wise decision. If every state…

Chennai: A sessions court would frame charges on July 22 in a money laundering case against former Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji, who was arrested by the ED last year. Principal Sessions Judge S Alli directed the prosecution to produce the DMK leader in person before the court on that day for framing of…

New Delhi: Flagging the issue of a “decline in real wages”, the Congress on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been delivered a “stinging rebuke by voters” in his efforts to reach “400 paar” in the Lok Sabha but the Budget offers him the chance to achieve “Asli 400 paar” of a nationwide minimum…

Gonda (UP): In a heartbreaking incident, the Dibrugarh Express (15904) derailed in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda district, resulting in the tragic loss of four lives. This devastating news was confirmed by UP Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak to PTI. The derailment occurred on Thursday, involving twelve coaches, including four AC coaches, of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express. The…

New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday accused the Congress of often using remarks, which incite violence, against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and said words like ‘maut’ and ‘hinsa’ should not be used in speeches to target political rivals. BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi cited a write-up of an ex-IPS officer to highlight that rhetoric used for short-term political benefits at…