Women’s Quota Act of 2023 comes into force | India News

NEW DELHI: While the Lok Sabha debated three Bills, including a Constitutional amendment Bill, to enable the rollout of women’s reservation in the 2029 general election, the law ministry on…

LeT co-founder Hamza injured in Pak shooting, 2nd attack on him in a year | India News

In the latest in a series of mysterious drive-by shootings at high-profile terror ideologues and commanders in Pakistan, Lashkar-eTaiba (LeT) co-founder Amir Hamza (67) was shot by unidentified gunmen in…

Government avoiding Census 2027 to rob OBCs of rights: Priyanka Gandhi | India News

New Delhi: Aligning Congress with arguments of Mandal parties on women’s quota, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday accused govt of avoiding Census 2027 to rob backwards of their rights.As she…

India, Austria ink 12+ pacts on defence, counterterrorism & tech | India News

New Delhi: As he held talks with visiting Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker, PM Narendra Modi stressed that India and Austria backed stable, sustainable and lasting peace in Ukraine and West…

Gensets from Assam and Bihar to power poll booths in Bengal | India News

Kolkata: West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company is planning to procure a substantial number of diesel generator (DG) sets and UPS units on a rental basis from neighbouring states like…

Vijay promises free LPG, doles & wedding gold | India News

CHENNAI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay announced a slew of freebies in his election manifesto, ranging from six free LPG cylinders a year and 200 units of power, to…

SC: UCC not linked to religion, its enactment constitutional ambition | India News

New Delhi: Nearly a decade after declaring instant divorce through triple talaq unconstitutional and void, Supreme Court Thursday agreed to examine the validity of blatant discrimination of Muslim women in…

Mirwaiz urges Centre to release Engineer Rashid, says MP’s dad critical | India News

Engineer Rashid (PTI image) SRINAGAR: Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Thursday urged central govt to release Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid, who has remained incarcerated at New Delhi’s Tihar Jail…

The South after delimitation: What the maths shows from Tamil Nadu to Andhra | India News

Union home minister Amit Shah NEW DELHI: The hum of anticipation and unease around the mammoth exercise of delimitation set the tone in the Lok Sabha during Parliament’s special session,…

‘False narrative’: Amit Shah rejects claims delimitation will weaken southern states | India News

Union home minister Amit Shah NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah told the Lok Sabha on Thursday that the five southern states would together see their representation in the…