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Fatal Twin Cylinder Blast Claims 5 Lives in Lucknow

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 12:05:11 S O Correspondent

Heightened Security Measures Implemented at Delhi-Haryana Border Amid Farmers' Protest

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 12:02:18 S O Correspondent

Ship from China to Pakistan stopped at Mumbai port over suspected nuclear cargo

Sun, 03 Mar 2024 11:10:46 S O Correspondent

More than 400 farmer outfits to take part in 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' in Delhi on March 14: SKM

Sun, 03 Mar 2024 11:07:35 S O Correspondent

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), which spearheaded a farmers’ agitation in 2020-21, said on Saturday that more than 400 farmer outfits will participate in a “Kisan Mahapanchayat” in Delhi on March 14 to press the BJP-led Centre to accept their demands, including a law on the minimum support price (MSP) for crops.

Congress accuses Modi govt of helping rich industrialists, waiving off bad loans of corporates

Sun, 03 Mar 2024 11:03:05 S O Correspondent

The Congress on Saturday accused the Modi government of helping the rich industrialists and waiving off bad loans of corporates and alleged that it has upgraded facilities at the Jamnagar airport using the tax-payer’s money only to facilitate the guests of a rich industrialist.

Article 21 soul of Constitution, liberty of citizen paramount, says SC

Sun, 03 Mar 2024 10:35:20 S O Correspondent

The Supreme Court has said that Article 21 is the soul of the Constitution as the liberty of a citizen is of paramount importance and the high court not expeditiously adjudicating matters related to it would deprive a person of this precious right.

‘BJP has accepted defeat’, says AKhilesh on party’s first for LS polls

Sun, 03 Mar 2024 10:30:08 S O Correspondent

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said the BJP’s first list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls shows that the party has accepted defeat as it has retained several sitting MPs fearing rebellion.

2 Bilkis Bano case convicts move SC against Jan 8 verdict that cancelled their remission

Sun, 03 Mar 2024 10:28:17 S O Correspondent

Two of the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case have moved the Supreme Court contending that its January 8 verdict cancelling remission of their sentence was “in teeth of” a 2002 constitution bench order and sought the issue to be referred to a larger bench for “final” adjudication.

Peace, tranquillity at border must for improvement of ties with China: Jaishankar

Sun, 03 Mar 2024 10:11:15 S O Correspondent

China must adhere to border management pacts and there has to be peace and tranquillity along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) for improvement in Sino-India ties, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar asserted on Saturday amid the lingering military face-off in eastern Ladakh.

Modi to fight again from Varanasi; 34 ministers in BJP’s first list of 195 candidates

Sun, 03 Mar 2024 10:09:35 S O Correspondent

The ruling BJP on Saturday announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi will fight again from Varanasi in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as it named 34 Union ministers including Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Smriti Irani in the first list of 195 candidates.

2018 defamation case: Hearing postponed to Mar 13 as Rahul cites busy schedule

Sun, 03 Mar 2024 09:59:01 S O Correspondent

A court hearing scheduled on Saturday in the 2018 defamation case against Rahul Gandhi over his alleged objectionable remarks targeting Home Minister Amit Shah was postponed to March 13 after the Congress leader’s counsel sought more time saying he was busy with the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra.

Bengaluru eatery blast: Confident of nabbing culprit at the earliest, says CM

Sun, 03 Mar 2024 09:55:40 S O Correspondent

As police intensified its probe into the March 1 bomb blast at a city eatery that left 10 injured, the Karnataka government on Saturday expressed confidence that those behind the incident will be nabbed at the earliest based on CCTV images but said it was not possible to specify at the moment if any outfit was involved in the incident.