BATHINDA: Another protesting farmer died at Shambhu border early Friday, bringing the toll to 36 in nearly a year since the protest started at Shambhu and Khanauri borders on Feb 13, 2024, to press for their demands, including a legal guarantee for minimum support price as per the C2+50% formula.The deceased farmer, Pargat Singh (65),…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday took a jibe at opposition and said it was perhaps the first time in many years that no attempt had been made from abroad to “spark a fire” in the country ahead of Parliament session, in what was seen as a reference to short-seller Hindenburg Research downing its…
NEW DELHI: Every man is duty bound under law to provide maintenance to his wife even if he is unemployed but what about in cases where the wife is employed and earning handsomely? Can she claim maintenance from her estranged husband? Supreme Court on Friday decided to adjudicate the issue, reports Amit Anand Choudhary.While hearing…
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand government has listed 37 “prohibited relationships” each for men and women under the newly-implemented Uniform Civil Code (UCC). These relationships, detailed in Schedule 1 of the Act, primarily involve blood relatives, extended family, and certain connections spanning three generations – many of which are practically impossible due to age differences.Some unusual prohibited relationships…
Mohali: A special CBI court Friday convicted two former Punjab Police officials for murder of two youths in a fake encounter over two decades ago in Amritsar’s Majitha. The court acquitted two other former cops in the case, reports Barinderjit Saluja.Court convicted ex-SHO Gurbhinder Singh and ex-ASI Parshotam Singh for killing Baldev Singh alias Deba…
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is facing a major crisis ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, with three of its MLAs — Naresh Yadav, Rajesh Rishi, and Rohit Kumar Mehraulia resigning from the party on Friday. In a blow to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, seven outgoing MLAs resigned…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government and claimed that not a single Dalit, tribal, or backward class person will be in a photograph with finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman ahead of the Union Budget.While addressing a rally in Delhi, the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha said,…
NEW DELHI: Sonia Gandhi’s “poor thing” reference for President Droupadi Murmu on Friday kicked up a huge storm with the BJP unleashing an all-out offensive against “disrespect shown to the President” while the Congress hitting back and alleging that “it was the BJP that had shown disrespect to President Murmu by not inviting her to…
PM Modi addresses rally in Dwarka NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday criticised the Aam Aadmi Party and its chief Arvind Kejriwal for “picking fights with everyone” and mentioned that Delhi needs “a government of coordination, not that of conflict”.“AAPda is busy picking fights with everyone. They have picked up a fight with…
NEW DELHI: India is working with the United States on procedural formalities for the early extradition of 26/11 Mumbai attack’s key suspect Tahawwur Rana, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) said on Friday.MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal confirmed that the US Supreme Court had declined Rana’s petition on January 21, 2025, removing a key legal hurdle…
